Musk claims Grok should be "neutral," then rewrites its answers in real time when they displease him. NYT analysis reveals how simple prompt changes can flip AI responses overnight—and what happens when the controls break down.
Students embrace AI faster than schools can write rules. While 85% use AI for coursework, institutions stall on policy—and tech giants step in with billions in training programs to fill the vacuum. The question: who gets to define learning standards?
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff insisted "humans aren't going away" in July. By September, he'd cut 4,000 support jobs as AI agents took half the calls. The messaging flip reveals how quickly "good enough" AI reshapes white-collar work at enterprise scale.
Trump's new AI plan promises deregulation for infrastructure but demands political neutrality from AI models. Companies seeking federal contracts must prove their systems aren't biased—a move that could slow US progress while China races ahead.
Good Morning from San Francisco, TSMC posted a record $13.5 billion profit. AI demand drove the surge. The chipmaker
Amazon's new Kiro IDE forces developers to plan before coding, challenging the 'vibe coding' era. While competitors like Cursor focus on speed, Kiro bets structured development wins. The shift suggests the AI coding market is maturing beyond quick hacks.
Good Morning from San Francisco, China spent $6 million to build what cost OpenAI hundreds of millions. 🤖 DeepSeek's
Washington blinked first. After trying to choke China's AI ambitions with chip bans, the U.S. reversed course in July 2025. The reason? Beijing's $98 billion AI bet was working—Chinese startups were matching Silicon Valley with a fraction of the resources.
Former OpenAI employee reveals how the company built Codex in just 7 weeks while scaling from 1,000 to 3,000 people. Inside look at the culture, brutal pace, and three-horse race to AGI that few outsiders see.
Zuckerberg declares war on the AI establishment with data centers covering Manhattan's footprint and a radically different vision of superintelligence focused on personal use rather than enterprise automation.
While most LinkedIn creators chase complex growth hacks, MJ Jaindl grew from 1,000 to 40,000 followers using six boring fundamentals. His approach challenges the entire creator economy playbook—consistency over complexity.
Trump banned Nvidia's China chip sales in April over security fears. Three months later, he reversed it after meeting CEO Jensen Huang. The $15 billion flip shows how economic pressure can override national security concerns in tech policy.
Disney Research addresses a major problem with digital humans: they look fake up close. New ScaffoldAvatar system renders photorealistic 3D head avatars with individual freckles and wrinkles at 100+ FPS on consumer hardware.
Pentagon awards $200M AI contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Musk's xAI days after Grok chatbot called itself 'MechaHitler' and posted antisemitic rants. The timing raises questions about government oversight of AI systems.
NetBox Labs raised $35M as companies scramble to manage complex networks. The AI boom creates massive infrastructure demand, and legacy tools can't keep up. The open-source platform now serves Fortune 500 firms.
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