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OpenAI Launches O3, O4 Mini
PLUS: xAI Adds Memory To Grok, Anthropic Adds Voice To Claude and more.

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Today:
OpenAI Launches O3, O4 Mini
OpenAI May Acquire Windsurf Tool
Microsoft Copilot Studio Gains Computer Use
xAI Adds Memory To Grok
Anthropic Adds Voice To Claude
OpenAI's "AI SYSTEMS" and New Scientific Discoveries
OpenAI has launched O3 and O4 Mini, major upgrades replacing older models. O3 stands out with deep reasoning, real-time web search, image analysis, and advanced coding abilities. It can use tools mid-thought to solve hard problems and has helped with real scientific discoveries.
Codex CLI, a coding assistant for your desktop, also debuted. These models are now rolling out and mark a big leap toward more capable, real-world AI systems.
OpenAI is in talks to buy Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for around $3 billion. If it happens, this would be OpenAI’s biggest acquisition yet. The move aims to strengthen its position in the growing market for AI code assistants, like GitHub Copilot. Talks are still ongoing, and nothing is final yet.
Why this matters
Signals AI coding assistants are now a high-stakes battleground.
Marks OpenAI’s most serious step into enterprise software tools.
Shows the start of big M&A waves in the AI sector.
Microsoft has introduced a powerful new "computer use" feature in Copilot Studio that lets AI agents interact with any app or website like a human would—clicking, typing, and navigating on screen. This unlocks automation for systems without APIs. It’s secure, adapts in real time, and simplifies robotic process automation (RPA), making it easier for non-coders to use. This new capability is now in early access and will be featured at Microsoft Build 2025.

Why it matters
Expands AI automation to any app, even without APIs.
Brings natural language and visual reasoning into RPA, democratizing access.
Pushes the frontier of intelligent agents that can operate entire workflows independently.
xAI has added a memory feature to its Grok chatbot, allowing it to remember user preferences and past conversations for more personalized replies. The feature, now in beta, mirrors similar tools in ChatGPT and Gemini. Users can view, delete, or disable Grok’s memory at any time. It’s available on Grok.com and its mobile apps, but not yet in the EU or U.K., and will soon be added to Grok on X.

Why it matters
Brings Grok closer to feature parity with ChatGPT and Gemini.
Personalized memory boosts usefulness and user retention.
Adds competitive pressure in the chatbot space, especially as Grok expands within X.
🧠RESEARCH
xVerify is a new tool that checks if AI-generated answers with complex reasoning truly match the correct ones. It handles long, detailed responses better than current methods. Trained on a large, diverse dataset, xVerify models reach over 95% accuracy—some even outperform GPT-4o—making it a powerful evaluator for advanced reasoning models.
Genius is a new self-training method that boosts reasoning in large language models without any labeled data or outside help. It explores different reasoning steps, simulates outcomes, and picks the best ones to improve itself. A special loss function helps reduce noise and errors. Genius offers a scalable, fully unsupervised way to make LLMs smarter.
Pixel-SAIL is a simplified vision-language model that handles detailed, pixel-level tasks using just one transformer—no extra vision encoders or complex add-ons. It uses smart techniques like learnable upsampling, visual prompt fusion, and expert distillation to boost performance. Despite its simplicity, it matches or outperforms more complex systems on multiple benchmarks.
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📲SOCIAL MEDIA
Just released o3 and o4-mini! These models feel incredibly smart.
We've heard from top scientists that they produce useful novel ideas.
Excited to see their positive impact on people's daily lives and humanity's hardest problems!
— Greg Brockman (@gdb)
6:36 PM • Apr 16, 2025
🗞️MORE NEWS
Anthropic is adding voice to its AI assistant, Claude, with three voice options launching soon. This follows new research tools and Google Workspace integration. The move reflects a broader trend: voice tech is evolving as generative AI revives interest.
OpenAI has added a new “Library” feature to ChatGPT, letting users easily view and manage their AI-generated images in one place. It’s rolling out now on mobile and web for Free, Plus, and Pro users.
Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grok Studio, a new canvas-like tool that lets users create and edit documents, code, reports, and simple apps within Grok. It supports real-time collaboration and now integrates with Google Drive, allowing Grok to work with files like docs, spreadsheets, and slides.
OpenAI has named four new advisors—Dolores Huerta, Monica Lozano, Dr. Robert K. Ross, and Jack Oliver—to guide its nonprofit arm. Despite its shift to for-profit, OpenAI says the nonprofit remains active and will support global efforts in health, education, and science.
Google is now offering Gemini Live’s camera and screen-sharing feature for free to all Android users, reversing its earlier plan to restrict it to paid subscribers. The rollout begins today and continues over the coming weeks.
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