Will's Weekly Roundup

July 29th - Aug 4th

"You learn in this business: If you want a friend, get a dog."

— Carl Icahn, Investor

Headlines

  • OpenAI is finally releasing a Google search competitor (LINK). 

  • Delta hired a high-powered attorney to seek damages from CrowdStrike (LINK).

  • Apple’s on-device AI tool release has been delayed until October (LINK).

  • Cyber firm hired a North Korean threat actor posing as a U.S. software engineer using stolen credentials and an AI-generated photo. (LINK)

  • Dental robotics startup completed the world’s first fully automated dental procedure. (LINK).

  • AI models are getting exponentially cheaper: ChatGPT-4 cost $37.5/1M tokens (1 token ≈ 1 word in input/output) one year ago; GPT-4o mini costs $0.3/1M tokens today (LINK).

Startup Watchlist

  • Haply - First computer “mouse” to control objects in 3D space.

  • Noze - Breathalyzer that detects diseases. 

  • TSX - Rent a Time Square billboard for cheap.

  • Overlap - Custom podcast of clips relevant to what you asked for.

  • Bartesian - “Coffee machine” for cocktails.

  • FranShares - Generate passive income from franchise investing.

  • Faye - Whole-trip travel insurance: easy compensation for delays, rental damage, inconveniences, cancellations, medical, COVID, and more.

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Newsletter researched/written by Will Sullivan

and edited by Andrew Coath.