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Issue 11, (01/07) Next-Gen AI Revolution: Sci-Fi Dreams Turn Reality!
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the future as we decode the latest breakthroughs in Generative AI. From customer service to task management, get set to experience AI-powered transformations that are altering reality as we know it!

"Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation... We have the power to imagine better." - J.K. Rowling
Welcome back folks! The countdown has begun. The Generative AI spaceship is all fueled up and ready for blast off. We've been working around the clock in our AI garage and boy, have we got some thrilling updates for you!
π« Revolutionizing Human Interaction: The AI Concierge Era
Imagine a world where the irritating "press 1 for..." phone menus are a thing of the past. Well, it's not a distant dream anymore. Slang.ai, armed with a hefty $20M funding, is all set to transform your customer service experience with their AI phone concierge service. So long, traditional telephone operators; Hello, smarter, quicker, and friendlier AI π€.

You're replacing me? Saying bye to Press 1β¦
And in a classic twist of technology tango, DeepMind is cooking up Gemini and Sparrow, chatbots designed to steal the limelight from your friendly assistant, ChatGPT. Jeff Dean and the Google gang are betting big on this one. Will the student outshine the teacher? Stay tuned for the generative AI saga!
π‘ Empowering Enterprises: AI tools are the New Black
Say goodbye to old school data management and hello to Databricks' LakehouseIQ and Lakehouse AI. It's like learning to fly with the Enterprise AI Superheroes! π¦ΈββοΈ LakehouseIQ puts data querying in plain English, while Lakehouse AI is your toolkit to build Generative AI solutions.
On the other hand, Faros AI just bagged $20M to supercharge their engineering intelligence platform. They're all set to launch Lighthouse AI, which could potentially make software engineering the easiest task on your to-do list.

Lakehouse, Lighthouse AI, AWS Fabric replacing traditional tools.
Dell's PowerEdge XE9680, NVIDIA's H100 GPUs, and AWS's AppFabric are also jostling to make a splash in the AI revolution. Each of them supercharging AI researchers, developers, and businesses with next-level tools and hardware.
Meme Idea: A toolbox with labels
π Elevating Learning and Security: AI to the Rescue!
Loora, a language learning startup, just raised $9.25M to enhance your English speaking skills with its Generative AI. Don't just learn, chat, and improve with Loora! Meanwhile, Cyera with its whopping $100 million funding, is upping the game in cloud data security, becoming the Sherlock Holmes of the AI world π.

Cyera transforming into Sherlock of the AI world
Joining the league are exciting startups like Runway, Scriptic, Typeface, and Inflection AI. Each one is scoring big in funding and scaling new heights in content creation, narrative gaming, personalized business solutions, and task management respectively.
In other news, Infosys just bagged a fairy-tale $454 million deal with Denmark's Danske Bank, promising a dazzling digital makeover. With its AI service, Topaz, Infosys aims to brighten up the customer experience.
And let's not forget Celestial AI. With a stellar investment from Samsung and Porsche, they're creating a spectacular solution to AI's memory wall challenge. Photonic Fabric is about to dance light speed into our lives!

AI Memory wall to soon be broken!
So gear up folks! As the wise man once said, "When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor." π We are at the edge of a generative AI revolution. And like every revolution, it's exhilarating, it's unprecedented, and it's ours to make! Stay on board, because we're headed for the stars! Subscribe to us newsletter for more.