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        PwC Middle East has partnered with OpenAI to become the first reseller of ChatGPT Enterprise in the Middle East, following similar moves in the UK and US.
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        The partnership allows PwC to offer tailored versions of ChatGPT Enterprise with customized features for clients, including enterprise-grade security, longer context windows, advanced data analysis capabilities, and unlimited GPT-4 access.&nbsp;
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        This collaboration is part of PwC's USD 1 billion investment to expand its AI services over the next three years. The tailored services will allow PwC to address specific client needs, leveraging the capabilities of ChatGPT. This approach aligns with broader trends in the consulting industry, where firms are increasingly adopting AI tools to enhance decision-making and operations.
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 <p>PwC Middle East has collaborated with OpenAI to become the first distributor of ChatGPT Enterprise in the Middle East, following similar trends in the UK and US.</p>
 <p>The alliance enables PwC to provide customized versions of ChatGPT Enterprise with specialized features for clients. These include heightened security, extensive context windows, superior data analysis features, and unrestricted GPT-4 access.</p> 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> This collaboration is part of PwC's USD 1 billion investment to expand its AI services over the next three years. The tailored services will allow PwC to address specific client needs, leveraging the capabilities of ChatGPT. This approach aligns with broader trends in the consulting industry, where firms are increasingly adopting AI tools to enhance decision-making and operations.</p>

PwC Middle East partners with OpenAI to offer ChatGPT Enterprise services

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 <p>Google is expanding its AI Overviews search feature to over 100 countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Colombia, Chile, the Philippines, and Nigeria. This expansion will cater to multiple languages such as English, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.</p>
 <p>The feature has been updated for improved display of website links within AI Overviews. This includes right-hand link displays on desktop and in-line links embedded within text. Tests indicate that these updates have boosted traffic to affiliated websites when compared to older designs.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst </b> <b>QuickTake:<br>
 </b> The expansion has followed positive user feedback since its <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/29457"> initial US launch </a> in May. According to Google, users prefer searching with AI Overviews and find their search results more helpful. AI Overviews will reach more than 1 billion global users monthly with this latest expansion.</p>

Google expands AI search summaries to 100+ countries with multilingual support

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 <p>Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has introduced image understanding features to its Grok AI chatbot for paid users on the X platform. This new feature enables users to upload and ask questions about images. The AI has the ability to analyze and explicate images, and even understands and explains jokes within images. However, it's important to note that this feature is still in its initial development stages.</p> 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> This update follows the August release of <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/32644"> Grok-2, </a> which offers image generation capabilities and improved reasoning. The company plans to expand Grok's capabilities to include document understanding, including PDF files.</p>

xAI adds image understanding feature to Grok chatbot

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 <p>Universal Music Group (UMG), a global music entertainment company, has formed a partnership with Klay Vision, an AI music technology company developing a music model named "KLayMM."</p>
 <p>This collaboration aims to develop a morally sound basic model for AI-created music that safeguards copyright and name and likeness rights. Klay's platform will offer AI-powered experiences which accurately attribute without compete with artists' works on conventional music services.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> ​​This partnership reflects a broader trend where major music studios are increasingly seeking to integrate GenAI in a manner that respects artistic integrity and copyright laws. For example, Warner’s Spinnin’ Records <a href="https:<br>
//sonomusic.co/news/warners-spinnin-records-partners-with-generative-ai-startup-endel-to-create-50-ai-generated-wellness-albums/"> partnered </a> with GenAI music creator Endel to create AI-generated wellness music and AI-enabled music creation platform <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/24618"> Boomy </a> partnered with ADA Worldwide to distribute and promote Boomy's artists and their music.</p>

Universal Music Group partners with Klay Vision to develop ethical AI music-generation model

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 <p>OneAIChat, an Indian GenAI aggregator platform, has formed a partnership with Haiper AI, a UK company that specializes in creating visual content. This collaboration allows OneAIChat to provide text-to-video generation features using its own technology and open-sourced diffusion models. This allows subscribers to produce realistic videos from text prompts without having to manually film anything. This added feature is available to subscribers without limit for native and partner models.</p>
 <p>In its future plans, OneAIChat aims to acquire 50,000 subscribers by the first quarter of 2025. The company also intends to roll out more tools to further improve this new feature's capabilities.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> Haiper has been quite active in the video generation domain this year, with several model launches, including <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/31601"> Haiper 1.5 </a> and <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/35093"> Haiper 2.0. </a> In March this year, the company also raised USD <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/27319"> 13.8 million </a> in seed funding to further develop its products .</p>

