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Markets are reeling as Trump extends Iran’s deadline, but the real drama is in tech: Google’s making it dead simple to switch from ChatGPT, Anthropic just won a major court battle against the Pentagon, and Apple’s discontinuing the Mac Pro while bribing its own designers to stay. More in today’s ...
Anthropic just scored a devastating legal victory against the DOD that could reshape how government regulates AI, while Apple readies Siri for a more open ecosystem. Meanwhile, the culture is split—some are embracing AI adoption while others are mounting personal boycotts of artificial intelligen...
Meta’s facing back-to-back courtroom defeats that could reshape how social media companies face liability. Plus, Trump’s Iran war shows signs of strain as the Pentagon weighs escalation options. More in today’s brief.
A Los Angeles jury just held Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive platforms that harmed a young user’s mental health — the first successful case of its kind with major implications for Big Tech. With thousands of similar cases pending and a $6 million verdict setting a new precedent, t...
Mysterious $580M oil futures spikes minutes before Trump’s Iran policy shifts have investigators asking hard questions about insider trading. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s restructuring kills Sora, chip shortages squeeze PC makers, and Amazon doubles down on humanoid robotics. More in today’s brief.
OpenAI just killed Sora after 15 months and abandoned its $1B Disney deal—a dramatic retreat from video generation that signals where the real AI competition is headed. Meanwhile, new research is raising hard questions about whether AI tools in education actually work as promised. More in today’s...
Trump’s Iran strategy is whipsawing markets while civil liberties groups sound alarms over ICE airport raids. The AI race intensifies with Alibaba’s RISC-V chip claims and Oracle’s autonomous enterprise push, even as the metaverse finally admits defeat. More in today’s brief.
Markets are in chaos: Iran’s nuclear moves, Trump’s market tactics, and a leaked iPhone exploit kit are dominating headlines. But the real story might be Nvidia’s CEO claiming AGI is here—while gamers are furious about DLSS 5’s “generative” approach. More in today’s brief.
Geopolitical tensions ease as Trump backs down from Iran threats, but the real story might be in the markets: an $87K bet on Polymarket turned into half a million dollars just before the news broke. Plus, Pentagon’s latest edge comes from 3D-printed missiles and AI-driven manufacturing. More in t...
Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz signals a dramatic escalation that could reshape global oil markets and trigger a recession. Meanwhile, Democrats are preparing for 2028 with unusual candor about their childhoods, and Elon Musk is betting $20 billion on a Texas chip fac...
The Iran conflict just entered its fourth week with Trump eyeing risky operations on Iranian infrastructure, pushing gas prices up 30% in some states and rattling global markets. Meanwhile, the DHS shutdown is forcing ICE deployments to airports, and the Supreme Court could soon make mail-in voti...
A couple weeks ago I wrote about what happens when you spend eight days building with Claude. That post covered the early arc — figuring out how to work with an AI that remembers context, learning what’s possible when you stop thinking in tickets and start thinking in conversations. I didn’t stop...