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It's Monday in San Francisco—and this is our newsletter for today. All you need to know about #AI.
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Meta's Talent War, Dutch Takeover, Tech Politics
Meta paid billions to steal a co-founder. Netherlands seized a Chinese chipmaker. Silicon Valley turned right. Four stories about power and money.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's Monday in San Francisco—and this is our newsletter for today. All you need to know about #AI.
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Rishi Sunak will advise rival AI giants Microsoft and Anthropic under ringfencing rules approved by a watchdog closing in days. The appointments test whether political expertise compounds across competitors as market warnings mount and enforcement weakens.
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Sunak Advises Rival AI Firms as Watchdog Rules Face Test
Rishi Sunak will advise rival AI giants Microsoft and Anthropic under ringfencing rules approved by a watchdog closing in days. The appointments test whether political expertise compounds across compe...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rishi Sunak will advise rival AI giants Microsoft and Anthropic under ringfencing rules approved by a watchdog closing in days. The appointments test whether political expertise compounds across competitors as market warnings mount and enforcement weakens.
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$2B in Nvidia chips bought through Singapore shell with Chinese roots. China announces rare-earth export controls days later. Both moves land before Trump-Xi talks. This isn't enforcement. It's negotiation. Each side pressing the other's supply-chain bruise. www.implicator.ai/u-s-probes-2...
October 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
$2B in Nvidia chips bought through Singapore shell with Chinese roots. China announces rare-earth export controls days later. Both moves land before Trump-Xi talks. This isn't enforcement. It's negotiation. Each side pressing the other's supply-chain bruise. www.implicator.ai/u-s-probes-2...
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New AI security research breaks the dilution model: 250 poisoned documents backdoor a 13B-parameter model. Same 250 documents backdoor a 600M model.
Not a percentage. A fixed count.
The poisoning rate drops 20x as you scale. Attack success doesn't budge.
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Not a percentage. A fixed count.
The poisoning rate drops 20x as you scale. Attack success doesn't budge.
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AI Backdoor Attacks Scale by Count, Not Percentage
Security teams assumed attackers needed to taint a percentage of training data. New research shows a fixed number of documents can backdoor models regardless of scale—upending detection strategies bui...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New AI security research breaks the dilution model: 250 poisoned documents backdoor a 13B-parameter model. Same 250 documents backdoor a 600M model.
Not a percentage. A fixed count.
The poisoning rate drops 20x as you scale. Attack success doesn't budge.
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Not a percentage. A fixed count.
The poisoning rate drops 20x as you scale. Attack success doesn't budge.
www.implicator.ai/250-poisoned...
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$2B Nvidia Chip Probe Meets China Rare Earth Ban
$2B in Nvidia chips found boxed in Malaysian warehouse. China announced rare earth export controls days later. Supply chains turned into bargaining chips.
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Factory raises $50M from Nvidia and J.P. Morgan for AI coding agents that work across multiple language models. The startup targets enterprises while the market shifts toward single-vendor solutions, promising faster adoption than typical enterprise software.
Factory Raises $50M for AI Coding Agents, Tops Benchmark
Factory's $50M bet on "agnostic" AI coding agents arrives as the market consolidates around single vendors. With Nvidia and J.P. Morgan backing their multi-LLM approach, the startup claims enterprise gains that challenge typical adoption curves.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Factory raises $50M from Nvidia and J.P. Morgan for AI coding agents that work across multiple language models. The startup targets enterprises while the market shifts toward single-vendor solutions, promising faster adoption than typical enterprise software.
Google activates conversational AI search nationwide, transforming 8 billion daily queries into potential conversations. Trump signs TikTok deal today, giving Oracle's Ellison family control over platform infrastructure and CBS news operations.
Google AI Search Goes Live as Oracle Grabs TikTok Deal
Google launches conversational AI search with voice queries nationwide. Oracle wins TikTok hosting while son controls CBS—one family's media power grab.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Google activates conversational AI search nationwide, transforming 8 billion daily queries into potential conversations. Trump signs TikTok deal today, giving Oracle's Ellison family control over platform infrastructure and CBS news operations.
Google shifts search from typed queries to live AI conversations. The feature moves beyond testing to standard deployment across US mobile apps, pressuring rivals to adopt similar conversational tools or fall behind.
Google Makes AI Search Conversational Nationwide
Google transforms search from typing queries to live conversations with AI. The feature exits experimental status and becomes standard across US mobile apps, forcing competitors to match conversational capabilities or risk appearing outdated.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Google shifts search from typed queries to live AI conversations. The feature moves beyond testing to standard deployment across US mobile apps, pressuring rivals to adopt similar conversational tools or fall behind.
Trump's TikTok deal hands Oracle's Ellison control over 170M users while his son runs CBS News, creating unprecedented media influence across social platforms and broadcast journalism. National security concerns take backseat to political rewards.
Trump TikTok Deal Makes Oracle's Ellison Media Empire Winner
Trump's TikTok deal transforms national security divestiture into political reward. Oracle's Ellison gains control over 170M users' feeds while son David runs CBS News—creating unprecedented cross-platform influence spanning social media and broadcast journalism.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Trump's TikTok deal hands Oracle's Ellison control over 170M users while his son runs CBS News, creating unprecedented media influence across social platforms and broadcast journalism. National security concerns take backseat to political rewards.
