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EP. 70- TEMU? Text to Video AI?? ! What's Up THIS WEEK

February 20, 2024·6m

In this week's episode of "What's Up This Week", host Jay discusses some of the latest trends and news in tech, ecommerce, and media, including the explosive growth of shopping app Temu, the beta launch of text-to-video generator Sora from OpenAI, and the abundance of popular reality TV shows airing new seasons. Key Discussion Points: - Temu shopping app hits 100 million daily active users after spending $21 million on Super Bowl ads. Jay analyzes Temu's strategy of leveraging social media and shipping loopholes to achieve rapid growth. - OpenAI previews Soora, an AI that can generate videos from text descriptions. This technology could disrupt media creation. Jay urges listeners to see the preview videos showcasing Soora's current abilities. - An overload of hit reality shows like The Bachelor, Love is Blind season 3, and more makes it hard to keep up with them all. Jay jokes about having too many options for quality reality TV entertainment.