This Week I Learned - Week #31 2024

This Week I Learned - 

* A list of free APIs

* The Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub offers free access to top-tier AI models via Azure, such as OpenAI GPT-4, along with up to $150,000 in Azure credits. It also provides personalized guidance from Microsoft specialists and numerous other benefits. The program is accessible to anyone with an idea, without the necessity for funding. Perplexity AI is one of the benefactors of this program

* Blackbox AI can generate summaries for up to one-hour-long videos using just a link. 

* ChatGPT sports a 'thumbs down' feature for feedback, yet it seems to strut without a 'like' button, almost as if it's certain all its replies are applause-worthy.

* ChatGPT is now more expressive about what it is doing while generating a response. The screenshot below seems to indicate that an interest in the Telugu language and culture has been noted, and future responses may be contextualized accordingly.

* In FY24, Hyun Shik Park, the Chief Operations Officer of Ola Cell Technologies, received an annual salary of Rs 8.72 crore, which was more than triple the Rs 2.88 crore earned by Bhavish Aggarwal, the Chairman & CEO. Park, a South Korean battery manufacturing expert with 35 years of experience at LG, became part of Ola EV's team last year.

* The number of private vehicles in Greater Hyderabad has reached an unimaginable level, with vehicle numbers increasing by 6 to 10 percent annually. Currently, there are 81.21 lakh vehicles navigating the 9100 km of roads in the GHMC, equating to approximately 892 vehicles per km. The number of bikes alone has surpassed 59 lakh.

* “Somebody had to come fourth and it was me” - Abhinav Bindra, after missing a podium spot at the Rio Olympics 2016 by a mere 0.1 points 

* Our legal system has made life too easy for criminals and too difficult for law-abiding citizens. -  N. A. Palkhivala

* "Journalism is about bringing people to an event or something that they couldn't attend" - Chris Milk, Filmmaker

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