Apple Projected to Overtake Samsung in Smartphone Shipments for First Time Since 2010
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Summary
The article discusses Apple surpassing Samsung in smartphone shipments for the first time in 14 years, with Apple projected to ship 243 million phones compared to Samsung's 235 million. However, the main content appears to be about text-to-video AI models, specifically mentioning HappyHorse beating ByteDance's Seedance model in blind human evaluations on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard, while noting OpenAI is shutting down its Sora text-to-video app.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledApple will ship about 243 million phones this year, compared to Samsung's 235 million
HappyHorse beat out the popular Seedance model from rival ByteDance in blind human evaluations
OpenAI has announced it is shuttering its text-to-video Sora app
the category continues to see intense competition as a flurry of video models improve with more realistic physics and cinematic effects
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