Newsletter Microsoft Launches Phi-4 Reasoning Models: Smaller but Smarter AI ChatGPT just entered the shopping game—offering AI-powered product picks, visual comparisons, and memory-based personalization. Chris Ife, Mcdonald Odijie 1 May 2025 · 6 min read
News Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most capable AI model yet Amazon launched Nova Premier, its most powerful AI model, on Bedrock. It excels in visual understanding but lags behind rivals in coding and science. Mcdonald Odijie 1 May 2025 · 1 min read
News Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035 Unsealed court docs reveal Meta expects to earn up to $1.4 trillion from generative AI by 2035, with $2–3 billion projected in 2025. The forecasts surfaced in a lawsuit accusing Meta of using pirated books to train AI models. Critics slam the move as exploitative, while Meta defends it as fair use. Mcdonald Odijie 1 May 2025 · 1 min read
News Sam Altman’s World unveils a mobile verification device Worldcoin launched the Orb Mini, a compact iris scanner for proving you're human online. It's praised for innovation but raises privacy concerns. Mcdonald Odijie 1 May 2025 · 1 min read
News Microsoft’s most capable new Phi 4 AI model rivals the performance of far larger systems Microsoft released three compact AI models—Phi-4 Mini Reasoning, Phi-4 Reasoning, and Phi-4 Reasoning Plus—offering strong reasoning with fewer parameters. Phi-4 Reasoning Plus rivals larger models like OpenAI’s o3-mini. Chris Ife, Mcdonald Odijie 1 May 2025 · 1 min read
