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OPENAI CONFIRMS NEW $200 MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, CHATGPT PRO, WHICH
INCLUDES ITS O1 REASONING MODEL (4 MINUTE READ) [5]

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Pro subscription tier provides unlimited access
to all of OpenAI's models and a pro version of its o1 reasoning model.
It was created for those pushing the models to the limits of their
capabilities on tasks like math, programming, and writing. The pro
version of o1 is faster, more powerful, and more accurate than the
preview version released in September. All paid ChatGPT users can
still access the standard o1 model, which can now reason about image
uploads. o1 will soon be available in OpenAI's API.

COPILOT VISION, MICROSOFT'S AI TOOL THAT CAN READ YOUR SCREEN,
LAUNCHES IN PREVIEW (3 MINUTE READ) [6]

Microsoft has started rolling out a limited US-only preview of
Copilot Vision, a tool that can understand and respond to questions
about sites visited in Microsoft Edge. The feature requires a
subscription to Copilot Pro, which costs $20 per month. Copilot Vision
can handle tasks like summarizing and translating text, spotlighting
discounted products in store catalogs, and serving as a game
assistant. It deletes data after every session to preserve privacy.
Copilot Vision is limited to a pre-approved list of popular sites
during the preview.

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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

PROTECTING UNDERSEA INTERNET CABLES IS A TECH NIGHTMARE (4 MINUTE
READ) [7]

A lot of the global communications and financial system hinges on a
few hundred cables of bundled glass fibers strung across ocean floors
around the world, each about the same diameter as a garden hose.
Defending these undersea fiber-optic cables from damage and sabotage
is increasingly challenging. While there are plans to create future
internet backup routes through satellites, the technology is still
only in a preliminary proof-of-concept stage and may be many years
away from being deployed. It is currently not possible to monitor all
1.5 million kilometers of communication cables in the water, but new technologies are emerging that will make it easier to monitor activity
where damage is most likely to occur and potentially prevent
disruptions.

BITCOIN HITS $100,000 (4 MINUTE READ) [8]

Bitcoin hit $100,000 on Wednesday. The cryptocurrency has been
experiencing a massive upswing since Donald Trump, who is a crypto
supporter, won the 2024 presidential election. Trump recently
announced his intentions to nominate Paul Atkins, a crypto advocate,
to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission after Gary Gensler, a
noted crypto critic, resigns on Inauguration Day. Trump has vowed to
create a national stockpile of bitcoins to help wipe out US national
debt. Atkins has said before that the US' tough stance on
cryptocurrency has driven investors to other markets where regulations
are clearer. Shifting US regulations to be more accommodating could
bring those investments back to the US.

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REACT V19 (28 MINUTE READ) [10]

React v19 is now available on npm. This post provides an overview of
the new features in React 19 and how to adopt them. New features in
React 19 include Actions, a new hook called useActionState, new form
features for react-dom, a new API for reading resources in render:
use, and much more. React 19 adds full support for custom elements. An
upgrade guide with a full list of breaking and notable changes is
available.

VECTORCHORD (GITHUB REPO) [11]

VectorChord is a PostgreSQL extension designed for scalable,
high-performance, and disk-efficient vector similarity search. It is
entirely based on Postgres storage, enabling effective SSD usage to
reduce memory requirements. VectorChord can easily handle vectors
ranging from hundreds of millions to multi-billions of entries. It
provides the best defaults out-of-the-box so users don't need to tweak quantization or rerank parameters.

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MISCELLANEOUS

SUNDAR PICHAI HITS BACK AT CRITICISM OF COMPANY'S A.I. LEADERSHIP (3
MINUTE READ) [12]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said at The New York Times' DealBook Summit
that Google will be changing profoundly in the next year and that the
pace of AI development would slow in 2025. He called out Microsoft for
not using its own models and using OpenAI's technology instead. Google currently faces multiple legal fights that could force the company to
break itself up.

TECH PREDICTIONS FOR 2025 AND BEYOND (23 MINUTE READ) [13]

Technology is augmenting human ingenuity in inspiring ways. Clean
energy innovations are unlocking new avenues for sustainable
development and AI tools are tipping the scales in the fight against disinformation. Intention-driven technologies are reshaping our
relationship with the digital world. A mission-driven workforce is
emerging that is eager to tackle hard human problems without chasing
the bottom line. Technology will redefine the way we think about
success in the coming years.

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QUICK LINKS

AI GENERATED BUSINESS: THE RISE OF AGI AND THE RUSH TO FIND A WORKING
REVENUE MODEL (71 MINUTE READ) [14]

This report looks at the business models behind the generative AI
companies that are drawing hundreds of billions of dollars in
investment.

THE UC BERKELEY PROJECT THAT IS THE AI INDUSTRY'S OBSESSION (5 MINUTE
READ) [15]

Chatbot Arena lets users ask questions, get answers from two
anonymous AI models, and rate which one is better.

APPLE TAKES OVER THIRD-PARTY APPLE PASSWORDS AUTOFILL EXTENSION FOR
FIREFOX (2 MINUTE READ) [16]

Apple has taken over 'iCloud Passwords for Firefox', an extension
that supports syncing and autofilling passwords in macOS Sonoma and
macOS Sequoia.

ELON MUSK'S XAI LANDS $6B IN NEW CASH TO FUEL AI AMBITIONS (6 MINUTE
READ) [17]

xAI has now raised a total of $12 billion - it reportedly told
investors it plans to raise more money next year.

SEQUIN (GITHUB REPO) [18]

Sequin is a tool for change data capture in Postgres that supports
native sinks, making it easy to stream Postgres rows and changes to
streaming platforms and queues.

A TRANSPORT PROTOCOL'S VIEW OF STARLINK (28 MINUTE READ) [19]

This article looks at how TCP, the workhorse transport protocol of
the Internet, interacts with the characteristics of the Starlink
service.

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