Google snatched Windsurf's CEO and co-founder in a $2.4B talent raid after OpenAI's $3B acquisition collapsed. Microsoft's partnership constraints are backfiring, handing wins to competitors in the escalating AI talent wars.
Musk promised truth-seeking AI. When Grok 4 tackles politics, it searches Musk's posts first. Tests show 54 of 64 citations came from him. Accident or intent? The answer matters for every AI system we build.
Experienced developers work 19% slower with AI coding tools but think they're 20% faster. New study challenges AI's flagship use case and shows why self-reported productivity gains can't be trusted.
Meta hired Apple's key AI executive for tens of millions annually. Ruoming Pang built Apple Intelligence, then left for Meta. Apple now considers outsourcing Siri to OpenAI. When talent costs more than products, something shifted in AI.
Meta poaches Apple's top AI executive for tens of millions as Zuckerberg's talent raid intensifies. Ruoming Pang led the 100-person team behind Apple Intelligence. More Apple departures expected as internal morale drops.
Good morning from foggy San Francisco, Teamwork, but for silicon brains. Tokyo startup Sakana AI let ChatGPT, Claude, and Google&
Elon Musk spent $290 million helping Trump win, then watched him sign a $3.3 trillion spending bill. Now the world's richest man is starting his own political party to challenge both Republicans and Democrats in 2026.
Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence for $32B but got turned down. So they hired the CEO instead. Daniel Gross left the AI startup he co-founded to join Meta's superintelligence lab. The AI talent war gets more expensive.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Microsoft axed 9,000 workers Wednesday. Record profits didn't save them. The company
45 major European companies including ASML, Airbus, and Mercedes-Benz demand EU pause its AI Act for two years. They say unclear rules threaten competitiveness while US rivals pull ahead. Brussels faces revolt from its own industry.
The German physicist who worked in Silicon Valley's legendary fruit barn and co-created the solar efficiency limit still used today has died at 93. Hans-Joachim Queisser witnessed the chaotic birth of the semiconductor industry.
Microsoft cuts 9,000 jobs including 200 at Candy Crush maker King, marking the fourth Xbox layoff round in 18 months. Despite record gaming engagement, the $69 billion Activision deal pressures studios to prove profitability over creativity.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Meta wrote checks for $300 million. OpenAI researchers said no. Zuckerberg offered packages that make
Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies spent months lobbying for a 10-year ban on state AI regulation. The Senate voted 99-1 to kill it. Meta, Microsoft, and venture capital firms learned that money can't buy everything in Washington.
Grammarly bought email app Superhuman for an undisclosed sum, part of its plan to build an AI productivity empire. With $1 billion in fresh funding, the grammar company wants to put AI agents at the center of your workday.
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