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Google's Veo 2 Costs 50 Cents/Second, Amazon's Anthropic Investment Grows, and Atria AI Raises £720K - Daily AI Brief #115

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Stefan
February 24, 2025

Hi there,

Welcome to today's AI Brief. Sonar Mental Health has introduced Sonny Chatbot for schools, aiming to support mental health initiatives. Meanwhile, Microsoft has canceled its AI data center leases in the US, marking a significant shift in its infrastructure strategy.

In other news, Apple plans to build an AI server factory in Texas, expanding its manufacturing capabilities. Google has priced its AI video model Veo 2 at 50 cents per second, and Grok 3 faces a censorship incident involving Trump and Musk.

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Sonar Mental Health Introduces Sonny Chatbot for Schools

Sonar Mental Health has launched a chatbot named Sonny to support students in schools with counselor shortages. The AI-driven tool, combined with human oversight, is currently aiding over 4,500 students across nine districts. Read more

Microsoft Cancels US AI Data Center Leases

Microsoft Corp. has canceled leases for a significant amount of data center capacity in the US due to concerns about potential oversupply and long-term AI demand. The company is reallocating some international spending to the US while planning to invest $80 billion in AI infrastructure this fiscal year. Read more

Apple to Build AI Server Factory in Texas

Apple plans to construct a 250,000-square-foot factory in Texas by 2026 to produce AI servers, creating around 20,000 R&D jobs in the U.S. Read more

Google's AI Video Model Veo 2 Priced at 50 Cents Per Second

Google has announced the pricing for its new AI video model, Veo 2, at 50 cents per second of video. This model is designed to create video clips of two minutes or longer. Read more

Grok 3 Censorship Incident Involving Trump and Musk

The AI model Grok 3 from xAI temporarily censored mentions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk in relation to misinformation, leading to a response from xAI to address concerns about political bias. Read more

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