Category: AI Tools
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OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6 | TechCrunch
OpenAI Launches GPT‑5.6 – What Malaysian SMEs Need to Know If you run a small or medium business in Malaysia, you’ve probably seen headlines about AI getting cheaper and more powerful. The fear of being left behind is real – but so is the opportunity. OpenAI’s latest model family, GPT‑5.6, brings three tiers designed for…
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Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist | TechCrunch
The Rise of Interactive Content: What Microdramas Tell Us About Customer Engagement The battle for your customers’ attention is fiercer than ever. Every day, new formats emerge to capture those precious seconds. Now, AI-driven microdramas are adding a powerful twist: letting your audience talk back. This shift from passive watching to active participation could change…
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Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September | TechCrunch
Why Meta’s AI Chip Production in September Matters for Your Business (Even If You’re Not in Tech) Big tech companies are spending tens of billions to build their own AI hardware. Meta alone expects to invest between $125 billion and $145 billion this year (source), much of it on chips and data centers. If you…
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How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos | TechCrunch
Your Business Photos Are Now AI Training Data on Instagram Imagine a competitor using your carefully staged product photos to mock up a fake advertisement for their own brand. Or a disgruntled former employee creating AI-generated images using your team’s faces. That is effectively what Meta’s new AI picture tool, Muse Image, allows. If your…
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SpaceX’s Grok 4.5 launches at half the price of rivals — here’s why that could rattle Anthropic and OpenAI | VentureBeat
Why Grok 4.5 Should Matter to Your Malaysian SME (More Than Benchmark Scores) If you run a Malaysian SME, you have probably ignored most AI headlines this year. Another model topping a leaderboard in California does not help you reconcile invoices in Kuala Lumpur or chase late payments in Johor Bahru. That is exactly why…
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Venice AI Becomes Unicorn With $65M Series A — Privacy-First AI Is the Next Big Thing
TL;DR: Venice AI raised a $65 million Series A at a valuation above $1 billion, making it the latest privacy-first AI unicorn to emerge from a crowded market. Unlike OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, Venice AI positions itself as a privacy-respecting inference layer — it does not log prompts, does not train on user data, and…
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Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool | TechCrunch
Why This Google AI Video Tool Matters for Malaysian SMEs What if you could turn a plain product clip into a polished video with a few taps? Google just announced an AI Video Remix tool that does exactly that – and it’s rolling out in countries like India and Indonesia (Source: TechCrunch). For Malaysian SMEs,…
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Venice AI Becomes a Unicorn With $65M Series A — Privacy-First AI Is the Next Big Thing
TL;DR: Venice AI raised a $65M Series A at a $1B valuation led by Dragonfly, its first external capital. The privacy-first platform serves 3M+ active users, processes 1.7M API calls/day across 200+ models, and is already profitable with $70M+ annualised revenue. If you’ve been ignoring the privacy angle in AI, this is the wake-up call.…