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January 24, 2025 • Read time: 7 minutes

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This week’s been wild. Crypto-friendly inauguration fever is in full swing, and the new president and first lady both have their own memecoins, because of course they do.

Meanwhile, AI models keep flexing, outdoing themselves every few days like it’s no big deal. What a time to be alive.

As always, we’re using this space to provide you with the latest product updates and relevant industry news in the shortest form possible.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
USA AI leadership FTW

OpenAI just dropped some major news: they’re launching The Stargate Project in Texas, with a jaw-dropping $500 billion investment over the next four years to build next-gen AI infrastructure. The goal? To solidify the U.S.'s position as the global leader in AI.

Backing this ambitious venture are SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, with SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son taking the chairman's seat. Big tech players like Arm, NVIDIA, and Microsoft are also on board to bring the vision to life, signaling a massive step forward in the AI arms race.

In other news, OpenAI just launched Operator, a state-of-the-art AI agent that can autonomously perform tasks on behalf of users. It can handle various tasks, interact with websites, process visual elements, and collaborate with users when needed.

Operator is built on the Computer-Using Agent (CUA) model, which integrates vision capabilities from GPT-4, enhanced reasoning through reinforcement learning, and the ability to interact with GUIs. It will be available to U.S.-based ChatGPT Pro subscribers, with plans for future expansion.

2025 is shaping up to be the year of AI Agents, and we’re here for it!

SUBSTRATES
What else is on the radar?

WEB3

  • Vitalik Buterin announces major changes to the Ethereum Foundation’s leadership, with a renewed focus on attracting tech talent and further supporting builders and developers.

  • Bitwise files Dogecoin ETF registration.

  • The SEC formed a new task force, led by Commissioner Hester Pierce, to develop a framework for digital assets.

  • Crypto-friendly Mark Uyeda replaces SEC’s Gary Gensler.

  • Phantom raises $150 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital and Paradigm.

  • Rumble buys its first Bitcoin, the purchase worth over $20M making the video platform the latest adopter of the Saylor Strategy.

AI

  • OpenAI partners with longevity startup Retro Biosciences to train the GPT-4b AI model, aiming to improve stem cell production efficiency.

  • The Chinese AI lab's model, DeepSeek-R1, outperforms o1 in several benchmarks. It's open source and contains 671 billion parameters, utilizing reinforcement learning.

  • Google releases new and upgraded version of Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking AI model

  • ByteDance develops Doubao, a new AI agent outperforming GPT-4o and Claude.

  • Anthropic secures an additional $1 billion from Google.

  • Perplexity announces the Sonar API, offering two versions that allow developers to build and customize generative AI search tools within their apps.

  • Mistral AI plans IPO says its CEO during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

  • Google launches Generative AI accelerator to support innovative projects aimed at solving global challenges using AI.

  • Runaway releases Frames, their most advanced AI image generator.

  • The UK government releases a digital wallet for the secure storage of personal IDs, alongside an OpenAI-powered chatbot to assist citizens with public services.

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