Anthropic Triumphs in Court, OpenAI expands GPT-4o, Google Tests Gemini 2.5 Pro - Daily AI Brief #140

March 26, 2025 - Daily AI Brief

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In today's edition, Anthropic has won an initial ruling in a copyright case against music publishers, while Paid Startup has raised €10 million for AI agent monetization. OpenAI has launched its new GPT-4o image generator, and DeepSeek has released the V3-0324 model upgrade.

Additionally, SymphonyAI has enhanced its IRIS Foundry with AI on Azure IoT, and an executive from Alibaba has warned about the overheating of the AI infrastructure market. Microsoft has added AI tools to its Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Quora's Poe has launched new subscription plans. Google has introduced the experimental Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model.

Top stories

DeepSeek Launches V3-0324 Model Upgrade
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released an upgraded version of its V3 model, V3-0324, on Hugging Face, enhancing its reasoning and coding capabilities to compete with OpenAI. Read more
SymphonyAI Enhances IRIS Foundry with AI on Azure IoT
SymphonyAI has announced the integration of predictive, generative, and agentic AI into its IRIS Foundry platform on Microsoft Azure IoT, aiming to improve industrial decision-making and maintenance. Read more
Alibaba Exec Warns of AI Infrastructure Market Overheating
Joe Tsai, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba, raised concerns about a potential datacenter spending bubble at the HSBC Global Investment Summit, citing possible overinvestment in AI infrastructure. Read more
Microsoft Adds AI Tools to Microsoft 365 Copilot
On March 25, 2025, Microsoft announced the integration of AI-powered tools, Researcher and Analyst, into Microsoft 365 Copilot, enhancing research and analysis capabilities. Read more
Quora's Poe Launches New Subscription Plans
On March 25, 2025, Quora introduced new subscription plans for its chatbot app, Poe, including a $5 per month option and a $250 per month option, catering to different user needs. Read more
Anthropic Wins Initial Ruling in Copyright Case
AI company Anthropic has secured an early legal victory against music publishers Universal Music Group, Concord, and ABKCO in a copyright dispute. A judge found the publishers' request to block the use of song lyrics for AI training was too broad. Read more
Paid Startup Raises €10 Million for AI Agent Monetization
Manny Medina, founder of Outreach, has launched a new startup called Paid, which has raised €10 million to help companies monetize AI agents. The funding round was supported by investors including EQT Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Read more
OpenAI Launches GPT-4o Image Generator
The OpenAI team has introduced GPT-4o, their latest image generator that integrates with language models to produce precise and photorealistic images. Read more
Google Unveils Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental AI Model
On March 25, 2025, Google launched Gemini 2.5, a new AI reasoning model that pauses to think before responding. The model is available on Google AI Studio and the Gemini app for subscribers, showcasing advanced reasoning and coding capabilities. Read more

Other news

Fiserv CEO plans to use AI for detecting Social Security fraud, while Elu.AI secures $14 million in funding for intelligent robots. Crusoe Energy expands its Texas data center with support from OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank. Zendure launches AI energy storage systems, and TARS raises $120 million for embodied AI. NodeAI wins an award for AI lung cancer diagnostics, and Dyna Robotics secures $23.5 million for low-cost AI robots.

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