#40 Story Points

Welcome back! AI might be working on the next big thing, but we’re here to bring you the tech stories that matter today. Let’s go!

News sprint

1. Major US addiction recovery organization alerts patients to security incident exposing personal data. ?#Healthcare
2. Microsoft changed its Bing Image Creator back to the old version after users said the new one wasn’t as good. #AI
3. New insights reveal a stark contrast in the dynamism of startups between the US and the EU, sparking debate on what steps are needed to revitalize and elevate the EU's entrepreneurial scene.? #entrepreneurship
4. Arm CEO Rene Haas discusses the evolving AI chip landscape, competition with Intel, and the implications of Trump-era policies for the tech industry.? #Trump
5. Reports suggest that Chinese authorities have considered the possibility of ByteDance transferring ownership of TikTok's U.S. division to Elon Musk, contingent upon the Supreme Court affirming the app's prohibition on January 19. #tiktok

Retrospective

Comment from LLI’s team about DALL-E stepback:

This situation highlights the challenge of balancing technical improvements with user expectations in AI development. Microsoft’s DALL-E 3 PR16 update promised faster, higher-quality image creation, but user complaints about unrealistic, cartoonish images reveal a disconnect between internal benchmarks and real-world preferences. The backlash emphasizes the difficulty in measuring AI progress purely through metrics—a model may improve on paper but fall short of user satisfaction.