Happy Friday.
Graph of the day:
AI words > human words 😮
Enjoy today’s news.
Anthropic is considering an October IPO, with early discussions underway that could value the AI startup at over $60B.
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Netflix raises prices again, increasing its ad-supported plan to $8.99, standard to $19.99, and premium to $26.99 per month.
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OpenAI cancels its “adult mode” plans for ChatGPT after internal backlash and safety concerns.
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It also rolls out plugins in Codex, adding integrations with Slack, Figma, Notion, Gmail, and Google Drive to support workflows beyond coding.
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Apple discontinues Mac Pro with no plans for future models, making Mac Studio its flagship pro desktop.
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Google adds “switching tools” to Gemini, letting users import memories and full chat histories from ChatGPT, Claude, and other chatbots.
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ByteDance updates CapCut with its Dreamina Seedance 2.0 model, adding AI video generation tools that can create and edit clips from text, images, and prompts.
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New My First Million episode: Sam Parr and Shaan Puri interview 37signals co-owner and CTO David Heinemeier Hansson on AI, being wrong in public, and taking on Apple.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you on Monday.
P.S. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, now playing in theaters ✨🍿
