Good evening!
If you’re in NYC, your days without autonomous rideshares might be coming to an end.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🎥 Midjourney Released its First AI Video Generation Model
Arguably the most anticipated AI startup release is here. Midjourney has released V1, its first AI video generation model, expanding its generative suite beyond images. The product, which is only available through Discord on the web for $10/mo, allows users to upload an image for V1 to produce a set of four 5-second videos based on it. (TechCrunch)
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3. 🏀 LA Lakers Are Making History With Majority Stake Sale
We love breaking records. The Buss family is agreeing to sell their majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter in a blockbuster deal valuing the franchise at around $10 billion—the highest price ever paid for a professional sports team. (Associated Press)
4. 🤯 GA4 Is Wasting Your Marketer's Time
Google Analytics 4 was supposed to be the future of web analytics... but for eComm brands? It’s been a confusing, bloated mess. Between bot traffic, tagging nightmares, and reports only a data scientist can understand, it’s a full-time job just to understand your data.
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5. 💰 Wix Acquired Solo-Owned Vibe Coder Base44 for $80M
Website builder Wix is acquiring Base44, a solo-founded AI dev tool, for $80 million. The six-month-old startup’s rapid rise ahs been a major talking point in the tech community for its ability to use AI as an assistant to build software with no coding and only 8 employees. (TechCrunch)
6. ✌️ OpenAI Dropped Scale AI After Meta Partnership
Another one bites the dust. Following the announcement of Scale AI’s multi-year partnership with Meta, OpenAI has reportedly dropped the startup as a data provider. The split follows similar news from Google and reflects increased internalization of data operations across leading AI labs. (TechCrunch)
7. 🗽 Waymo is Coming to NYC (With a Caveat)
Waymo is bringing its self-driving cars to New York City for the first time, but with human drivers behind the wheel. The company says it’s preparing for eventual autonomous deployment, though regulatory approval is still a ways off. (CNBC)
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