Thursday’s AI Report

• 1. ✨ Anthropic launches budget-friendly AI model
• 2. 📱 Invest in the EarnPhone with Mode Mobile
• 3. 🤝 How AI boosted customer loyalty
• 4. 📈 Grow your LinkedIn presence with LinkedAgency
• 5. 🍪 Apple unveils M5 chip
• 6. 🤔 Japan warns OpenAI over anime misuse

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Anthropic launches budget-friendly AI model

🚨 Our Report 

Anthropic has launched Haiku 4.5, a redesigned version of its smallest AI model, aiming to make powerful AI cheaper for businesses. The move shows a growing trend toward AI systems that deliver strong execution without the massive toll of flagship models.

🔓 Key Points

• Haiku 4.5 charges one-third as much as Sonnet 4 and just one-fifteenth the fees of Opus, Anthropic’s top-tier model, while matching or outperforming Sonnet 4 in tasks like coding.

• The update targets companies seeking cheaper, scalable AI tools. “Small models make deployment more economical,” said Anthropic’s CPO Mike Krieger.

• Anthropic earns roughly 80% of its revenue from enterprise clients, with more than 300,000 business customers using its AI tools. The company’s annual revenue approaches $7B.

🔐 Relevance 

This release highlights the “small model” shift reshaping the AI market. As enterprises grapple with high computing fees, developers like Anthropic are emphasizing efficiency over sheer capability. Haiku 4.5 shows how scaling AI doesn’t always require the biggest model, signaling a broader pivot toward accessible, economically sustainable AI infrastructure.

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How AI boosted customer loyalty

• Ulta Beauty faced scattered data silos that slowed campaign execution and personalized customer experiences across store channels.

• The company implemented SAS® Customer Intelligence 360, using AI and machine learning for customer journey optimization.

• This allowed Ulta Beauty to automate and personalize trade at scale to tailor submissions for its 38M loyalty members.

• As a result, Ulta Beauty achieved a 95% gain from returning guests and strengthened customer engagement across its retail network.

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• Apple introduced its M5 processor, delivering four times the power of its predecessor and debuting in the refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro devices.

• The chip integrates Neural Accelerators within the GPU, boosting AI workloads alongside a faster CPU, improved 16-core Neural Engine, and expanded unified memory bandwidth.

• Apple says the M5 will enhance AI-driven tools and 3D graphics, powering smoother fulfillment, faster rendering, and more efficient on-device intelligence across its ecosystem.

• Japan’s government formally urged OpenAI to cease using copyrighted manga and anime imagery, accusing the company of allowing widespread infringement through its video app Sora.

• Minoru Kiuchi, Japan’s minister overseeing intellectual property strategy, called the artforms “irreplaceable treasures” and confirmed a Cabinet Office ask for OpenAI to halt unauthorized content generation.

• The move follows mounting backlash over Sora’s lax copyright policies, with Japanese creators angered by AI reproductions of iconic styles like Studio Ghibli’s and characters resembling Mario and Pikachu.

MORE NEWS

• Google rolls out updates in Veo 3.1

• Liberate raises $50M at $300M valuation

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