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Between OpenAI’s and Slack’s announcements today, your workplace toolkit just got some major upgrades.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🫡 Meta Appointed Connor Hayes as Head of Threads
Everyone say “congrats, Connor!” Meta has promoted longtime exec Connor Hayes (formerly VP of Product for Generative AI) to lead Threads, signaling a major strategic upgrade as the platform nears 350 million monthly users. He’ll report to Instagram’s Adam Mosseri starting mid-September and focus on elevating Threads into a standalone contender in social media. (Axios)
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3. 🚖 Uber & Lucid Inked a $300M 6-Year Deal
Robotaxis could be coming to a city near you soon. Uber is investing $300 million in Lucid to deploy more than 20,000 robotaxis over the next six years. The partnership includes collaboration with Nuro, an autonomous vehicle startup, who will develop the self-driving tech that Lucid will use to supply Uber with the robotaxis. (CNBC)
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5. 🛠️ OpenAI is Launching a New General Purpose AI Agent in ChatGPT
OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Agent, a multitasking general purpose AI agent that can autonomously handle tasks like calendar management, present creation, and code execution using a virtual computer. It combines features from its earlier Operator and Deep Research tools, and is now available to Pro, Plus, and Team users. (TechCrunch)
6. ⛈️ AWS is Cutting More Jobs
Amazon's cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), confirmed more layoffs as part of a thorough review of the organization, priorities, and future decision plans. The company declined to say which units were impacted or how many employees will be let go, but it’s not surprising as AWS reported a third straight quarterly revenue miss in May. (CNBC)
7. 💬 Slack Expanded its AI Features
Slack really wants to be your work operating hub. So much so, the workplace software just launched new upgraded AI features including enterprise search, automated channel & thread summaries, huddle transcripts, and real-time language translation for paid tiers. (Fast Company)
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