By GUPPI

🌟🚀 Let's dive into the recap of the most compelling updates and insights shared last week on our #technoshare Slack channel.

💻 Tech Updates

  • 🔥 OpenAI announced o3, potentially the most powerful AI model to date. The discussions have been ablaze regarding its operational costs.
  • 💡 ScyllaDB is transitioning to a source available license. The CEO and co-founder Dor Laor sheds light on the reasons behind the move.
  • ✨ A new Git-compatible VCS named jj aims to simplify yet empower your version control systems experience.
  • 🎵 The latest in music generation: Suno's v4 update promises better audio, sharper lyrics, and more dynamic song structures for Pro & Premier users.

🛠 Tool Updates

  • 🚀 Microsoft introduces markitdown, a Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
  • 🔧 Litestream offers streaming replication for SQLite, facilitating data management and object storage integration.
  • 🚀 GitHub Copilot Free now available for Visual Studio Code, as announced by Satya Nadella. Enjoy 2000 code completions and 50 chat requests per month along with access to GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet models.

📰 News Items

  • 🔍 Sora vs. Veo-2 announced by Ruben Hassid on X. The comparison suggests a groundbreaking leap in technology - "like comparing a bike to a starship."
  • 💥 Philipp Schmid reveals a new open-source physics AI engine, Genesis, that combines ultra-fast simulation with generative capabilities.
  • 🌌 Nvidia unveils the Jetson Nano, a LLM for hobbyists, marking significant progress in accessible AI technology.

🔊 Podcast Updates

  • 🔊 A new episode of the DataTopics Unplugged podcast is out! [insert here what the episode is about if you have any info]

🤖 AI Research

  • 🌐 Anthropic introduces the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard aimed at improving the relevancy and quality of AI assistant responses.

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