🚨👀 It’s been another insanely big week in the world of AI, and I’m here to break it all down for you! I’m Adnan Menderes Obuz Menderes Obuz, and here’s what’s happened in the last seven days:
1. **Perplexity Launches Comet AI Browser**
Perplexity is making waves with Comet, a Chromium-based browser exclusive to Perplexity Max subscribers. This game-changing tool integrates AI search, task summaries, tab management, and an assistant right in the sidebar.
2. **xAI Debuts Grok 4 with SuperGrok Subscription**
Grok 4 is leading the pack, outperforming OpenAI o3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro in independent benchmarks. Plus, xAI has introduced a $300/month SuperGrok Heavy tier for true enthusiasts.
3. **Google Adds Image-to-Video to Veo 3**
Veo 3 is taking storytelling to the next level, allowing you to create audio and video from a single image. Now you can generate short clips with consistent characters and smooth narratives effortlessly.
4. **YouTube to Stop Paying for Cheap AI Videos**
In a bid to promote quality and creativity, YouTube announced it will stop monetizing low-effort, AI-generated content.
5. **Meta Invests $200M in AI Talent from Apple**
Meta is bolstering its Superintelligence division by recruiting Apple’s AI star Ruoming Pang, with a compensation package of over $200M.
6. **Moonvalley Releases Marey, an Ethical AI Video Model**
Marey is a production-ready AI video model perfect for filmmakers, supporting camera control, character motion, inpainting, and camera angles, all trained on ethical data.
7. **Isomorphic Labs Nears Human Trials of AI-Designed Drugs**
A spin-off from Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs is on the verge of commencing human clinical trials using AI-designed drugs with AlphaFold 3. They have raised $600 million and are partnering with major pharma players like Novartis and Eli Lilly.
8. **Microsoft Launches BioEmu‑1 for Protein Prediction**
BioEmu‑1 is accelerating research by modeling thousands of protein structures per hour, thanks to its deep learning capabilities.
9. **Black Forest Labs Ships Kontext Composer + Presets**
FLUX.1 Kontext has introduced Composer and presets for effortless image edits without prompts, covering background adjustments, relighting, product placement, and movie styles.
10. **Mistral Releases Devstral 2507 Code Models**
Devstral Small 1.1 and Medium are leading the way in open-source code reasoning with stellar scores on SWE‑Bench Verified.
11. **Context Raises $11M for AI-Native Office Suite**
Context is on its way to transforming how we work, raising $11M to build an AI-native suite for automating documents, slides, and sheets using your data.
12. **Google Secures Windsurf Tech after OpenAI Deal Collapse**
In a significant move, Google licensed Windsurf’s technology for $2.4B and onboarded key figures to DeepMind after the original $3B OpenAI acquisition was vetoed by Microsoft.
Stay tuned as we watch how these developments shape the ever-evolving AI landscape! 🌟 #AI #TechUpdates #Adnan Menderes ObuzUpdates
