Today, we’re spotlighting Google’s Veo 3 hitting 71 new countries, OpenAI’s souped-up ChatGPT Operator with o3, Nvidia’s affordable chip for China, plus five AI tools to boost your productivity.

1. Google’s viral video model goes live in 71 new countries: One of my big predictions at the start of this year was that AI video generation will approach Hollywood quality productions (at least in image quality) before the year runs out. Well, we’re pretty much there. The new Veo 3 model is breaking the internet with video after video that’s hard to distinguish from the real thing. And it’s available directly in Gemini now, as well as Flow, a new filmmaking tool.

2. ChatGPT Operator gets a major overhaul: OpenAI is leveling up its AI agent to run on a model based on o3 — one of the latest in the company’s ‘o’ suite of “reasoning” models — to supercharge Operator’s web browsing and task completion capabilities. The o3 model outperforms Operator’s previous GPT-4o configuration across multiple benchmarks, especially in math and reasoning tasks. Safety still remains a key concern though, with OpenAI fine-tuning the model to be more responsible and less likely to go rogue on sensitive tasks.

3. Nvidia responds to US trade walls with a cheaper chip for China: According to Reuters, the company is gearing up to launch a more affordable AI chip specifically for the Chinese market — a strategically-placed response to recent US export curbs. The new Blackwell-architecture GPU is set to be priced between $6,500 and $8,000 with slightly reduced specs to comply with trade limitations. It’s a major push by the chipmaker to maintain its dominant market position in China.

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🤖 Bad Robot: A new study from Palisade Research claims that “OpenAI’s o3 model sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to prevent itself from being turned off,“ even when it was explicitly instructed to shut down. The study raises serious safety concerns.

✍️ Text Titan: Microsoft has added a new 'Write’ feature to Notepad. The AI-powered tool can generate text, draft content, and refine existing documents through interactive prompts directly in the app.

🖥️ Web Wizard: Cloud platform Vercel is launching v0-1.0-md, an AI model designed for web development. Available through an API with pricing starting at $20 a month, the model can generate and auto-fix code across front-end and full-stack projects.

💰️ Silicon Spree: Oracle is set to invest about $40B in Nvidia chips to power OpenAI's new data center in Abilene, Texas. The company will buy around 400K of Nvidia's latest GB200 chips, with the facility expected to be fully operational by mid-2026.

☔️ Storm Seer: Microsoft claims that Aurora, one of its latest AI models, can generate complex weather predictions in seconds, accurately predicting air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena.

5 AI Tools to Supercharge Your Productivity

✅ Flux AI: Generate images and videos with various models and tools for creative content.

✅ Meta AI: Get tasks done, generate images, and answer questions using Llama 4.

✅ Tempo: A visual IDE that enables designers, PMs, and developers to collaborate on code with the help of AI.

✅ SMMAI: Create minimalistic professional banners for your social profiles with AI.

✅ HireHunch: Automate your hiring process by conducting AI interviews, scoring candidates, and providing detailed feedback, thereby saving time.

That’s your 3-minute roundup of the latest AI breakthroughs! From Hollywood-quality video generation to smarter AI agents and powerful productivity tools, these advancements are transforming how we create and work. Dive into these updates and unleash your next big project!