**🎉 Today’s Tech & AI News Digest 🎉**
📜 Tech Layoffs 2024
The tech industry continues to face massive layoffs in 2024, with over 130,000 job cuts across major companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Google.
🔍 The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Data
Synthetic data is increasingly used to train AI models as real data becomes scarce, with companies like Anthropic and Meta adopting this approach.
🧠 Cerebrum: Advancements in Brain Simulation
Cerebrum introduces a new framework to simulate and infer synaptic connectivity in large-scale brain networks, bridging fundamental neuroscience and clinical applications.
https://svbrain.xyz/2024/12/20/cerebrum
🤖 Google Improving Gemini AI
Google is using Anthropic’s Claude model to enhance its Gemini AI, highlighting competitive evaluations in the AI industry.
🚀 OpenAI’s Humanoid Robot Ambitions
OpenAI explored building a humanoid robot, reflecting its continued interest in robotics despite previously closing its robotics division.
💰 Revenue-Based Financing Startups in MENA
Revenue-based financing is booming in the MENA region, with startups like CredibleX raising significant capital to support non-dilutive funding models.
🔬 QvQ: Alibaba’s New Visual Reasoning Model
Alibaba’s Qwen team releases QvQ, a new visual reasoning model enhancing AI’s ability to interpret and reason with visual data.
https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/24/qvq/
⚡ Onyx Motorbikes Resurrected
Onyx Motorbikes has been revived by its founder Tim Seward, selling a limited number of electric dirt bikes after the company’s previous owner passed away.
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