EP-265 Intel Capital’s Strategic Shift 💼, Openai’s Affordable Ai Tool 🤖, Adam Neumann’s Proptech Venture 🌇

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, april 25th! explore today's key tech insights:

• intel capital’s strategic pivot: intel decides to retain its venture arm, intel capital, reversing previous plans for a spin-off to strengthen its portfolio and financial positioning.
• return-to-office mandate: intel joins tech giants by requiring employees to return to the office four days a week starting september 1, emphasizing collaborative environments.
• ai model transparency by 2027: anthropics' ceo dario amodei advocates for demystifying ai models, urging more interpretability research and minimal regulatory interference.
• openai’s new chatgpt tool: a "lightweight" chatgpt deep research tool, using the o4-mini model, is launched to enhance accessibility and affordability for users.
• flow’s funding boost: adam neumann's proptech venture, flow, raises over $100 million, pushing its valuation to $2.5 billion with aspirations for a public offering.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!