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Your #WeeklyTechNews roundup is here! 👇📰 🤖 OpenAI has introduced Sora, a tool that turns text into 1080p videos of up to 20 seconds. Available to ChatGPT Pro users, it allows for animating images, remixing clips, and generating storyboards. Google’s recent launch of a similar tool has increased competition in the field of AI video. ⚓ Marseille-based Syroco raised €7.5M in Series A funding to develop its AI platform that optimizes ship routes in real-time, cutting fuel use and emissions. The funding will expand R&D and global operations for greener logistics. 💳 Vipps MobilePay now offers the first alternative to Apple Pay on iPhone. Users in Norway can tap their phones to pay in stores. This follows a recent EU agreement, with expansion plans worldwide by summer 2025. 📱TikTok is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay a law requiring ByteDance to divest the app by January 19, 2025. The company warns it would hurt millions of U.S. users and businesses. 🚀 Palantir Technologies and Anduril Industries are joining forces to improve AI training for defense. This partnership will focus on enhancing AI systems for tasks like surveillance and data analysis. #AI #FrenchTech #Tech #Startups #MobilePay #OpenAI #TikTok #DefenseTech 📸: AdobeStock/Visuals/OpenAI
Thank you! We’re excited to continue advancing our mission to optimise maritime routes with AI, reducing fuel consumption and emissions for a greener future 🌍 ⚓