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This week, we're diving into major updates from the AI world, including OpenAI's latest improvements, a new AI tool from China aiming to rival ChatGPT, and a crucial collaboration between Apple and Google to improve user safety.

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OpenAI unveiled its new AI model, GPT-4o, which offers enhanced real-time reasoning across audio, vision, and text. This flagship model, introduced by CTO Mira Murati, will be available for free to all users. GPT-4o can translate speech and assist with tasks like basic linear algebra, with its visual capabilities being particularly highlighted. Additionally, OpenAI announced a desktop version of ChatGPT and a new user interface, further broadening their product range, which also includes DALL-E and the upcoming text-to-video generator Sora.

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Apple and Google have collaborated to develop an industry standard called "Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers," which alerts users when an unknown Bluetooth device may be tracking them. This feature, now available on iOS 17.5 and Android 6.0+, addresses the misuse of Bluetooth trackers like Apple's AirTags for stalking. Users will receive alerts if an unknown tracker moves with them, enhancing safety across platforms. Companies like Chipolo and eufy have committed to making their future tags compatible with this new standard.

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Kai-Fu Lee, founder of 01.AI, is set to launch Wanzhi, a productivity assistant designed to boost Chinese users' efficiency with tasks like creating documents and presentations. Lee, a former head of Google China, envisions Wanzhi as a game-changer, hoping to replicate the success of ChatGPT in China. 01.AI has achieved Unicorn status within eight months of its inception, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The company is driven by a team of AI specialists from top tech firms, aiming to revolutionize AI applications in China.

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