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AI Powered Shake Ups This Week: From AI Law Firms to Smart Glasses and Super Intelligence
This week, AI news is ablaze with innovations disrupting sectors far beyond tech—law, healthcare, retail, even how we search online. Here are the five hottest stories every savvy business leader needs to watch:
1. AI Powered Law: Crosby Launches with Sequoia Backing
Sequoia backed startup Crosby has launched a novel AI powered law firm, merging advanced legal expertise with generative AI tools. It differs from other 'legal AI' tech by including actual lawyers in partnership with AI systems, offering services like contract drafting, research and litigation support at scale and speed. This hybrid model could be a game changer for firms and in house counsel looking to streamline workloads, optimise costs and reduce turnaround time. Read more
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Smart Glasses Level Up: Prada and Oakley Join Meta’s AI Vision
Meta is expanding its Ray Ban AI smart glasses ecosystem with two new models in collaboration with Prada and Oakley, targeting luxury fashion and athletic demographics. These next generation smart glasses promise seamless hands free AI assistance, live translations, image capture, real time context and more. The launch signals that wearable AI is becoming consumer ready, offering new channels for customer engagement and brand representation. Read more
3. Google Trials Audio Overviews to Supercharge Search
In Search Labs, Google is testing “Audio Overviews”—short, conversational summaries powered by its Gemini AI models. Users can now hear podcast style briefings summarising search results hands free. For professionals on the go or multitasking, this feature offers fast, voice first access to key insights without having to scroll or read dense pages. Early trials suggest it could evolve how we absorb information, potentially transforming internal knowledge sharing and training routines.
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4. Scale AI Meta Deal: $14.3 Billion Super Intelligent Pivot
Meta has injected US $14.3 billion to acquire a 49 percent non voting stake in Scale AI, valuing it at US $29 billion. Founder CEO Alexandr Wang is joining Meta, tasked with building a “super intelligence” unit aimed at pushing beyond current LLM performance. This partnership makes Meta one of the biggest investors in data labelling infrastructure, but comes at a cost—Scale’s other clients (including Google and OpenAI) are stepping away. What started as a neutral data service is now a key strategic lever shaping tomorrow’s AI models.
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5. Meta’s Talent War: Mega Bonuses to Lure OpenAI Talent
Meta is intensifying the AI talent arms race. Reports suggest it offered up to US $100 million signing bonuses to key OpenAI staff, although none have jumped ship so far. Alongside high stakes investments, Meta is aggressively courting elite AI researchers to regain parity with OpenAI and Google. This sort of compensation mirrors the sports world’s mega talent deals—a sign of how fiercely companies are vying for AI leadership.
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Our Take
These five signals show a shift in AI from generic tools to purpose built, domain specific systems. Whether it's law, vision, voice or infrastructure, smart businesses will evaluate where AI can unlock real value. The Scale AI Meta and Smart Glasses moves are particularly relevant: they show that owning core data and owning the interface can provide decisive competitive advantage. If you're on the path to AI adoption—or building a transformation roadmap—consider: what proprietary data pipelining or new user experiences could bring your business to the next level?
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