No thank you, but we’ll buy Twitter for $9.74B
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Issue #4 // Feb 13, 2025
🤖 AI News🔗
They said xAI couldn’t compete… Then Grok 3 happened.
Elon Musk has confirmed that Grok 3 is in its final stages and set to launch within two weeks. Early tests reveal that it outperforms other AI models in reasoning tasks, making xAI a serious contender against OpenAI and Google. Could this be the AI shake-up we’ve been waiting for?
Forget everything you know about AI—GPT-5 is about to change the game.
OpenAI just dropped a major update on GPT-4.5 and GPT-5, confirming that GPT-4.5 (codenamed “Orion”) will be the last model without built-in “chain-of-thought” reasoning. With OpenAI set to merge its o-series and GPT models, we’re about to witness the next leap in AI intelligence.
From startup to AI powerhouse—Anthropic’s bold $34.5B vision.
Anthropic is projecting $34.5 billion in revenue by 2027, up from just $2.2 billion in 2025. Their strategic cloud partnerships with AWS and Google are fueling rapid expansion, making them a serious player in the AI revolution. The race is on—can they challenge OpenAI and xAI?
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No thank you, but we’ll buy Twitter for $9.74B.
Elon Musk’s bid to take back OpenAI just hit $97.4 billion, but CEO Sam Altman publicly rejected the offer, joking that OpenAI would instead buy Twitter for $9.74 billion. The tension between Musk and OpenAI is at an all-time high, and this latest move only fuels the rivalry over AI’s future. Who will make the next move?
Everyone thought Musk wanted TikTok… But here’s the real story.
Rumors were flying that Elon Musk was planning to buy TikTok—but Musk just shut it down. He confirmed that acquiring TikTok is not in his plans, emphasizing that he prefers to build companies from scratch rather than buy them. Meanwhile, TikTok still faces potential bans in the U.S., leaving creators and businesses uncertain about its future.
Duolingo just killed its mascot—Here’s why the internet is losing it.
Duolingo announced the ‘death’ of its beloved mascot, Duo the Owl, and the internet went wild. The viral campaign, featuring a dramatic funeral for Duo, sparked massive engagement across social media. But was this a brilliant marketing move or just another risky stunt? Either way, Duolingo has once again mastered the art of digital storytelling.
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