Pulse of the day
On weekdays, an AI issue is released here: strong sources pass through an AI editor and are assembled into a calm briefing, short versions for channels, and a finished podcast. On weekends the rhythm changes: on Saturday a weekly issue on robotics is released, on Sunday one on technology, so that neural networks, hardware, and tools stay in one stream.
Runway unveils its 'Interface World Model' Solaris, while researchers at Imperial College London demonstrate AI-powered heart disease detection. OpenAI's ad revenue hits a $1B run rate, and Anthropic makes strides in automated safety research.
OpenAI to remove models from Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX. A federal judge rules against the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic. Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic for copyright infringement. New model releases from Tencent and updates on AI research.
This week's digest covers Meta's $18B teen-safety settlement, Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone launch, the Mac mini refresh, and major IPO developments from Oura and Shein.
This week's digest covers the emergence of 'paraborg' cockroaches for search-and-rescue, SoftBank's potential $6B stake in 1X, and Amazon's new 'Project Tetromino' for automated delivery stations. We also explore Generalist AI's $3B valuation, Waymo's custom AI chip, and breakthroughs in medical and construction robotics.
Hackers exploit AI agents using social engineering, Anthropic introduces a new hardware standard for physical machines, and OpenAI's custom Jalapeño chip shows promising benchmark results. Additionally, UK surgeons utilize AI in brain surgery, and Google releases Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash.
Nvidia moves to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, while Z AI releases its high-performance GLM-5.3-Flash model. Anthropic projects a $30 trillion market, and Meta halts further AI-driven layoffs.
Nvidia partners with SpaceX for orbital data centers using the new Vera CPU. OpenAI reveals its custom Jalapeño chip, while Perplexity launches a local-first agent platform. Thomson Reuters builds a proprietary legal model, and Meta prepares its 'Hatch' agent platform.
Anthropic is reportedly preparing for a massive IPO, while Nvidia invests $7 billion into AI startup Poolside. Meanwhile, a mysterious AI model 'Ox Alpha' has surfaced on OpenRouter, and privacy concerns arise regarding the personal agent 'Instinct'.
This week's digest covers Moderna and Merck's successful Phase 3 cancer vaccine trial, the legal stall on Google's Spirit Airlines data acquisition, Neko Health's U.S. expansion, and Colossal Biosciences' latest spin-off valuation.