🥽 Meta Launching $800 Heads-Up Glasses in September 🥽
Meta plans September launch for next-gen AR glasses with enhanced display capabilities

Meta is preparing to launch its next-generation AR glasses in September 2024, priced at $800. The new device will feature improved heads-up display technology and enhanced processing power compared to current Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Industry sources suggest the glasses will include advanced AI integration and better battery life. The launch represents Meta's continued push into the AR market as competition with Apple intensifies. Pre-orders are expected to begin in August with limited initial availability.

💰 OpenAI Becoming World's Most Valuable Startup 💰
Staff stock sale values OpenAI at record-breaking $500B, surpassing all previous startup valuations

OpenAI staff are selling shares in a $6 billion stock sale that values the company at an unprecedented $500 billion. This valuation makes OpenAI the most valuable startup in history, surpassing previous records held by ByteDance and SpaceX. The secondary sale allows employees to cash out equity while the company remains private. Major investors including Thrive Capital and Tiger Global are participating in the transaction. Industry analysts view this as validation of AI's transformative economic potential and OpenAI's market leadership position.

🚫 Claude Gets Power to 'Hang Up' on Users 🚫
Anthropic introduces conversation termination feature for inappropriate requests

Anthropic has introduced a new feature allowing Claude to terminate conversations when users make inappropriate or harmful requests. The AI assistant can now "hang up" by ending chat sessions rather than continuing problematic interactions. This represents a significant shift in AI safety protocols, moving beyond simple refusals to active conversation management. The feature aims to reduce persistent attempts to circumvent safety guidelines. Early testing shows improved user behavior and reduced attempts to manipulate the system into harmful outputs.

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🏥 GPT-5 surpasses doctors on medical benchmarks 🏥

GPT-5 has posted impressive results on medical reasoning benchmarks, achieving 95.84% accuracy on MedQA clinical questions and jumping 4.8 percentage points over GPT-4o. The model scored 70% on multimodal medical tasks combining patient histories with imaging, gaining nearly 30 points over its predecessor. GPT-5 exceeded pre-licensed medical professionals by 24% on reasoning and 29% on understanding, correctly identifying rare conditions like Boerhaave syndrome from lab values and CT scans.

🚀 AI creating unprecedented billionaire boom 🚀

We could be witnessing the largest wealth boom in modern history as massive AI fundraising rounds have minted dozens of new billionaires this year alone. There are now 498 AI "unicorns" worth a combined $2.7T, with 100 of them founded since 2023. The pace is staggering - OpenAI is approaching a $500B valuation just 6 years after founding, while Amazon took 24 years to hit $1T.