Claude Code Hooks let you block dangerous AI agent commands, log every action, and get notifications when tasks complete. Five hook types give you programmable control over your agent's workflow—turning AI coding from automated chaos into supervised precision.
Jack Dorsey built a messaging app that ditches the internet entirely. Bitchat runs on Bluetooth networks within 30 meters, needs no servers or accounts, and stores nothing permanently. A weekend project that challenges how we think about digital communication.
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OpenAI just opened its wallet to academia in a big way. The AI powerhouse is launching NextGenAI, a $50 million initiative that's bringing 15 prestigious institutions under one research umbrella.
Harvard, Oxford, and MIT lead the academic all-star team. They'll get access to OpenAI's technology and funding to tackle everything from rare disease diagnosis to ancient text digitization. The University of Oxford is already putting AI to work in its Bodleian Library, making centuries-old manuscripts searchable with a few keystrokes.
The timing is interesting. While OpenAI throws open its checkbook, the U.S. government's AI research funding faces turbulence. Recent reports suggest the National Science Foundation is losing key AI experts, potentially disrupting crucial research pipelines.
Universities aren't just getting free tools – they're getting a full AI makeover. Texas A&M is rolling out an AI literacy program. Howard University is reimagining its curriculum. Even the Boston Public Library is joining the digital revolution, using AI to make its collections more accessible to everyone with a library card.
But there's more to this story than just generosity. OpenAI is playing the long game, hoping to become as essential to university life as textbooks and coffee. By getting its tools into the hands of tomorrow's researchers and leaders, it's building its future customer base one campus at a time.
Why this matters:
While Washington plays musical chairs with AI expertise, Silicon Valley is quietly becoming academia's new best friend – and potentially its most influential partner
OpenAI isn't just funding research – it's cultivating a generation of researchers who'll think "OpenAI first" when they need AI tools, a strategy that would make any tech giant proud
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