Big Tech's AI Showdown

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It's Friday, and we've saved the best for last:

• A roundup of the week's news

• Only 10 weeks until Season of Innovation 2023

• Our favorite new AI tools

• Plus, our AI pic of the week

The Metaverse could be worth $5 TRILLION by the end of the decade. It’s time to discover the future!👇

📰 Weekly Top Reads on Web3 and AI

• iPhone 15 hits shelves around the world. Here’s what you need to know (link)

• Gucci brings Sabato De Sarno’s big debut to three metaverse worlds (link)

• Hitachi's metaverse tech helps keep Japanese craftsmanship alive (link)

• Amazon to Invest Up to $4 Billion in Anthropic as AI Arms Race Escalates (link)

• Getty made an AI generator that only trained on its licensed images (link)

• Saudi students showcase ‘virtual classroom’ Metaverse project (link)

• Spotify’s AI Voice Translation Pilot Means Your Favorite Podcasters Might Be Heard in Your Native Language (link)

• ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak (link)

• Louis Vuitton lands on Discord (link)

• Walmart's New Virtual Experience, Walmart Discovered, Is Inspired by the Community (link)

• OpenAI Seeks New Valuation of Up to $90 Billion in Sale of Existing Shares (link)

• SoftBank-backed Improbable slashes losses by 85%, says pivot to the metaverse has paid off (link)

• Digital Arm of Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership (link)

• Pudgy Penguins waddle their way into 2,000 Walmart locations (link)

• Meta Unveils New Mixed Reality Headset in Push for Traction on Metaverse (link)

• Google, Meta, Apple Poised to Win US Approval for Virtual Reality Devices (link)

• Rowan University brings power of cinematic storytelling and advanced virtual reality to higher education (link)

• Adobe Launches Photoshop For Web With AI Tools (link)

• 'Like We Were Talking in Person': Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Is Coming to Life (link)

• PayPal patent apps signal an interest in layer-2s, NFTs (link)

• VCs Dangle AI Chips to Woo Founders (link)

• Everything we launched at ZapConnect 2023 (link)

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🚀 AI Tools (Our Top Picks)

The future of AI is here! Our database and it has now has reached over 600+ AI tools that can assist with writing, photography, images, sales, audio, music, and more! Here are some of these amazing AI tools that are revolutionizing work and saving countless hours. Explore the amazing power of AI and discover the potential of these incredible tools.

• HelperAI - Create AI agents to automate any online work you spent countless human hours on.

• Chatty Butler - Chat with unique assistants to get specific tasks and workflows done quickly.

• Wondercraft - Reach new audiences by dubbing your podcast.

• Athelas Scribe - Transform the clinical intake process, delivering unmatched results in record time.

• FireCut AI - Your lightning-fast AI video editor.

• Buildship - Build backend code, APIs and schedule jobs easily with AI.

• Whoop Coach - WHOOP unveils first wearable with AI coaching for personalized performance recommendations.

• Strut - Turn rough notes into finished content.

• Braintrust - The enterprise-grade stack for building AI products without guesswork.

• Screenshot AI by Fabric - All your screenshots understood, organized and searchable with AI.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: Chinese skyscrapers, beautiful, bright, night, super realistic, rtx, hyper realism,Ultra-Wide Angle, beautifully color graded, insane details

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