๐ค April 2025 Was Wild for AI — Here’s What Everyone’s Talking About

From billion-dollar deals to courtroom avatars and geopolitical shakeups — April 2025 has been one of the most eventful months in AI history . Whether you’re a techie, marketer, creator, or just curious, this roundup breaks it down in plain English. Let’s dive into the biggest AI headlines from this month ๐ ๐ OpenAI Drops New Models + Eyes a Massive Acquisition OpenAI just released two new models , o3 and o4-mini , with serious upgrades in coding, long-context processing, and following instructions. These models support up to 1 million tokens and are trained with data up to June 2024 . OpenAI is also reportedly in talks to acquire Windsurf , an AI coding tool, for a cool $3 billion — their biggest acquisition ever. ๐ง Why it matters : OpenAI isn’t slowing down — they're aiming to become the all-in-one AI platform for work, code, and creativity. ๐ฐ Record-Breaking AI Funding: $40B to OpenAI, $75B from Alphabet OpenAI secured $40 billion in funding, boosting it...