Welcome to Get The Gist, where every weekday we share an easy-to-read summary of the latest and greatest developments in AI—news, innovations, and trends—all delivered in under 5 minutes! ⏱

In today’s edition:

• Microsoft Unveils Copilot Wave 2

• Oracle and NVIDIA Team Up for Next-Gen Computing

• Google to Flag AI-Generated Images in Search Results

• Google's Gemini Now Supports Extensions for Google Keep and Tasks

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Microsoft

Microsoft Unveils Copilot Wave 2: A Game-Changer for Team Collaboration

The Gist: Microsoft has rolled out its Copilot Wave 2 updates, introducing new features focused on collaboration and enhanced usability for businesses, with a standout tool called Copilot Pages that supports real-time teamwork.

Key Details:

• Copilot Pages is a new collaborative canvas allowing teams to create and edit content together in real time, gathering insights from various data sources.

• Microsoft Excel now integrates Python, enabling advanced data analysis without requiring users to know how to code.

• Additional improvements across Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, and OneDrive include smarter document referencing, inbox prioritization, call summaries, and enhanced file searching.

Nvidia

Supercharged AI: Oracle and NVIDIA Team Up for Next-Gen Computing

The Gist: Oracle has partnered with NVIDIA to create cutting-edge computing solutions for businesses, allowing them to efficiently run ambitious AI projects. Their new superclusters promise to take AI processing to a whole new level.

Key Details:

• The new supercluster can utilize over 100,000 powerful NVIDIA GPUs, scaling up to 131,072 for massive AI computations.

• It promises a remarkable peak performance of 2.4 zettaflops, perfect for training sophisticated AI models.

• The system includes innovative liquid-cooled bare-metal instances designed for handling real-time AI tasks and large-scale training.

• Companies like Reka are already leveraging this technology to create advanced AI that can interpret and interact with the world.

Google

Google to Flag AI-Generated Images in Search Results for Transparency

The Gist: Google has announced a new feature to identify and flag AI-generated and AI-edited images in its search results. This move is part of Google's ongoing efforts to enhance transparency and combat misinformation surrounding digital content. The feature will be rolled out later this year via the "About this image" tool, which will provide users with metadata on how an image was created, including any involvement of AI.

Key Details:

• The "About this image" tool will allow users to check if an image was AI-generated or edited by accessing a drop-down menu through Google Search, Google Lens, and Android’s Circle to Search tool.

• Google’s DeepMind has developed SynthID, an invisible watermark technology, to embed traceable markers in AI-generated images, aiding in the identification process.

• Google’s collaboration with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) ensures industry-standard support for tracking the origins of digital content.

Quick Gist

Dulcedo Group has acquired AI-powered influencer marketing platform Node App to enhance its capabilities in the creator economy, leveraging technology to solve challenges faced by influencers and brands (Read More).

DryMerge, a startup founded by Yale dropout Edward Frazer and University of Wisconsin graduate Samuel Brashears, raised $2.2 million in seed funding to automate repetitive tasks across various industries using AI, aiming to simplify workflows for nontechnical users (Read More).

Salesforce and NVIDIA have partnered to develop advanced AI capabilities for enterprises through the integration of NVIDIA’s AI platform with Salesforce’s Agentforce, aiming to enhance productivity and insights across various business functions while creating a new ecosystem of autonomous agents (Read More).

Google's Gemini web client now supports extensions for Google Keep and Tasks, allowing users to create, manage, and utilize notes and tasks with conversational querie (Read More).

The Google app on iPhone has improved significantly with the iOS 18 update, now featuring customizable shortcuts that allow users to access the Gemini AI chatbot directly from their Home Screen (Read More).

Microsoft, BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX have launched the Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP) with a goal to mobilize up to $100 billion in investment, starting with an initial target of $30 billion in private equity to enhance AI infrastructure across the US and partner countries (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!