AI Weekly: The Top 5 Breakthroughs You Missed

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Welcome to AI Big 5, your weekly roundup of the biggest and boldest updates in the world of Artificial Intelligence! This week, we’re diving into game-changing updates from Claude, OpenAI, Google, and NVIDIA, PLUS a stunning collaboration where traditional artists and AI join forces to create a visually mesmerizing animated short. Stick around for the last story — it’s an inspiring tale of how generative AI becomes a creative partner, not a replacement. Trust me, this one’s worth the watch. WHAT’S IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: TXGEMA by Google – A powerful new model aimed at accelerating drug discovery using open-source methods. Claude Gets Internet Access – Claude can finally browse the web! We walk through a live test. OpenAI's Audio Tools – Huge leap in voice synthesis and transcription, plus reinforcement learning advances. Gemini's New Features – Google's Canvas and Audio Overview features redefine productivity. AI + Art: Cuckoo Town – An AI-assisted animated short where style, storyboarding, and traditional artistry meet generative AI. We also touch on a few bonus stories: The rise of AI-powered job scams – how to protect yourself. Google’s $32B cybersecurity move (Wiz). Perplexity’s wild $50B TikTok bid. Arizona’s AI court avatars. Il Foglio’s all-AI news insert. MENTIONED LINKS: Watch the full “A Love Letter to LA” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8b174mReHY https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/perplexity-ai-proposes-tiktok-merger-to-save-the-app-in-the-us-heres-what-we-know https://www.hrdive.com/news/online-job-scams-continue-to-rise/726964/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/google-alphabet-wiz-deal.html https://apnews.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-arizona-court-653060178ab9661a3ca6ddc37ac12907 https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/google-plans-to-release-new-open-ai-models-for-drug-discovery/ https://www.anthropic.com/news/web-search https://openai.com/index/introducing-our-next-generation-audio-models/ https://www.openai.fm/ https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-collaboration-features/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/18/italian-newspaper-says-it-has-published-worlds-first-ai-generated-edition Don’t forget to subscribe for your weekly AI download. Drop a comment and let me know which story blew your mind! SEO-Optimized Hashtags: #AInews #ArtificialIntelligence #ClaudeAI #OpenAI #GeminiAI #GoogleAI #TXGEMA #VoiceAI #GenerativeArt #CuckooTown #AIandArt #AIWeekly #TechNews #AItools 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Shorts 04:42 - TxGemma Drug Model 05:19 - Claude Web 07:03 - OpenAI Audio Models 12:18 - Gemini Canvas and Audio Overviews 17:33 - AI Newspaper Edition 19:25 - Bonus Share 22:35 - Closing