Emergent claims $15M revenue in 90 days building AI agents that manage entire app lifecycles, not just code. India's AI coding boom attracts serious investment, but converting experimental users to paying customers remains the challenge.
Emergent's $23M Raise Tests India's Vibe Coding Revival
Emergent claims $15M ARR in 90 days with AI agents that handle complete app lifecycles—not just code generation. India's vibe coding revival gets serious money, but the hard question remains: do experimental users become paying customers?
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September 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Emergent claims $15M revenue in 90 days building AI agents that manage entire app lifecycles, not just code. India's AI coding boom attracts serious investment, but converting experimental users to paying customers remains the challenge.
Microsoft integrates Claude AI into Office alongside existing OpenAI tools, diversifying beyond its $13B partnership. The move signals AI model commoditization as enterprises demand choice and tech giants hedge their bets.
Microsoft Adds Claude AI to Office Copilot Alongside OpenAI
Microsoft integrates Claude AI into Office alongside OpenAI, marking first major diversification from its $13B partner. The move signals model commoditization while preserving strategic alliances—enterprises gain choice, vendors hedge bets.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Microsoft integrates Claude AI into Office alongside existing OpenAI tools, diversifying beyond its $13B partnership. The move signals AI model commoditization as enterprises demand choice and tech giants hedge their bets.
Alibaba exceeds $53B AI spending target, burns $2.6B quarterly as it launches trillion-parameter Qwen3-Max model. Investors applaud China's aggressive push to dominate AI stack despite mounting losses. Stakes rise in global AI race.
Alibaba Stock Soars on Bigger AI Bet, Qwen3-Max Launch
Alibaba promises to exceed its $53B AI spending target while burning $2.6B quarterly—and investors love it. The launch of trillion-parameter Qwen3-Max signals China's bid to control the entire AI stack, profits be damned.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Alibaba exceeds $53B AI spending target, burns $2.6B quarterly as it launches trillion-parameter Qwen3-Max model. Investors applaud China's aggressive push to dominate AI stack despite mounting losses. Stakes rise in global AI race.
Voice typing reaches keyboard speed as OpenAI burns $400B on power-hungry data centers. Meanwhile, Larry Ellison buys into TikTok, CBS News, potentially CNN—reshaping how we work, compute, and consume news.
AI Update: Voice Typing, $400B Spend, Media Control
AI voice typing finally works, OpenAI burns $400B on massive data centers, Ellison controls TikTok and news. Latest AI developments that matter.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Voice typing reaches keyboard speed as OpenAI burns $400B on power-hungry data centers. Meanwhile, Larry Ellison buys into TikTok, CBS News, potentially CNN—reshaping how we work, compute, and consume news.
Voice typing now matches keyboard speed with AI-powered apps that polish rough speech into clean text. The key choice: local processing for privacy or cloud services for accuracy. Your platform and priorities determine the best fit.
Best AI Dictation Apps 2025: Local vs Cloud Voice Typing
Voice typing finally rivals keyboards—if you choose the right balance of privacy, speed, and cost. New AI-powered apps transform rough speech into polished text, but the local vs. cloud decision shapes everything else.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Voice typing now matches keyboard speed with AI-powered apps that polish rough speech into clean text. The key choice: local processing for privacy or cloud services for accuracy. Your platform and priorities determine the best fit.
OpenAI plans $400B infrastructure expansion across 5 US sites, creating 25,000 jobs despite highly automated facilities. The massive energy demands approach nuclear-reactor scale, raising unaddressed environmental concerns.
OpenAI's $400B bet scales to nuclear-reactor power levels
OpenAI's $400B bet scales to nuclear-reactor power levels across 5 new US sites. The infrastructure sprint promises 25,000 jobs but delivers automated facilities requiring minimal staff—while environmental costs remain unspoken.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
OpenAI plans $400B infrastructure expansion across 5 US sites, creating 25,000 jobs despite highly automated facilities. The massive energy demands approach nuclear-reactor scale, raising unaddressed environmental concerns.
Oracle's Larry Ellison builds vast media empire across TikTok, CBS, and potentially CNN while cultivating Trump ties. Tech billionaire's cross-platform strategy threatens to reshape American journalism and political influence.
Ellison's Media Empire: TikTok, CBS, CNN Under One Roof
Oracle's Larry Ellison is assembling an unprecedented media empire spanning TikTok, CBS, and potentially CNN while maintaining close ties to Trump. This cross-platform consolidation could reshape how political power, algorithms, and journalism intersect in America.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Oracle's Larry Ellison builds vast media empire across TikTok, CBS, and potentially CNN while cultivating Trump ties. Tech billionaire's cross-platform strategy threatens to reshape American journalism and political influence.
AI adoption doubled but productivity flatlined, MIT study reveals. 95% of organizations see zero returns despite widespread deployment. The culprit: "workslop"—polished AI output that shifts cognitive burden to colleagues, costing companies $9M annually while executives chase metrics over results.
