As usual, a LOT happened this week in the world of AI, so we ran every article mentioned in this week's newsletter though Google's NotebookLM to make a 15 minute co-hosted podcast for your weekend enjoyment!

Perfect for business leaders, technology professionals, and anyone interested in staying ahead of the rapid developments in AI and tech. Our analysis breaks down complex topics into clear, actionable insights that help you understand what matters and why.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday January 24th 2025.

This episode explores AI's role in medical diagnostics, highlighting how AI-driven opportunistic screening can detect multiple conditions from routine scans. The news roundup covers several major developments: OpenAI's Operator for web task automation, Google DeepMind's improved Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking for mathematical reasoning, ByteDance's Doubao 1.5 Pro model, Perplexity's mobile assistant, Samsung's Content Credentials features, Anthropic's new citations system, and a comprehensive AI testing framework. These innovations span healthcare, automation, mobile technology, content verification, and educational assessment, showcasing AI's expanding impact across industries.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday January 23rd 2025.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares insights on AI's future impact, predicting advances in AGI and AI personal assistants. Major industry developments include the $500B Stargate Project infrastructure partnership between OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, changes to Microsoft's cloud computing agreement with OpenAI, and Perplexity's launch of Sonar API. Other notable updates include Anthropic's voice features for Claude, Goldman Sachs' AI assistant rollout, LinkedIn's privacy lawsuit, and Meta's $10B investment in Databricks. These developments showcase significant progress in AI infrastructure, voice interaction, workplace automation, and data privacy considerations across various sectors.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday January 22nd 2025.

The episode covers significant AI developments, including Trump's reversal of a 2023 AI Executive Order and appointment of David Sacks as crypto/AI advisor. Apple announced AI-powered email categorization features, while the UK government introduced an AI assistant named Humphrey for civil servants. Samsung unveiled a new AI-enabled interactive display for education, featuring automated summaries and transcription. Additionally, a research collaboration between Google, NYU, and MIT developed a framework to improve image generation efficiency. The episode highlights how these developments impact business operations and technological advancement.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday January 21st 2025.

This episode covers major developments in AI, including former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's new startup securing $100M in funding, Alphabet's ambitious plans for Gemini users, and Perplexity AI's bid for TikTok's US operations. The show highlights strategic partnerships between AI companies and the Pentagon, DeepSeek's cost-effective open-source reasoning model, Foxconn's integration of humanoid robots in iPhone production, and the University of Bristol's launch of the Isambard-AI supercomputer. The episode also features a RAIZOR Report on digital afterlife technology and includes directories of AI tools and industry job opportunities.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday January 20th 2025.

The episode covers major developments in AI technology, focusing on OpenAI's upcoming reasoning-focused model and presentation to Washington officials, plus their partnership with Retro Biosciences for longevity research. Other highlights include Perplexity's acquisition of Read.cv, Runway's new photorealistic image generator, Harvey AI's $300M funding round, Microsoft's natural language Windows search feature, and Black Forest Labs' customizable image generation system requiring minimal training data. The episode begins with a discussion of AI agents' expected advancement, highlighting improvements in tool usage, context understanding, and coding capabilities, while noting the importance of balancing progress with safety measures.

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Step confidently into the forefront of technology with the RAIZOR Report, your trusted guide to pivotal advancements in AI, digital innovation, and tech industry trends. Each week, we translate cutting-edge technology into practical insights for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts. From AI infrastructure shifts at firms like OpenAI and Microsoft to emerging opportunities in pet care tech and health innovation, we focus on the updates that influence your strategies and decisions.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday January 17th 2025.

New research from Temple University suggests AI enhances rather than replaces human work, showing improved job satisfaction when handling routine tasks. François Chollet launched Ndea, focusing on artificial general intelligence research. Wyze integrated AI for automated security footage summaries. Apple suspended its AI news summary feature due to accuracy concerns. Microsoft Research unveiled MatterGen, an AI model for discovering new materials. These developments highlight AI's evolving role as a collaborative tool across industries, emphasizing the technology's potential to augment human capabilities while noting important challenges in implementation and accuracy.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday January 16th 2025.

The episode covers major developments in AI, starting with OpenAI's new Tasks feature for ChatGPT that enables scheduled reminders and automated workflows. MiniMax unveiled a powerful language model capable of processing four million tokens, while Microsoft's security team identified vulnerabilities in AI tools. Synthesia secured $180M in funding for their AI video platform, and Microsoft introduced pay-per-use pricing for Copilot Chat. Luma Labs launched Ray 2 with enhanced video generation capabilities. The episode concludes with strategic partnerships between OpenAI and Axios, and Google and Associated Press, both aimed at improving news content integration and information access.

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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday January 15th 2025.

The UK government launches a £7M initiative to boost AI adoption among small businesses, while Apple plans AI integration across entry-level devices. Neuralink reports successful brain implants in three patients, and Google faces hefty Russian fines. Microsoft forms a new CoreAI division and releases AutoGen 0.4, while Mercedes-Benz partners with Google Cloud for automotive AI. Mistral introduces Codestral 25.01 supporting 80+ programming languages, and OpenAI debuts its first agentic tool for ChatGPT with task management capabilities.

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