Thu. 04/17 – Mooooaaar Models!

OpenAI has a new reasoning model, and more lower cost models as well. Is OpenAI about to acquire a coding startup? Is Perplexity turning to Samsung for distribution and branding? A Neuralink rival gets FDA approval. And why is Jensen Huang on a code-red mission to China at the moment? Sponsors: 1Password.com/ride Links: OpenAI's new o3 and o4-mini models are all about 'thinking with images' (Engadget) OpenAI debuts Codex CLI, an open source coding tool for terminals (TechCrunch) Vibe Check: o3 Is Here—And It’s Great (Every) OpenAI In Talks to Buy Windsurf for About $3 Billion (Bloomberg) Perplexity AI in Talks to Integrate Assistant Into Samsung, Motorola Phones (Bloomberg) Neuralink Rival Gets FDA Clearance in Path to Less Invasive Brain Implants (Bloomberg) Nvidia chief Jensen Huang flies to Beijing for talks (FT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices