Apple and Meta have discussed an AI Partnership

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1. Apple and Meta have discussed an AI Partnership

Apple is reportedly working on an AI partnership with Meta, which would integrate its AI capabilities into Apple Intelligence. The deal is not the most obvious melding, as the tech giants have disagreed over Apple's 2021 privacy changes, which Meta said wiped out $10 billion of its revenue in 2022.

Apple is also working with Google on AI integration, as well as startups like Anthropic and Perplexity. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is not even paying OpenAI to put ChatGPT on iPhones.

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2. Target leans in on AI with new tool for store employees

Target is introducing its "Store Companion chatbot" to help employees perform their jobs and enhance the shopping experience. The chatbot will be available on workers' handheld devices at all of Target's 2,000 stores. The tool, developed in-house, will answer questions about processes and procedures.

Target is piloting the tool in about 400 stores before nationwide rollout. The chatbot will answer questions about the chain's loyalty card, product location, and cash register restarting. The goal is to empower team members and deliver a great guest experience.

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3. Nvidia to launch in Middle East amid U.S. curbs on AI exports to region, Ooredoo CEO says

Nvidia has signed a deal to deploy its AI technology at data centers owned by Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo in five Middle Eastern countries. This marks Nvidia's first large-scale launch in a region where Washington has curbed the export of sophisticated U.S. chips to prevent Chinese firms from using Middle Eastern countries as a back door to access AI technology.

The agreement will make Ooredoo the first company in the region to give clients of its data centers in Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Oman, Kuwait, and the Maldives direct access to Nvidia's AI and graphics processing technology. The deal will allow Ooredoo to better help its customers deploy generative AI applications.

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4. Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s former chief scientist, launches new AI company

Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth announced the largest restructuring of the company's hardware division since 2020, merging all teams into two groups: a central "Metaverse" organization, which includes the Quest headset line, and a new "Wearables" organization, which includes all Meta's hardware efforts, including its smart glasses with Ray-Ban.

Some employees in Reality Labs were also laid off, with the cuts focusing on teams where leadership roles are now redundant.

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5. Why the world of humanoid robots is on fire right now

AI is driving the development of humanoid robots, with Tesla's Optimus being the most popular. Elon Musk has been optimistic about the robot's future, suggesting it could make Tesla a $25 trillion company. AI, specifically LLMs like ChatGPT, is opening up possibilities for humanoid robots, making them more collaborative, easier to understand commands, and more human-like.

While ChatGPT has shown promise in making things look functional on the surface, its practical application in homes is still being explored. Other factors contributing to the popularity of humanoid robots include research by Boston Dynamics and bot applications in factories.

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