??? SEC Hunts Musk & OpenAI's Task Revolution
Good morning.?Today we're covering: OpenAI's new Tasks feature, Amazon's Alexa delay, Apple's chip alliance, Meta's 3,600 layoffs, Synthesia's $2.1B valuation, and much more.
AI & Tech
??OpenAI?introduces the Tasks beta feature for premium ChatGPT subscribers enabling scheduled actions with a 10-task limit through the "4o with scheduled tasks" model. (more)
??Synthesia?raises $180 million, reaching a $2.1 billion valuation and expanding AI platform's multilingual avatar video generation capabilities. (more)
??Amazon?postpones the AI-powered Alexa launch citing the need to address hallucinations and improve response times for third-party integrations. (more)
??Apple?joins the UALink Consortium board with Alibaba and Synopsys developing next-generation chip interconnect technology for AI data centers. (more)
??Security researchers?uncover critical Google OAuth vulnerabilities exploiting expired startup domains enabling unauthorized access through a recreated employee email account. (more)
??American users?migrate to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (RedNote) amid TikTok ban concerns driving app to top US App Store downloads. (more)
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Business & Startups
??SEC?files a federal lawsuit against Elon Musk for alleged $150 million savings through delayed Twitter stock disclosures violation occurred during an 11-day reporting delay. (more)
??Meta?announces 3,600 employee layoffs, representing 5% of the workforce as part of Zuckerberg's initiative to enhance performance management. (more)
??Starbucks?implemented a mandatory purchase policy for store facility use reversing 2018 open-door policy under CEO Brian Niccol. (more)
??US Commerce Department?bans Russian and Chinese components in vehicles starting in 2027 for software, and 2030 for hardware citing VCS and ADS security concerns. (more)
Science & Space
??SpaceX?launches dual lunar missions aboard Falcon 9, carrying Firefly's Blue Ghost and space's Resilience landers targeting different moon regions. (more)
??JWST?observes rapidly expanding carbon-rich dust waves from the Wolf-Rayet 140 binary system showing 14-month movement at 1% light speed. (more)
??Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson?discontinues longevity drug rapamycin treatment after five years citing potential aging acceleration and heart rate issues. (more)
World and US
??Tech billionaires?Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg plan to attend Trump's inauguration on a shared dais signaling a shift in Silicon Valley-Trump relations. (more)
??South African authorities?recover 60 bodies from abandoned Stilfontein gold mine shaft, arresting 132 survivors following a months-long operation against illegal mining. (more)