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Top stories today: - OpenAI's GPT-4o mini released: strongest small model, low pricing
- CrowdStrike deploying fix for Microsoft outage that hit firms globally
- Netflix's revenue +17% to $9.6B in Q2, subscribers +8M to 278M
- Harris odds jumps to 22%, from 18%, after Obama pressures Biden
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0. Data and calendar |
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1. OpenAI's GPT-4o mini released: strongest small model with very low pricing |
GPT-4o mini's MMLU of 82% is the highest among small language models, and its pricing is close to being the cheapest: |
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Mistral released its open 12B model NeMo today, performing in line with Google's Gemma 2 9B and Meta's Llama 3 8B |
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2. CrowdStrike deploying fix for Microsoft outage that hit banks, airlines, stock exchanges globally |
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4. Netflix's revenue +17% YoY to $9.6B in Q2, subscribers +8M QoQ to 278M |
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The 8M subscriber growth figure was in line with prior quarters but higher than the 5M expected |
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5. Harris odds jumps to 22%, from 18%, after Obama, other Dems pressure Biden |
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Obama told allies that Biden should reconsider viability of campaign. Biden allies say he appears to accept he may have to leave race. This weekend: estimate of "several top Democrats" of when Biden drops. Trump speech at RNC calls for unity, "largest deportation operation." Trump fundraiser at Bitcoin conference asks for $844.6K per seat. Nate Silver criticizes 538's model forecasting Biden at 52%.
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6. Interesting videos, posts, and memes |
![YouTube video by This Day in AI Podcast](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ErsPB5TYk5E/maxresdefault.jpg) | EP70: AI Poker, GPT-4o Mini, Mistral NeMo, Codestral Mamba, MathΣtral & LMSYS Wars |
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Crypto |
Winklevoss twins donate $1M in BTC to Sen. Warren's rival. Wintermute in talks to sell $100M in shares. Ryan Selkis, Messari CEO, asked to cool down after strong tweets.
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U.S. politics |
Another $1.2B in student debt canceled by Biden admin. Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases on Constitutional grounds.
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World |
Tel Aviv: 1 dead, 10+ injured after Houthi drone strike. Israel weighs giving control of Rafah border to Palestinians, EU. U.S. agencies warning Russia may supply Houthis with antiship missiles. Russia seeks 18-year prison term for U.S. reporter Gershkovich. French Macron-aligned parliament speaker re-elected in surprise move. Brazil's Sabesp privatized via $2.7B stock sale.
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