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A.I. Chip Diplomacy, Stargate Stalls & Saudi Ambitions
BriefingMay 13, 2025

A.I. Chip Diplomacy, Stargate Stalls & Saudi Ambitions

Trump’s AI chip diplomacy, SoftBank’s stalled Stargate, Saudi AI plans, GOP AI bill, Google Veo, Perplexity’s $14B rise, and Trump’s copyright clash.

LEGO AI, Face-Age Diagnostics & AI Chip Tracking Bill
BriefingMay 12, 2025

LEGO AI, Face-Age Diagnostics & AI Chip Tracking Bill

LegoGPT builds with text, FaceAge estimates health from selfies, U.S. eyes AI chip tracking, FDA adopts AI, Google cuts API costs, and Amazon backs AMD.

Global AI Safety, Broken Benchmarks & Apple’s Smart Glasses Play
BriefingMay 9, 2025

Global AI Safety, Broken Benchmarks & Apple’s Smart Glasses Play

Singapore pushes AI safety accord, SWE-Bench faces criticism, Apple readies smart glasses, Stripe expands AI and stablecoins, xAI scales up, LLMs still hallucinate.

AI Friends, Human Forecasts & Figma’s Bold Move
BriefingMay 8, 2025

AI Friends, Human Forecasts & Figma’s Bold Move

Zuckerberg pitches AI friends, humans still beat AI at forecasts, Figma debuts AI tools, Amazon’s Vulcan robot feels, Apple eyes AI search, and AI aids deaf users.

Market Pulse | OpenAI Forecasts $12.7B Revenue in 2025 Amid $40B Funding and Governance Shift
BriefingMay 8, 2025

Market Pulse | OpenAI Forecasts $12.7B Revenue in 2025 Amid $40B Funding and Governance Shift

OpenAI blends mission with market, projecting $12.7B revenue as it shifts to a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) amid $40B funding boost.

AI's New Presentation Powerhouse: How Genspark AI Slides Is Transforming the Way We Work
BriefingMay 8, 2025

AI's New Presentation Powerhouse: How Genspark AI Slides Is Transforming the Way We Work

A deep dive into how agentic AI systems are revolutionizing presentation creation while potentially enhancing both efficiency and quality

Biometric IDs, AI Surveillance & Finch's Biotech Breakthrough
BriefingMay 7, 2025

Biometric IDs, AI Surveillance & Finch's Biotech Breakthrough

Worldcoin scans irises for IDs, Trump expands AI immigrant surveillance, Finch automates biology, OpenAI buys Windsurf, Microsoft adds AI agents, Gemini 2.5 excels, NewLimit raises $130M.

How China’s Feeding Its AI, OpenAI’s New Deal, & Models That Lie Better
BriefingMay 6, 2025

How China’s Feeding Its AI, OpenAI’s New Deal, & Models That Lie Better

China evades chip bans, OpenAI models hallucinate more, nonprofit shift at OpenAI, Microsoft outpaces Amazon in AI, AI robots boost recycling, CEOs push K–12 AI.

AI Antitrust Battles, Meta’s Ad Takeover & Billion-Dollar AI Ventures
BriefingMay 5, 2025

AI Antitrust Battles, Meta’s Ad Takeover & Billion-Dollar AI Ventures

Google’s AI monopoly trial, Meta’s ad industry takeover, Thrive’s $1B AI buy-up, AI bus cams, Airbnb bots, Gemini edits, Alexa+, and Reddit Answers.

Forward Future Survey Results: What You Told Us
BriefingMay 4, 2025

Forward Future Survey Results: What You Told Us

Survey results reveal your top AI content needs: practical tools, clear updates, and real-world applications.

AI Benchmarks Exposed, ChatGPT Sycophancy & Visa’s Shopping Agents
BriefingMay 2, 2025

AI Benchmarks Exposed, ChatGPT Sycophancy & Visa’s Shopping Agents

Chatbot Arena bias exposed, OpenAI pulls update, Visa backs AI shoppers, NVIDIA vs. Anthropic, Orb Mini launches, Amazon debuts Nova, and Microsoft expands Phi.

How NotebookLM Is Turning Everyone Into Podcast Producers
BriefingMay 1, 2025

How NotebookLM Is Turning Everyone Into Podcast Producers

Transform notes into dynamic, voice-driven podcasts using Google’s AI—no recording gear or editing skills required.

