Weekly AI #5

Welcome to our fifth newsletter. Google just launched Gemini 2.0, their most advanced AI yet. Multimodal tech & Deep Research redefine agentic AI.

Top 5 Tools

Rendora AI - Create full sets of studio-quality videos with lifelike 3D AI avatars

Sora - Sora by OpenAI is an innovative AI model designed to create high-quality, realistic videos

Hedra - Bring your characters to life with AI

Chatsimple - AI sales agent for your website’s interaction with potential customers

Magic Clips - Turn your videos into attention-grabbing shorts instantly thanks to AI - no editing needed

Top News

How A Tiny Caribbean Island Hit The Digital Jackpot with AI - Anguilla, a small Caribbean island, has hit the jackpot with its “.ai” domain, earning over $32M as AI companies like Google and xAI rush to secure it. Once just 5% of revenue, “.ai” now funds 20% of the budget, supporting healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Partnering with Identity Digital, Anguilla is capitalizing on 533K+ registered domains, showing how tech trends can transform economies.

Shorts

Sat, Dec 14
- xAI unveils Grok-2, a free advanced language model for all X users
- Domo AI upgrades video with v2v 5.0 beta and Realistic model

Fri, Dec 13
- Google launches Deep Research for AI planning, reasoning, and web search
- Pika releases Pika 2.0
- OpenAI adds 'Projects' to ChatGPT for organizing chats
- Google updates NotebookLM with audio overview, new UI, and Plus version
- Google introduces Agentspace, combining Gemini, search, and enterprise data
- DeepSeek-VL2 launches with MoE architecture and 3B/16B/27B sizes
- Microsoft unveils Phi-4, a small language model for complex reasoning
- Exa Labs releases tool to detect LLM hallucinations
- Anthropic introduces Clio, tracking global trends in Claude usage

Thu, Dec 12
- Amazon Prime Video replaces old algorithms with 'AI Topics'
- Santa is now live on ChatGPT platforms, accessible until the end of the month
- OpenAI adds video integration to ChatGPT with real-time voice mode
- Google introduces Android XR, a VR/AR OS with Gemini AI, launching in 2025
- Google uses Gemini 2.0 for agentic coding and automated notebooks
- TIME and Scale AI offer advanced AI for interactive reading
- Google DeepMind creates AI agents to navigate video game worlds
- Claude Haiku 3.5 launches on web and mobile apps
- Runway launches Student Ambassador Program for creative careers
- ChatGPT outage sparks global panic worldwide
- Midjourney launches Patchwork, a multiplayer worldbuilding tool

Wed, Dec 11
- ChatGPT integrates into Apple across iOS, iPadOS, macOS
- ElevenLabs provides AI Engineer Pack, offering $50+ credits for developer tools
- Realtime Multimodal API launches with Gemini 2.0 Flash
- Google unveils Gemini 2.0 Flash advanced AI model
- Apple releases iOS 18.2, enhances Siri with ChatGPT integration

Tue, Dec 10
- OpenAI introduces Canvas to all ChatGPT users, executes code
- Replit announces the New Replit Assistant
- OpenAI's new feature runs Python within Canvas
- Cognition Labs officially launches Devin, its AI developer assistant
- ElevenLabs announces AI Sound Effects are coming
- Hailuo AI gets two new modes, Immersive and Quick Create
- DeepSeek AI releases DeepSeek-V2.5-1210, integrating V2 and internet search

Mon, Dec 9
- OpenAI SORA just releases
- Kling AI API V1.5 introduces STD mode, API V1.0 adds "Motion Brush"
- OpenAI updates its site listing Sora's availability countries
- Letz AI launches "Modes", introducing new "Sigma" mode