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January 19, 2026 • 21 mins
Ads are finally coming to ChatGPT. Why everyone online can’t stop talking about going on Claude benders. Elon’s case against OpenAI moves forward again. The Thinking Machines saga roils on again. And the big movie about AI every is apparently watching.
OpenAI brings advertising to ChatGPT in push for new revenue (FT)
OpenAI's Revenue Soars Past $20 Billion After 233% Jump—But Explosive Growth Comes With Massive Compute Cos...
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January 16, 2026 • 20 mins
More fallout from the Thinking Machines stuff. I’m officially calling it: I think the Metaverse is over, at least at Meta. Cloudflare continues to make an effort to protect the web and creators from AI strip mining. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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January 15, 2026 • 21 mins
Apparently their ain’t no drama like AI industry drama, proven once again by some high-profile defections from Thinking Machine Labs. Grok says it’s cleaned up its act. TSMC is winning thanks to AI. More price rises from Spotify. And why is Ireland missing out on the AI datacenter boom?
Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI (Wired)
Grok was finally updated to stop undressing women and children, ...
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January 14, 2026 • 20 mins
Nvidia can officially sell its chips in China, but not if China doesn’t let anyone buy them. Tesla will stop selling FSD beginning next month. Matthew McConaughey says NOT alright alright alright to unauthorized AI use of his voice. And another story about how AI is disrupting the consultancy game.
Exclusive: China's customs agents told Nvidia's H200 chips are not permitted, sources say (Reuters)
Meta is closing down three...
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January 13, 2026 • 20 mins
Microsoft tries to calm data center buildout backlash. Layoffs come to the Metaverse. Apple has a new creator subscription package. More implications from that Apple/Google AI deal from yesterday. And is Cowork for Claude the personal AI agent we’ve been waiting for?
Microsoft responds to AI data center revolt, vowing to cover full power costs and reject local tax breaks (GeekWire)
Meta Begins Job Cuts as It Shifts From Me...
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January 12, 2026 • 20 mins
Apple announces that its going with Google’s Gemini to power Siri later this year, and Google joins the $4T club on the news. Governments around the world are still mad at Grok. AI has essentially killed Stack Overflow but its making more money than it ever has. And how you get get AI to give you the full text of books.
Apple picks Google’s Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year (CNBC)
UK’s Ofcom investigates X ove...
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January 9, 2026 • 21 mins
Grok dials back the AI image generation thing. Kinda. xAI just raised all that money cause it kinda has to. Looks like the next Deep Seek model is incoming. Why a16z is officially the biggest VC firm in all the world. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature (The Verge)
Musk’s xAI Burns Almost $8 Billion, Reveals Optimus Plan (Bloomberg)
Chinese Firms Domin...
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January 8, 2026 • 21 mins
Grok and X have been letting people create some risqué and in some cases, probably illegal images, and governments around the world are getting pissed. Does Google think AI can obviate your email inbox? And would you upload your medical history to ChatGPT? Sam Altman is asking you to.
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X (Wired)
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI (The Verge)
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January 7, 2026 • 21 mins
xAI has raised another monster round. Polymarket has yet another controversy around whether a bet should pay out or not. Could the AI datacenter buildout actually disrupt politics in local America? And a sort of roundup of what’s been at CES so far.
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion (NYTimes)
Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would ‘invade’ Venezuela (FT)
Americans Hate AI. Which Party Will Benefit? (Politico)
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January 6, 2026 • 22 mins
Nvidia launches its next chip platform. AMD says, hey, us too! Also, did you know Nvidia is building self-driving car platforms? Did you know Dell is bring the XPS brand back? And did you know that the most interesting product launch I’ve seen so far has come from Lego?
Nvidia launches Vera Rubin AI computing platform at CES 2026 (The Verge)
AMD shows off new higher performing AI chip at CES event (Reuters)
I tested Nv...
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January 5, 2026 • 21 mins
Coming to you live from Las Vegas with the first of the CES madness. More signs that insider betting on prediction markets is going to become something we’re going to have to live with. Is Reddit bigger than TikTok now, at least by one measure? And how Reels became bigger than YouTube by maybe the most important measure.
Exclusive: Samsung to double AI mobile devices to 800 million units this year (Reuters)
Voice control o...
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December 31, 2025 • 20 mins
More on Manus, who they are, how they got positioned to sell, and more on what Meta wants to do with them. Open AI is paying employees more than anyone in history. The TriFold phone is a bit a dud. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestion.
How Meta’s Newest Acquisition Target Got Around Worries Over Its Ties to China (WSJ)
Manus: The Hands of AI Fate (Spyglass)
Musk’s xAI Buys Building to Expand ‘Colossus’ Data...
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December 30, 2025 • 24 mins
This flurry of M&A deals at the end of the year (I have another one to tell you about) are people getting out while the getting is good, or is this just the start of what’s going to be a big deal in 2026? And are half of the big VC raises we’re seeing just folks trying to build up cash reserves to hedge either way?
Meta to Buy Manus, an AI Startup With Chinese Roots (Bloomberg)
After a Year of Blistering Growth, AI Chip Ma...
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December 29, 2025 • 20 mins
Nvidia kindaquires Groq I’ll tell you what we think the strategy is here. A shot across my bow that CES is next week. Accountants shut down remote testing because of AI. And for all the recent bullishness, an honest look at the immediate limitations of today’s robotics.
Nvidia Reaches Technology Licensing Deal With Startup Groq (Bloomberg)
Why Nvidia Struck a $20 Billion Megadeal with Groq (The Information)
Samsung bri...
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December 26, 2025 • 38 mins
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December 25, 2025 • 32 mins
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December 24, 2025 • 22 mins
Well, turns out my spidey sense was right cause there definitely seems to be a new tech trade war brewing between the US and Europe. Seems like ads are definitely coming to ChatGPT. How bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI. And why Netflix wants to get into dayparting.
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online (AP)
OpenAI’s Ads Push Starts Taking Shape (The Information)
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December 23, 2025 • 20 mins
I hope you weren’t expecting Santa to leave a drone under the tree this week. Europe is forcing Apple to pair nicely with others. More signs of the AI fueled debt explosion. And in the year of the stablecoin, the rise of stablecoin-based banks.
U.S. Bans New China-Made Drones, Sparking Outrage Among Pilots (WSJ)
Pentagon Adds Grok-Derived Products to Something Called the ‘AI Arsenal’ (Gizmodo)
iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-L...
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December 22, 2025 • 22 mins
Turns out when the lights go out, Waymo’s don’t handle that well. Larry Ellison actually puts his money on the line. Somebody is pirating music like it’s 1999. And two deep-dive looks at whether or not Google’s TPU’s really are a threat to Nvidia and OpenAI.
Waymo resumes robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected (CNBC)
Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amen...
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December 19, 2025 • 21 mins
Has TikTok finally been sold, episode number 47… The Pennsylvania supreme court says police don’t need a warrant to read your search history. YouTube terminates some big accounts over AI usage. A new League of Legends is coming. And in the longreads, and in the show, a look at how Zuck’s big bet on AI is coming along.
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit after yearslong saga (Axios)
TikTok U.S. Deal to Close Next Month: ...
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