EP-378 Sora’s Social Surge 📱, Us Lithium Initiative ⚡, Spotify’s Leadership Shift 🎵

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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on wednesday, october 1st, as we explore the latest advancements shaping our world:

• openai’s social media breakthrough: introduction of sora, a new competitor to tiktok, and sora 2 model enhancing audio and video realism with physics-based ai-generated content. innovative 'cameos' feature allows users to insert their likeness into videos; currently invite-only in the u.s. and canada.
• u.s. lithium market initiative: the department of energy secures stakes in lithium americas and nevada project with general motors, supported by a $2.26 billion loan, to strengthen domestic supply chains for ev batteries, causing lithium americas shares to surge 34%.
• spotify leadership shift: daniel ek steps down as ceo, moving to an executive chairman role, while co-founders gustav söderström and alex norström will assume co-ceo positions, focusing on innovation and long-term strategy.
• scientific discovery automation: former openai and deepmind researchers launch periodic labs, backed by a $300 million seed round, to develop ai scientists for driving breakthroughs in materials science and accelerating scientific progress.

tune in tomorrow for more tech updates!

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