AI and Tech Weekly Report - Week Ending October 26, 2024

Please find attached my podcast for AI and Tech news week ending 26th October.   Here are the top  bullet points from the report:                   1.            Anthropic & Microsoft AI Launches                 •             Anthropic released Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Haiku models with experimental computer control.                 •             Microsoft expanded its Copilot ecosystem with autonomous AI agents via Copilot Studio.                   2.            IBM Unveils Granite 3.0                 •             Launched advanced AI models (2B-8B parameters) featuring enhanced safety andMixture-of-Experts architectures.                   3.            Apple’s Cautious AI Strategy                 •             Focused on quality over speed; launching Apple Intelligence with limited features.                 •             Siri is currently two years behind leading generative AI technologies.                   4.            Breakthroughs in AI Hardware & Architectures                 •             Zyra AI introduced the efficient Zamba 27b model.                 •             Mistral AI released edge-optimized mini ST models.                 •             NVIDIA delivered powerful B200 chips to OpenAI.                   5.            Significant Advances in Robotics                 •             Tesla’s Optimus achieves fully autonomous navigation in factories.                 •             Clone Robotics unveiled the highly dexterous humanoid “Torso”.                 •             University of Essex developed a fast strawberry-picking robot.                   6.            Industry Insights & Market Dynamics                 •             Energy Needs: Google partners for nuclear reactors; Microsoft secures 5 GW for AI.                 •             Market Movements: Perplexity AI and SandboxAQ seeking significant funding; OpenAI projected to face increased losses.