EP-325 Openai’s Chatgpt Agent Launch 🚀, Microsoft’s Carbon Commitment 🌍, Substack’s $100m Funding Boost 💰

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, july 18. explore the latest tech updates:

• openai's new chatgpt agent: this ai-driven tool enhances chatgpt's functionality, managing a variety of tasks like calendar scheduling and presentation creation, with new safety measures in place.
• microsoft's climate initiative: microsoft secures a 12-year agreement for nearly 5 million metric tons of carbon removal capacity to tackle its rising emissions and meet its 2030 carbon-negative goal.
• substack's funding success: secured $100 million in series c funding, elevating its valuation to $1.1 billion, with plans to enhance creator and publisher offerings.
• meta's strategic appointment: connor hayes takes the lead on threads as vp of product for generative ai, driving significant user growth since its 2023 launch.
• anthropic's user challenges: claude code users encounter unexpected usage limits, causing disruptions and seeking clarity from the company.

that's all for today's tech update. stay tuned, and we'll catch you back here tomorrow.