🤖 Speaking of Google: Today Google launched a dedicated app for its AI assistant Gemini on iOS, which supports prompts in 35 languages and conversation in 12 languages. Prior to the launch, iOS users could only access Gemini through the Google app or mobile web. Read more
👀 LLM lurking: OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT's Mac desktop app can now read code in developer apps like VS Code, Xcode, and TextEdit, among others. However, unlike some AI coding tools like Cursor or GitHub Copilot, it still can't write code into developer apps on users' behalf. Read more
☹️ Sad trombone: A new report from Gartner found that nearly half of AI data centers won't have enough power by 2027. While the conversation around AI's energy suck is nothing new, Gartner's prediction that AI data centers will need 500 terawatt-hours of energy by then is still shocking. Read more
🧮 Sales tax software: Kintsugi may not be the only startup working to automate sales tax for e-commerce retailers, but it's seeing strong traction. Since launching in 2023, it's landed more than 1,100 customers and has seen its valuation double this year. Read more
👮♂️ Knock, knock, it's the FBI: The FBI raided the home of Shayne Coplan, the CEO of Polymarket, a betting predictions market that saw a ton of activity surrounding the election despite being unlawful to use as an American. Read more
🌪️ Space weather! While we are not very good at predicting the weather here on Earth, it's even harder to predict the "weather" up in space. Mission Space is a startup looking to change that by tracking radiation levels and solar storms. Read more