AI Adoption Doubles But Productivity Dies: The $9M Cost
AI usage doubled but productivity flatlined. MIT reveals 95% see zero returns while 'workslop' costs companies $9M annually. Learn why AI fails.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
AI adoption doubled but productivity flatlined, MIT study reveals. 95% of organizations see zero returns despite widespread deployment. The culprit: "workslop"—polished AI output that shifts cognitive burden to colleagues, costing companies $9M annually while executives chase metrics over results.
Alibaba launches open-source AI that responds in real-time, challenging Nvidia and OpenAI's $100B closed systems. Companies now choose between free control or premium APIs as US-China AI competition heats up. Enterprise multimodal landscape shifts.
Alibaba's Open-Source AI Challenges $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal
Alibaba releases open-source AI that speaks back while Nvidia and OpenAI plan $100B closed infrastructure. Enterprise choice between free control and premium APIs reshapes multimodal AI landscape as geopolitical competition intensifies.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Alibaba launches open-source AI that responds in real-time, challenging Nvidia and OpenAI's $100B closed systems. Companies now choose between free control or premium APIs as US-China AI competition heats up. Enterprise multimodal landscape shifts.
AI adoption surges across offices, yet 95% of companies report zero productivity gains. The problem? "Workslop"—polished AI output that dumps extra work on colleagues, costing $186 per incident in hidden labor. The productivity revolution stalls.
AI Workslop Costs Companies $9M Annually Despite Adoption Boom
AI adoption doubles across companies, but 95% see no returns. The culprit: "workslop"—polished AI content that shifts real work onto colleagues. Each incident costs $186 in hidden labor. The productivity promise meets workplace reality.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
AI adoption surges across offices, yet 95% of companies report zero productivity gains. The problem? "Workslop"—polished AI output that dumps extra work on colleagues, costing $186 per incident in hidden labor. The productivity revolution stalls.
California confronts AI regulatory capture as tech industry backs weak disclosure bill while mounting fierce opposition to safety requirements. Two bills expose how companies shape policy before federal intervention arrives.
California AI Bills Show Industry's Regulatory Influence
California's two AI bills reveal how industry shapes regulation: AB 1018 faces coordinated resistance while SB 53 enjoys selective support. The contrast exposes regulatory capture in real-time as federal preemption threats loom.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
California confronts AI regulatory capture as tech industry backs weak disclosure bill while mounting fierce opposition to safety requirements. Two bills expose how companies shape policy before federal intervention arrives.
Nvidia invests $100B in OpenAI for massive AI infrastructure, but OpenAI uses the funds to buy Nvidia's own chips. The circular deal creates unprecedented financial ties while concentrating AI market power in fewer hands.
Nvidia's $100B OpenAI Investment Creates Circular AI Economy
Nvidia invests $100B in OpenAI for 10GW AI infrastructure—but OpenAI will spend that money buying Nvidia's chips. The circular deal creates unprecedented financial interdependence while raising questions about AI market concentration.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nvidia invests $100B in OpenAI for massive AI infrastructure, but OpenAI uses the funds to buy Nvidia's own chips. The circular deal creates unprecedented financial ties while concentrating AI market power in fewer hands.
Trump's proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee triggers travel chaos as foreign workers abandon flights. The 2,000% cost increase would reserve visas for elite positions only, hitting Indian nationals hardest. Major corporations issue urgent warnings.
Trump Sets $100K H-1B Visa Fee, Workers Flee Flights
Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee creates immediate chaos as foreign workers abandon flights. Learn how this 2000% increase impacts immigration policy.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump's proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee triggers travel chaos as foreign workers abandon flights. The 2,000% cost increase would reserve visas for elite positions only, hitting Indian nationals hardest. Major corporations issue urgent warnings.
EU blocks Meta, Apple, Google and Amazon from accessing Europe's new financial data system. European banks prevailed over Big Tech in rare lobbying defeat, citing "digital sovereignty" concerns over innovation benefits.
EU Blocks Big Tech From Financial Data Despite Trump Threats
EU moves to block Meta, Apple, Google and Amazon from its new financial data system despite Trump's tariff threats. In a rare lobbying defeat for Big Tech, European banks successfully argued for "digital sovereignty" over innovation promises.
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September 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
EU blocks Meta, Apple, Google and Amazon from accessing Europe's new financial data system. European banks prevailed over Big Tech in rare lobbying defeat, citing "digital sovereignty" concerns over innovation benefits.
Trump's $100K H-1B fee triggers weekend scramble as skilled workers cut vacations short to return to US before implementation. The abrupt policy shift signals move toward wealth-based immigration system, abandoning merit-focused approach.
Trump's $100K H-1B Fee Sparks Visa Holder Panic
Trump's $100K H-1B fee sparked weekend chaos as workers abandoned vacations to race back to the US. The confusion revealed a deliberate shift toward class-based immigration favoring wealth over skills—and competitors are watching.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Trump's $100K H-1B fee triggers weekend scramble as skilled workers cut vacations short to return to US before implementation. The abrupt policy shift signals move toward wealth-based immigration system, abandoning merit-focused approach.