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Top stories today:

1. xAI launches Grok AI in private beta
2. ChatGPT bot builder, integrations with Drive, 365 exp. today
3. S&P500 earnings in Q3 so far +3.7% YoY
4. Israel surrounds Gaza City as U.S. prepared to intervene

0. Data and calendar

1. xAI launches Grok AI in private beta: spicy LLM, real-time data from X, at GPT-3.5-quality

Grok can access real-time data from X:

• Unclear how this is better than GPT's Bing search features.

Grok's quality is on par with GPT-3.5 and Llama 2, but lags behind GPT-4, Claude 2, and Palm 2

• Will be available for X's Premium+ users ($16/mo). - Grok AI, xAI, Waitlist

2. ChatGPT bot builder, integrations with Google Drive, Microsoft 365 expected today at OpenAI's Dev Day

Creating customized bots is expected to become even easier:

ChatGPT will likely be able to access user data on Google Drive and Microsoft 365

• OpenAI's 1st DevDay: live stream today at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. - OpenAI

• Lower API prices are also expected. - Reuters

• Our view: OpenAI continues to kill startups that build on top of it. - VentureBeat, Tibor Blaho

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4. S&P500 earnings in Q3 so far +3.7% YoY, after 3 negative quarters