🏆Beatles Win a Grammy with AI Vocals

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Happy Thursday! Imagine hearing a lost Beatles track, decades after the band's breakup—except this time, it’s not some rough demo. Thanks to AI this is real and it just made Grammy history!

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The Beatles Make Grammy History with AI Assist

For the first time ever, an AI-assisted track has won a Grammy! The Beatles’ Now and Then took home Best Rock Performance, using advanced audio isolation technology to revive John Lennon’s decades-old vocals—without any AI-generated imitations. Originally deemed unusable due to poor audio quality, Lennon’s demo was finally restored thanks to noise reduction techniques similar to those used in video calls. This breakthrough allowed Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to complete the track, giving fans one last Beatles song—60 years after their debut (see The Beatles’ announcement).

ChatGPT's New Deep Research Agent Revealed

OpenAI’s new Deep Research feature enables ChatGPT Pro users to autonomously conduct multi-step research tasks using extensive online information, providing detailed summaries of its process along with citations. With the ability to analyze text, images, PDFs, and spreadsheets, this feature serves as a powerful tool for users seeking expert-level insights—though it comes with some limitations in accuracy and real-time feedback (see OpenAI’s announcement).

Alphabet Doubles Down on AI Spending Despite DeepSeek Threat

Alphabet is ramping up its AI budget by 42%, announcing a $75 billion capital expenditure to fuel its AI ambitions. Despite the recent buzz surrounding DeepSeek, a Chinese AI model aiming to disrupt the market with cheaper alternatives, CEO Sundar Pichai remains optimistic. He believes that as the cost of using AI continues to decrease, it will unlock new opportunities and drive significant demand for Alphabet’s services. Pichai sees this as a chance to expand their AI-driven use cases, leveraging their massive user base to stay ahead in the competitive tech race (see Alphabet’s earnings release).

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Deepfakes Are More Convincing Than Ever: ByteDance’s new AI, OmniHuman-1, is pushing deepfake technology to unsettling new heights. With just a single reference image and audio clip, it can generate hyper-realistic videos of anyone—manipulating even body proportions and movements. As detection struggles to keep pace, experts warn that regulation may be the only safeguard against a future where seeing is no longer believing (see OmniHuman-1 demos).

AMD Speeds Up AI GPU Rollout: AMD is accelerating the launch of its Instinct MI350 data center GPUs, now set to ship by mid-year instead of late 2025. With AI demand surging, CEO Lisa Su says the early launch boosts AMD’s competitiveness in the race against Nvidia (see AMD’s announcement).

India’s AI Bet — Bhavish Aggarwal’s $230M Push: Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal is investing $230 million into his AI startup, Krutrim, as it races to build India’s largest supercomputer and open-source AI models tailored for Indian languages. With plans to raise $1.15 billion by next year, Krutrim is positioning itself as a key player in India's AI ambitions (see Aggarwal’s announcement).

Snap Brings AI Image Generation to Your Phone: Snap has unveiled a cutting-edge AI text-to-image model that runs entirely on mobile devices, generating high-resolution images in just 1.4 seconds on an iPhone 16 Pro Max. This in-house technology will soon power AI Snaps, Bitmoji Backgrounds, and more—delivering stunning visuals with lower operating costs (see Snap’s announcement).

OpenAI Gets a Fresh Look: OpenAI unveils a rebrand with a new logo and custom typeface, OpenAI Sans, blending geometric precision with a rounded, human touch. The redesigned "blossom" logo features cleaner lines and a slightly larger center, while the company aims for a more organic and approachable identity (see OpenAI’s update).

Apple Invites — A New Way to Share Event Details: Apple just launched Apple Invites, an app designed to streamline event planning. You can easily create and share invitations with your friends, including Android users, all while enjoying AI-generated backgrounds, event details, and even music playlists (see Apple’s announcement).

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