Newsletter 0711023

Newsletter 07112023: GPTs enables you to create custom versions of ChatGPT

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

GPTs enables you to create custom versions of ChatGPT

OpenAI, the mastermind behind the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, is leveling up the game. They're rolling out a new feature that lets you craft your own version of ChatGPT, tailored to your interests or needs, and they're calling them GPTs. It's like having a personalized bot assistant that you can design without needing a single line of code

Creating your own GPT is ridiculously user-friendly. You could be setting up a bot for your startup, making a study buddy for your college courses, or even building something to manage your side hustle. OpenAI is banking on the community to bring the most innovative and useful GPTs to life.

And there's more. OpenAI is dropping a GPT Store, which is pretty much the App Store for your custom bots. When it goes live, you'll be able to hunt for GPTs that suit what you're after and see the ones that are hitting it big in the community. Think of segments like productivity hacks, educational tools, or entertainment bots……Continue reading

ChatGPT Surpasses 100 Million Weekly Active Users

In an era where the adoption of artificial intelligence is accelerating, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has hit a new milestone, reaching an astounding 100 million weekly active users. This announcement came from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the company’s inaugural developer conference in San Francisco. ChatGPT, launched just under a year ago, saw a rapid ascension to fame, securing 100 million monthly users in a mere two months post-launch—a pace of growth that set records within the tech industry.

ChatGPT’s user base is not just broad but also deeply integrated into the business tech landscape. Altman highlighted that more than two million developers have adopted the platform, which now serves over 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies....…..Continue reading

BUSINESS

MainOne opens new data centre in Cote d’Ivoire. 

West African data centre provider, MainOne, has announced the opening of its extended open access, carrier-neutral, Uptime Tier III standards data centre, AB1.2, in Cote d’Ivoire. This expansion seeks to address the growing demand for data processing, storage, and communication in Cote d’Ivoire and Francophone West Africa...……..Continue reading

Bill Gates-Backed Mining Startup Wants to Expand Into Congo

KoBold Metals, a mining start-up backed by Bill Gates that’s developing a copper project in Zambia, is getting closer to investing in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

KoBold is exploring around the world for new deposits of metals that are key to the global green-energy transition. Congo is the world’s largest cobalt producer and one of the biggest sources of copper. Both materials are expected to see demand swell in the coming decade as they’re needed for clean-energy infrastructure and rechargeable batteries…..Continue reading

OTHER STORIES

• Chinese Tesla rival Nio cuts 10% of workforce amid ‘intense competition’. Chinese electric carmaker Nio plans to cut 10% of its workforce amid “fierce competition,” CEO William Li said Friday, and these job cuts will be completed by November. In a letter Li told employees that; “The coming two years will witness the most intense competition during the transformation of the automotive industry in an environment full of uncertainty.”....……Continue reading

• Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy finalists announced. The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation has revealed the five teams who will compete in the final round of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy scheduled for 2024. Based on a comprehensive review of real-world data, an independent panel of professional judges selected the five final teams. The teams are: AfTrak Micro Electric Agriculture and Energy; GEG ehf; New Digit Technologies; OMNIVAT; and Smart Agri-Centres.

  Each finalist team will get $70,000 to further develop and test their solutions, which will be put through their paces in a real field test demonstration, in South Africa.......….Continue reading