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In today’s edition:

• Meta to Launch Smart Glasses With a Screen

• Adobe Adds AI to Premiere Pro and After Effects

• Alibaba to Release Qwen 3 AI Model This Month

• OpenAI Launches Free ‘OpenAI Academy’

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Meta

Meta to Launch Smart Glasses With a Screen

The Gist: Meta is launching its first smart glasses with a built-in screen, codenamed Hypernova, priced over $1,000. The glasses will feature a monocular display, hand-gesture controls, and integration with Meta’s ecosystem.

Key Details:

• Hypernova glasses display notifications, photos, and apps on a small screen in the right lens.

• Users can control the glasses via touch-sensitive temples or a bundled neural wristband.

• A second-gen version, Hypernova 2, with a binocular display, is planned for 2027.

• Meta is also working on other smart glasses, including an Oakley-branded model for athletes.

Adobe

Adobe Adds AI to Premiere Pro and After Effects

The Gist: Adobe is rolling out AI-powered tools in Premiere Pro and After Effects, including generative video extensions, smarter search, and improved color management. These updates aim to make editing faster and more intuitive.

Key Details:

• Premiere Pro’s Firefly AI can extend video clips in 4K and auto-translate captions into 27 languages.

• New AI-driven media search instantly finds clips based on content, dialogue, and metadata.

• After Effects introduces high-performance preview playback and enhanced 3D animation tools.

• Both apps gain HDR support and workflow enhancements for speed and efficiency.

Alibaba

Alibaba to Release Qwen 3 AI Model This Month

The Gist: Alibaba is set to launch Qwen 3, an upgraded AI model, as soon as April, intensifying competition with OpenAI, DeepSeek, and other global tech giants. The company has been rapidly rolling out AI innovations to stay ahead in the race.

Key Details:

• Qwen 3 follows the recent release of Qwen 2.5, which supports text, image, audio, and video processing and runs efficiently on mobile devices.

• Alibaba’s push into AI comes amid growing competition from Chinese rival DeepSeek, which has developed a powerful, cost-efficient model.

• OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are responding with a wave of new AI models, with OpenAI planning a more “open” system to counter Alibaba’s latest moves.

• The exact launch date for Qwen 3 is uncertain but expected later this month.

Quick Gist

Meta’s VP of AI Research, Joelle Pineau, will depart at the end of May as the company ramps up its $65 billion AI investment by 2025. (Read More)

Anthropic President Daniela Amodei advocates for stronger collaboration between AI and education, emphasizing the role of AI in shaping the future of learning. (Read More)

Apple is set to launch a revamped Health app with an AI-powered health coach, codenamed Mulberry, in iOS 19.4 next spring. (Read More)

OpenAI introduced OpenAI Academy, a free AI learning platform offering courses on both practical AI skills and its broader societal impact. (Read More)

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics, AI models that allow robots to learn complex tasks like cooking and gaming through advanced multimodal interaction. (Read More)

Agility Robotics is close to securing $400 million in funding, which could boost its valuation to $1.75 billion and accelerate development of its humanoid robot, Digit. (Read More)

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!