EP-340 Gpt-5 Launch Sparks Ai Buzz 🤖, Tesla’s Dojo Discontinuation 🚫, Google Acquires Windsurf 💼

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, august 8th! dive into today's top tech stories:

• openai unveils gpt-5: launched on thursday, this state-of-the-art model enhances chatgpt with faster responses and advanced reasoning, marking a "significant step" towards artificial general intelligence as per ceo sam altman.
• tesla abandons dojo project: a strategic shift with the discontinuation of its supercomputer effort, reallocating resources and focusing on partnerships with nvidia and samsung instead.
• ai startup struggle: windsurf, plagued by high costs and competition, sells to google, underscoring the financial pressures in the ai coding sector.
• xai leadership change: robert keele steps down as head of legal; lily lim takes over, amid ongoing shifts at xai led by elon musk.
• ads in ai responses: elon musk plans to integrate advertisements into grok's ai responses on x, a move intended to enhance targeted ad revenue post-linda yaccarino's departure.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!