💸 Bitcoin miners leaving crypto for AI

Hey folks,

A Microsoft meltdown turned the world upside down over the weekend with the dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) grounding flights, delaying trains, and even causing chaos in hospitals, banks, and supermarkets. CrowdStrike took the blame for a buggy update and this meme has had 44 million views on Twitter. Another great day on the global chaos calendar. Let’s move back to AI and dive in.

🐝 Buzz News

• OpenAI is reportedly talking with chip designers, including Broadcom about developing a new AI chip for servers.

• Google released a blog on accelerating code migrations with AI workflows to maintain your codebase more effectively.

• Proton the private email service has launched an AI writing assistant that helps compose, redraft and proofread emails.

• GTP-4o Mini was released and this smaller AI model is designed to be faster and more affordable, ideal for simple, high-volume tasks. They aim to attract smaller developers who want to integrate AI into their websites or apps without incurring high costs.

• Bitcoin miners are leaving crypto to diversify and heading towards building AI data centres.

AI Fitness
🏃‍♀️ Strava’s next chapter: AI, inclusivity and dark mode.

The Buzz: Strava's new CEO unveils the company's future plans, focusing on AI, inclusivity for women, and the long-awaited dark mode feature. to enhance user experience and broaden the app's appeal.

Key Points:

1. AI Integration: Strava is leveraging AI to provide personalised and insightful data for users, helping them achieve their fitness goals whilst also detecting cheats in leaderboards.

2. Inclusivity: Strava is addressing the gender gap in its user base by introducing features like night heat-maps with a focus on increasing female participation and ensuring user privacy for women.

3. Dark Mode: The new CEO explains they focussed on more critical features, but have finally released the most requested feature.

Takeaway: Strava's new leadership is steering the company towards a future enriched with AI-driven features and a strong commitment to inclusivity. While dark mode may have taken its time, it symbolises Strava's dedication to growth and innovation in the fitness app space.

^{Source: TechCrunch}

AI Miniatures
🐕️ Prompt: A miniature baby golden doodle on a fingertip.

Thanks to AI, we get to see amazing videos like this being created.

AI at work
💻️ Analyse stock charts with ChatGPT

Have you ever wanted to understand stock charts a little better?
AI can help read graphs and predict trends, giving you better insights.

• Go to ChatGPT.

• Upload a screenshot of a Stock Chart you want to analyse.

• Use the prompt below

What trends do you see in this stock chart, and what might they indicate?

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AI productivity
🔨 Tools to take your workflow to the next level.

1. BrainCast turns links and PDFs into Duolingo-like quizzes
   in seconds for better, faster learning.

2. Decipher is a next-gen Sentry replacement that transforms errors into actionable insights, speeds up debugging with AI.

3. Dappier lets you monetize your content and get paid fairly as your licensed content is accessed by AI companies around the world.

4. ImageExtender lets you click and drag to expand beyond the edges of your image, enlarge the background, and aspect ratio.

5. Manifest is an AI shopping assistant that can be deployed on
   eCommerce storefronts to help consumers buy faster.