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Happy Monday! Current status: Listening to This Will Destroy You and sipping a fresh brew. What’s your drink of choice... [Product Hunt]( [Read in browser]( [This newsletter is brought to you by]( GOOD MEWS Happy Monday! Current status: Listening to [This Will Destroy You]( and sipping a fresh brew. What’s your drink of choice on this Monday morning? Here’s some news: 🍎 Gemini coming to iPhone? Maybe, [according to this report by Bloomberg.]( 🕹️ [Sony is launching a faster PS5 Pro, and it may arrive this summer.Â]( 🤖 It’s not your imagination. See just how companies love to say “AI”— [especially the top 500 companies.]( PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT [Grok joins the likes of Google and Mistral by going open source]( Remember [Grok](? Elon’s more sassy, Hitchhiker’s Guide-inspired alternative to OpenAI. Launched back in 2023 by xAI, Grok stood out from the AI crowd with features like access to real-time information via X (formerly Twitter) and a distinct lack of political correctness. It was all quiet on the xAI front until March 11th, when Elon Musk [announced the team will open source Grok](. Fast forward to today, and the company has fulfilled that promise by posting an open release of [Grok-1](on [GitHub](, allowing researchers and developers more freedom to build on the platform and influence its direction. [According to a company blog post](, the open release includes the “base model weights and network architecture” of the “314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, Grok-1.” It continues on to say that Grok-1 hasn’t undergone any fine-tuning training for any specific applications like conversational assistants. Grok joins a growing number of AI models that have made the leap to open-source, including [Meta’s LLaMa]( and [Mistral](. Google has even launched a suite of o[pen-source sister models to Gemini.]( Of course, makers are going to do what makers do best, and since the announcement, a number have taken the opportunity to dive into Grok and see what they can build, including [Perplexity]( CEO Aravind Srinivas, who announced [his company will fine-tune Grok for conversational search]( and make it available for their pro users. All this is happening in the shadow of a battle going on between OpenAI and Elon Musk, who helped found OpenAI all those years ago alongside Sam Altman. [The latter is suing the former]( over a supposed “betrayal” of its original not-for-profit mission statement. Of course,[OpenAI has fired back.]( [Check out Grok-1]( Sponsored By Deel’s simplified a whole planet’s worth of information. It’s time you got your hands on our international compliance handbook where you’ll learn about: - Attracting global talent - Labor laws to consider when hiring - Processing international payroll on time - Staying compliant with employment & tax laws abroad With 150+ countries right at your fingertips, growing your team with Deel is easier than ever. [Get the guide]( Monday, 18 March 2024 This Weekend's Top Products [Hunted Space — Insights on Product Hunt launches]( [▲ 751+]( [Perspect — Track your flow state, earn crypto rewards]( [▲ 681+]( [MidReal — Create interactive stories with AI, one choice at a time]( [▲ 598+]( [Keep Design 1.5 — Get your perfect design in minutes]( [▲ 529+]( [KRUSH — Authentic Asian dating community]( [▲ 402+]( [SwiftShip — Build and ship your iOS app in a few days or hours]( [▲ 443+]( [Tailor — Supercharge your news with AI]( [▲ 358+]( [SiteAgent.AI — Boost your website with AI voice engagement & sales]( [▲ 338+]( [Firstbase Tax Filing — Let us handle your taxes so you can focus on building]( [▲ 308+]( [Bidify — Revolutionizing RFPs for SMBs with AI]( [▲ 353+]( [Discover many more]( CAT NIPS - [UNUM AI]( is an AI-powered social media and link-in-bio tool. - [Video Dubbing]( is an AI video translator with voice cloning and lip syncing. - [Blink Eye]( protects your eyesight by using the 20-20-20 rule. MAKER'S CORNER - [SmartTab]( turns your new tab into a productivity dashboard. - [SwiftShip]( helps you build and launch your iOS app in a few hours. - [EVM Sandbox]( is a production-ready Web3 staging environment. [Tell us how we're doing]( [We're working on improving Product Hunt every day and we want to hear from you. What do you love? How could we do better? All feedback is helpful.]( [Speak your mind]( We send this email daily. Feel free to [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from these emails at any time. [Advertise](, [Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Stories](