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The Calm Before the Storm

With CES happening and the GPT Store about to launch this week there are so many updates that are coming down the pipeline. This is an exciting time to be focusing on technology in Media and entertainment!

The Rundown

• NEWS

  • Apple Quietly Launches their Open Sourced LLM

  • Inside the Tech Making Clones of Hollywood’s Biggest Actors giving the actors ownership of their Likeness

  • Apple Vision Pro will officially launch on February 2

• EDUCATION

  • No Code MBA - Learn all of the top No Code Tools you will need to in one place

• TOOLS

  • The must know AI tools for 2024 to start your year off right!

• CREATORS

  • Tatiana Tsiguleva - MidJourney Expert

NEWS: Your Weekly Tech Update

• Apple Vision Pro launching on February 2!

  • The Apple Vision Pro headset is set to be available for order in the U.S. starting February 2, with preorders beginning January 19. This highly anticipated product, priced at $3,499 for the base model with 256GB of storage, marks Apple's first major entry into a new product category in years, blending augmented and virtual reality. The headset will initially be available in U.S. stores and online, with international availability details yet to be announced. Additionally, Apple has revealed lower-than-expected prices for custom Zeiss lenses compatible with the headset.

  The tech giving actors control of their own digital doubles

  • Ai tech is scanning the bodies, faces and even voices of Hollywood’s biggest actors to create digital doubles that can be transformed, de-aged, and even act without them. CAA, which represents actors like Tom Hanks and Zendaya, is embracing the tech that can clone their talent. WSJ takes an exclusive look at the technology behind one of the most controversial flashpoints in Hollywood, and why the industry’s top talent agency is going all in on AI.

• Apple quietly launched an Open Sourced LLM called Ferret

  • Apple, in collaboration with Cornell University, released "Ferret," a novel open-source multimodal large language model, emphasizing efficient language inference and offering a non-commercial license to promote extensive research, especially in medicine. Distinguished by its ability to process various data forms, including text and images, Ferret stands as a testament to Apple's commitment to open-source AI, fostering innovation across diverse fields. This initiative marks a paradigm shift in AI and machine learning, demonstrating potential to redefine technological innovation and application across industries​

EDUCATION: BEST WAY TO LEARN AI

• No Code MbA: The source to learn no-code!

  • No Code MBA is an online platform dedicated to teaching individuals how to build apps, websites, automations, and more without any coding knowledge. It offers over 60 step-by-step courses and projects, covering a wide range of no-code tools, allowing users to bring their ideas to life quickly and affordably. The site emphasizes real-world applications and includes in-depth courses on popular no-code tools like Bubble, Zapier, and Figma. With a focus on practical learning, No Code MBA enables students to learn at their own pace, providing support, community networking, and resources to empower anyone to build functional software. The platform is designed to make the process of learning and building with no-code tools accessible, efficient, and community-driven, catering to over 4,000 successful students and receiving positive reviews for its comprehensive and user-friendly approach.

TOOLS: Try It Yourself

• Better AI - Global extension for exploring alternative AI tools

Creator Spotlight -Tatiana Tsiguleva

• Tatiana is an incredible resource who dives into the minutia of what specific changes in ai prompting can do for your images. She is one of my go to resources for MidJourney.