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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.