AI News - October 21, 2024

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We're excited to bring you this week's roundup of the most fascinating AI news, updates, and breakthroughs! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and explore the incredible world of AI with us.

🔥 Top AI Stories of the Week

1. Perplexity AI in funding talks to increase valuation to eight billion USD. [Link]

2. AI Driven nanotechnology treats arterial blockages. [Link]

3. PC maker Lenovo releases a new suite of AI tools. [Link]

4. Google, Microsoft and others head to Las Vegas to talk about their new medical AI tools at the HLTH conference. [Link]

5. NVidia market cap hits 3.4 trillion USD. Could reach as high as five trillion USD, according to the Bank of America. [Link]

6. The U.S. Congress is negotiating a bill to address AI concerns in a lame duck congress. [Link]

7. Microsoft and OpenAI’s relationship is reportedly cooling. [Link]

8. Google’s NotebookLM gets major updates. [Link]

9. The U.S. treasury claims to have recovered billions of dollars lost to fraud using AI tools. [Link]

10. Researchers at Archetype AI develop Newton, an AI model that can learn physics from data. [Link]

11. Congressional candidate Don Beyer uses virtual AI avatar to debate opponents. [Link]

12. Amazon is investing 500 million USD in modular nuclear reactors to power AI datacenters. [Link]

13. Google AI makes eye health care more accessible, especially in poor countries. [Link]

14. Toyota Research Labs and Boston Dynamics announce a team up to develop humanoid robots. [Link]

15. Walmart has announced that they are using Generative AI to better tailor customer experiences. [Link]