Subway Surveillance, Job Takeover Fears & the Meta–OpenAI Rivalry
BriefingMay 1, 2025

Subway Surveillance, Job Takeover Fears & the Meta–OpenAI Rivalry

JetBrains drops a new coding model, Persona locks in $2B to stop identity fraud, and Meta fires back at OpenAI.

Market Pulse | The AI Company Powering Trust in the Age of Bots and Deepfakes
BriefingApr 30, 2025

Market Pulse | The AI Company Powering Trust in the Age of Bots and Deepfakes

Personas is building the verified identity layer of the internet to fight AI bots, deepfakes, and digital fraud at scale.

AI Reddit Scandal, AGI Timeline & Meta’s Social AI Push
BriefingApr 30, 2025

AI Reddit Scandal, AGI Timeline & Meta’s Social AI Push

AI bots manipulate Reddit, studies question job impact, Meta debuts social AI tools, Alibaba drops Qwen3, and experts warn of sycophantic chatbot risks.

AI Politeness Costs, Digital Afterlife Risks, and Biotech Breakthroughs
BriefingApr 29, 2025

AI Politeness Costs, Digital Afterlife Risks, and Biotech Breakthroughs

AI’s rising costs, digital afterlife risks, biotech advances, data center growth, algorithm mapping, and warnings of AI takeover.

Wartime AI Risks, Universal Basic Income & Microsoft’s AI-First Workforce
BriefingApr 28, 2025

Wartime AI Risks, Universal Basic Income & Microsoft’s AI-First Workforce

AI ethics, wartime AI, Microsoft’s AI shift, NVIDIA’s cooling tech, Baidu’s AI race, Manus funding, OpenAI setbacks, and protecting human creativity.

AI Rights, China’s Robot Surge & U.S. Push for AI Education
BriefingApr 25, 2025

AI Rights, China’s Robot Surge & U.S. Push for AI Education

Anthropic explores AI rights, China scales robot factories, U.S. boosts AI education, Perplexity launches iOS assistant, and Amazon tests coding agents.

Agent Upgrades, OpenAI’s Coding Land Grab & Grok's New Eyes
BriefingApr 24, 2025

Agent Upgrades, OpenAI’s Coding Land Grab & Grok's New Eyes

OpenAI’s coding strategy shifts, Microsoft unveils AI agents, Grok gets vision, RAGEN improves AI training, and GPT-4.1 faces new safety concerns.

Market Pulse: Could Chrome Fetch $50B If the DOJ Forces a Breakup?
BriefingApr 23, 2025

Market Pulse: Could Chrome Fetch $50B If the DOJ Forces a Breakup?

Antitrust case fuels talk of Chrome's $50B spin-off, with AI giants eyeing its role in web and search dominance.

Oscars Embrace AI,  Benchmark Scandals Explained & AI for Wildlife
BriefingApr 23, 2025

Oscars Embrace AI, Benchmark Scandals Explained & AI for Wildlife

AI reshapes conservation, benchmarks face scrutiny, Oscars greenlight AI films, Anthropic teases AI workers, and Google’s Gemini deal probed

NVIDIA’s New Rival, DOJ vs. Google, and a Must-Try AI Prompt
BriefingApr 22, 2025

NVIDIA’s New Rival, DOJ vs. Google, and a Must-Try AI Prompt

Anthropic maps Claude's ethics, AI helps protect snow leopards, Huawei debuts NVIDIA rival, Google faces AI antitrust trial, and new models raise benchmark and privacy concerns.

AI Productivity Audit: Unlock 3 High-Value Hours Every Week
BriefingApr 22, 2025

AI Productivity Audit: Unlock 3 High-Value Hours Every Week

A methodical approach to analyzing workflows and implementing AI assistance.

AlexNet's Code Release, OpenAI  Goes Shopping & Gates’ AI-Powered Early Retirement Plan
BriefingApr 21, 2025

AlexNet's Code Release, OpenAI Goes Shopping & Gates’ AI-Powered Early Retirement Plan

AlexNet’s code goes open source, AI decodes Delacroix, OpenAI eyes coding dominance, and new tools reshape chips, labor, journalism, search, and global AI power.

China’s AI Tensions, GPT Peace Tools & Wikipedia’s AI Dataset
BriefingApr 18, 2025

China’s AI Tensions, GPT Peace Tools & Wikipedia’s AI Dataset

U.S. targets DeepSeek and NVIDIA, AI aids Ukraine talks, Wikipedia shares clean data, OpenAI eyes $3B deal, GPU smuggling spikes, and Lucy Guo hits billionaire status.