Billionaire Wants to Save TikTok, Google's AI browses the web for you, Harvard's Free One Million Books, ChatGPT: From Humble Start to Tech Giant, Google's Astra Smart Glasses
Billionaire Wants to Save TikTok From US Ban. Faced with a potential US ban, TikTok explores a $20 billion buyout by Frank McCourt, leveraging his Project Liberty initiative for a decentralized, privacy-focused platform. Meanwhile, creators anxiously await the January 19th deadline and strategize their post-TikTok presence.
Google's AI browses the web for you. Google's new AI agent, Mariner, automates web browsing and handles tasks like finding contact info or shopping. It shows its steps transparently for user control, though it's still under development.
Harvard's Free AI Training Dataset: One Million Public Domain Books. Harvard University just released a massive, publicly accessible dataset of nearly one million public domain books to democratize AI development, leveling the playing field for researchers and smaller companies.
ChatGPT: From Humble Start to Tech Giant. From a low-key launch with flaws to a $4 billion revenue powerhouse, ChatGPT's journey reflects rapid AI evolution, highlighting both its potential and ongoing challenges with accuracy and responsible development.
Google's Smart Glasses: Project Astra nears launch. Google's Project Astra, a multimodal virtual assistant, is being tested on prototype smart glasses, hinting at a potential future product launch, though details remain scarce.
