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TechCrunch argues that OpenAI's Dev Day releases — the Dots agent, new models, in-ChatGPT app recommendations and plugin extensions — together point to pressure on the traditional app store model.
Why it matters: It maps how OpenAI's Dev Day releases add up to a distribution and identity layer, a useful contrast with the traditional app store model.
Google DeepMind's AI weather model WeatherNext helped the US National Hurricane Center forecast five days ahead that Hurricane Melissa would hit Jamaica at Category 5 strength, with 80% confidence. Three days out, that rose to near 100%.
Why it matters: The Hurricane Melissa case shows how an AI weather model called a rapid intensification five days ahead, a concrete look at AI in extreme-weather warnings.