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Hey fam 👋 Luis & Rui here with your Thursday AI fix!
OpenAI just launched O3-Pro, a powerful upgrade now rolling out to Pro and Team users.
Meanwhile, Apple is integrating ChatGPT into their Image Playground, and China’s locking down chatbots ahead of exams. Plus, we’ve got new tools, funding rounds, and AI jobs you’ll want to see.
Let’s get into it!
(3-minute coffee break ☕)
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🌎 AI News around the world
🧠 OpenAI releases o3-Pro, its most powerful reasoning model yet. An improved version of o3 with better performance across tasks, especially reasoning and math. 👉 continue reading
🍏 Apple integrates ChatGPT into iOS 18 with “Image Playground” right inside iMessage and Notes. 👉 continue reading
🚨 OpenAI’s “Open” model release delayed. The transparency-first open-weight model is postponed until further safety testing is done. 👉 continue reading
🇨🇳 China bans AI chatbots during exam season. In an unusual move, Chinese authorities shut down public chatbots to curb cheating. 👉 continue reading
🍎 Apple unveils “Apple Intelligence” at WWDC. A full suite of AI features across iOS, macOS, and iPadOS, focused on privacy and on-device processing. 👉 continue reading
🛠 Trending AI Tools
*📊 Afino: An AI-powered finance team that gives startups real-time insights, investor-grade reporting, and expert support—no in-house hire required. 👉 Book a free call
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🎥 Google Flow: Create cinematic clips and stories using Google’s top generative AI.
📹 Higgsfield: Create social-ready videos with avatars, lip-sync, and dynamic styles using just a selfie.
📝 Tutorials
💼 AI Job Board
👉 Archer – AI Research Engineer – $160,000 to $200,000 (view job)
👉 Flatfile – AI Engineer – $180,000 to $200,000 (view job)
👉 Confido – Founding Staff ML/AI Engineer – $250,000 to $300,000 (view job)
💰 Investments in AI
💸 Glean raises at $7.2B valuation. Enterprise search and AI assistant startup Glean secures another massive round. – (link)
💸 Outset raises $17M Series A. The startup is building an AI-first productivity layer for teams. – (link)
💸 InvestBanq secures $3M in pre-Series A. The investment tech company helps people invest in vetted private companies. – (link)
💻 Prompt of the Week
Build a Personal Branding Strategy for LinkedIn
You are a top-tier LinkedIn coach who helps founders grow their personal brand and audience.
Create a 4-week content plan for a founder building in the [your industry].
Before generating the plan, ask me for:
A one-sentence description of my startup (e.g. "We help [ICP] solve [problem] using [AI solution]")
Our ideal customer profile (ICP)
Key messages or beliefs I want to communicate
Personal traits or backstory worth sharing
The plan should include:
- 3 posts per week
- Post types (e.g. founder story, educational insight, industry hot take)
- Suggested hooks and rehooks (this is really important)
- CTA ideas for engagement or lead gen
- Tips to grow an audience in the [your industry]
Format: Bullet list
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See you all on Monday 😉
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