TL;DR Hey builders, today brings us more news in AI. OpenAI backtracked fast and revived GPT-4o after user uproar over GPT-5's launch (yikes), while Cohere just scored a massive $500M raise at a $6.8B valuation, with heavy hitters like AMD and Nvidia doubling down. Meanwhile, Google is pushing privacy and personalization hard with Temporary Chats on Gemini and launching an ultra-efficient Gemma 3 270M on-device AI model. Do you prefer GPT-5 or the OG?
Top Stories
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OpenAI brings back GPT-4o after user revolt
OpenAI reintroduced GPT-4o following significant user backlash when it was removed during GPT-5's launch, with CEO Sam Altman admitting they underestimated the attachment to the older model.
Source: TechCrunch | Read more →
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Cohere hits a $6.8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down
Cohere raised $500 million at a $6.8 billion valuation, a sizable step up from its previous round, reflecting strong investor confidence in its secure enterprise AI solutions and new leadership with Joelle Pineau.
Source: TechCrunch | Read more →
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Gemini adds Temporary Chats and new personalization features
Google enhanced its Gemini AI with Temporary Chats that don't save data and improved personalization by learning from past chats, underscoring a commitment to user privacy and tailored AI experiences.
Source: Google | Read more →
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Introducing Gemma 3 270M: The compact model for hyper-efficient AI
Google launched Gemma 3 270M, a compact, energy-efficient AI model optimized for smartphones, enabling robust on-device AI capabilities while consuming minimal battery power.
Source: Google Developers Blog | Read more →
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Liquid AI wants to give smartphones small, fast AI that can see with new LFM2-VL model
Liquid AI released LFM2-VL, vision-language models optimized for smartphones and edge devices, delivering twice the GPU speed of comparable models while maintaining accuracy for on-device visual AI.
Source: VentureBeat | Read more →
Industry Voices
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Julie Bort
Senior Tech Reporter, TechCrunch
Expert coverage on AI startup funding and industry trends.
Michael Siliski
Product Manager, Google Gemini
Insider perspective on Google’s AI privacy and personalization innovations.
Benj Edwards
Tech Journalist, TechCrunch
Breaking key OpenAI updates with deep user reaction insights.
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AI Reporter, VentureBeat
Covers edge AI and multimodal vision models with clear technical insights.
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