This Week in AI: OpenAI Now Worth $300B

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Dan Sutera
April 06, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

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OpenAI: The Rising Star Of AI

OpenAI's ChatGPT reaches 20 million paying subscribers, growing 30% in three months with 500 million weekly users. Monthly revenue hits $415 million. Meanwhile, the company raises $40 billion at $260 billion valuation.

Amazon's Nova Act Beats Claude and OpenAI

Releasing Nova Act, Amazon AGI Labs introduces browser-controlling AI that surpasses Claude 3.7 and OpenAI's CUA in reliability tests. It will power Alexa+ while offering developer tools.

Meta Dropped MoCha – The Best AI Lip Sync Tool

Meta launches MoCha, creating hyperrealistic talking characters from text or voice input. The technology's output appears indistinguishable from authentic human video.

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Builder’s Corner

KFC Ad Created Entirely By AI

A fully AI-generated KFC advertisement demonstrates cutting-edge capabilities using multiple AI tools. The concept ad combines Runway, Pika, Kling, and other tools.

AI Assistants Work Simultaneously

Lindy introduces agent swarms enabling AI to duplicate itself and perform hundreds of tasks simultaneously. The update adds 5,000+ integrations and 4,000+ web scrapers.

Demos to Blow Grandma’s Mind

Figure Robots Enter Production Environment

Figure's robots now operate in real BMW production environments, not test settings. This advancement develops Helix AI toward deploying millions of autonomous robots.

NEO AI Controls Multiple Tasks

NEO's single neural network autonomously controls robots performing diverse household tasks from leaf collection to loading dishwashers. 1X Technology focuses on home environments to develop truly general-purpose capabilities.

Rumored Apple Health+ Service Coming

Rumors suggest iOS 19 will introduce Apple Health+, a subscription with AI-powered health coaching and personalized recommendations. A redesigned Health app with food tracking is reportedly planned.

Products of the Week

Midjourney V7 Alpha Released

Midjourney releases V7 Alpha with personalization, improved quality, and new Draft Mode. The conversational interface enables rapid iteration at lower costs.

Pika Adds Multiple Frame Controls

Pika Labs introduces new feature allowing users to control up to five frames with custom transition prompts. Videos can now reach 25 seconds with precise frame-by-frame direction.

Runway Gen4 Released: A Milestone In AI Video

Runway's Gen-4 model converts text into impressive videos without requiring technical expertise. This breakthrough opens new possibilities for filmmakers, advertisers, and artists.

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