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In today's Techpresso:

💥 OpenAI to launch its first 'open-weights' model since 2019

🚀 SpaceX launches the first crewed spaceflight to explore Earth's polar regions

💻 Intel CEO says company will spin off noncore units

💰 OpenAI secures $40 billion investment reaching $300 billion valuation

👀 Meta turns to Trump as Europe tightens ad regulations

🎬 Runway releases Gen-4 video model with focus on consistency

🎁 + 12 other news you might like

🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools

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• OpenAI is planning to release its first "open-weight" language model since 2019, allowing developers to run the powerful AI system on their own hardware rather than through OpenAI's subscription-based cloud service.
• The strategic shift comes amid economic pressure from efficient alternatives like DeepSeek's open-source model from China and Meta's Llama models, which have reached one billion downloads while operating at a fraction of OpenAI's costs.
• For enterprise customers, especially in regulated industries like healthcare and finance, this move addresses concerns about data sovereignty and vendor lock-in, potentially enabling AI implementation in previously restricted contexts.

• SpaceX successfully launched the Fram2 private crewed mission on March 31, marking the first human spaceflight dedicated to exploring Earth's polar regions from an altitude of 430 km.
• The mission crew will observe unusual light emissions like auroras and STEVEs while conducting 22 experiments to better understand human health in space for future long-duration missions.
• The four-person crew includes cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang who funded the trip, filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen as vehicle commander, robotics researcher Rabea Rogge as pilot, and polar adventurer Eric Philips as medical officer.

• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced plans to spin off non-core units at the Vision conference in Las Vegas, acknowledging the company has fallen short of customer expectations.
• The new chief executive wants to make Intel leaner with more engineers involved directly, as the company has lost significant talent and market position to rivals like Nvidia and AMD.
• Tan emphasized creating custom semiconductors tailored to client needs while cautioning that the turnaround "won't happen overnight," causing Intel shares to fall 1.2% after his remarks.

• OpenAI has closed a massive $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, achieving a post-money valuation of $300 billion, making it the second-most valuable private company alongside ByteDance.
• The company plans to allocate approximately $18 billion from the new funds toward its Stargate initiative, a joint venture announced by President Donald Trump that aims to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure.
• To receive the full $40 billion investment, OpenAI must transition from its current hybrid structure to a for-profit entity by year's end, despite facing legal challenges from co-founder Elon Musk.

• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seeking President Trump's support to challenge European Union digital regulations, positioning the EU's enforcement of the Digital Markets Act as an unfair trade barrier against American tech companies.
• European regulators have criticized Meta's "pay or consent" model for not providing genuine alternatives to users, potentially leading to fines and mandatory revisions to the company's approach to data collection.
• While Apple has chosen a more compliant strategy with EU regulations and avoided significant penalties, Meta has filed numerous interoperability requests against Apple while also warning that EU AI rules could damage innovation.

• Runway's new Gen-4 AI video model solves a major challenge in AI-generated videos by maintaining consistent characters and objects throughout scenes using just one reference image across different settings.
• The technology preserves visual styles while simulating realistic physics, allowing users to place subjects in various locations with consistent appearance as demonstrated in sample films like "New York is a Zoo" and "The Herd."
• With a $4 billion valuation and projected annual revenue of $300 million by 2025, RunwayML has positioned itself as the strongest Western competitor to OpenAI's Sora in the AI video generation market.

Other news & articles you might like

• DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge LINK

• ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today LINK

• Microsoft expands AI features across Intel and AMD-powered Copilot Plus PCs LINK

• ChatGPT's new image generator is really good at faking receipts LINK

• Apple brings Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro LINK

• Gmail is making it easier for businesses to send encrypted emails to anyone LINK

• Neuralink's first patient reports no side effects a year after receiving brain chip LINK

• Open source genetic database shuts down to protect users from 'authoritarian governments' LINK

• Substack updated its app to make it even more like TikTok LINK

• US scientists unveil a hormone-free male birth control pill LINK

• Honey has now lost 4 million Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed LINK

• Oracle hid serious data breach from customers, now hacker has it up for sale LINK

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