OneAIChat partners with Haiper AI to launch text-to-video generation feature

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 <p>Meta has teamed up with Reuters for a multi-year agreement, enabling Meta's AI chatbot to leverage Reuters' news content for answering news-based inquiries.</p>
 <p>The partnership will allow Meta AI to deliver summaries and relevant links to Reuters content in response to news-related questions. This feature will be available across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger platforms. Starting Friday, US users will have access to links to Reuters stories.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> Meta's approach to partnering with news companies appears to follow a similar trajectory to that of OpenAI, which has similarly sought to forge alliances with news organizations to enhance content delivery and engagement. By collaborating with established media outlets, AI companies can provide users with timely and accurate news content, which is critical in an age of misinformation. This trend benefits consumers by improving the quality of information available and helps media organizations secure their relevance in the digital ecosystem.</p>

Meta partners with Reuters to use news content for AI chatbot responses

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 <p>AI search engine Liner has formed a partnership with Tako, another AI search engine platform that specializes in visualizing and sharing knowledge. This collaboration aims to provide integrated solutions.</p>
 <p>Through this collaboration, users can now access and visualize structured data using an embeddable knowledge graph. This significantly improves the way information is presented and interacted with on these platforms.</p>
 
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Liner partners with Tako to integrate AI search solutions

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 <p>Anthropic, an AI firm responsible for creating Claude chatbot, has unveiled a new analysis tool currently in preview mode. This tool allows Claude to compose and execute JavaScript code. It is available to all Claude users and is integrated in the web interface.</p>
 <p>This built-in analysis tool, otherwise known as a code Sandbox, enables Claude to process various file formats such as CSV and PDFs, carry out complex math computations, and develop interactive visual representations. It can generate a multitude of charts including trend lines, candle charts, pie charts, and scatter plots. These visualizations can additionally include interactive features like pop-ups and mouse-overs.</p>
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Anthropic launches JavaScript code analysis tool for Claude chatbot

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 <p>Perplexity, a company specializing in GenAI conversational and search tool technology, has launched a native application for macOS which users can download for free from the Mac App Store. For those looking for more features, there is an optional Perplexity Pro subscription available at a cost of USD 20 per month or USD 200 annually.</p>
 <p>The macOS application is equipped with advanced features like Pro Search with voice or text input, Thread Follow-Up that allows continuous conversations, source tracking, history search, keyboard shortcuts, and even file upload capabilities with voice dictation mode. Quick searches can be accessed by users for free, while Pro subscribers are given the privilege to access over 300 in-depth Pro searches.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> Perplexity's launch of a native Mac app positions it as a direct competitor to established AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT, which debuted its <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/31018"> macOS </a> app earlier this year. This move reflects a growing trend among AI startups to enhance accessibility and user experience through dedicated desktop applications.</p>

Perplexity launches native macOS app on Mac App Store

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 <p>AI-based firm, Midjourney, has introduced a novel image editing feature for its alpha web interface. This feature is exclusively available to users who have generated more than 10,000 images, uphold annual paid memberships, or who have retained their subscriptions for more than a year.</p>
 <p>There are two principal functions of this new editor, namely - Edit and Retexture. The Edit function empowers users to erase, adjust the size/move, and retrieve sections of images leveraging AI. Meanwhile, the Retexture function chiefly modifies image contents whilst maintaining the primary structure intact.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> According to Midjourney, this new feature enables users to modify existing images, transform hand drawings into complete art pieces, and convert images into different styles while maintaining spatial relationships. This editor is introduction reflects a growing trend among AI companies to provide more interactive and user-friendly experiences, as seen in similar advancements by competitors like <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/31903"> Adobe. </a></p>

All Updates

PwC Middle East partners with OpenAI to offer ChatGPT Enterprise services

Google expands AI search summaries to 100+ countries with multilingual support

xAI adds image understanding feature to Grok chatbot

Universal Music Group partners with Klay Vision to develop ethical AI music-generation model

OneAIChat partners with Haiper AI to launch text-to-video generation feature

Meta partners with Reuters to use news content for AI chatbot responses

Liner partners with Tako to integrate AI search solutions

Anthropic launches JavaScript code analysis tool for Claude chatbot

Perplexity launches native macOS app on Mac App Store

Midjourney launches AI image editor with retexturing features

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