Good morning ☕️
It’s 7:57am. Laptop open. Coffee still too hot. “Intro” looks at me. I look back. Sip some coffee. I should press send now.
Let’s see what showed up.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go, an $8/month subscription tier offering file uploads, image creation, and 10× more messages than the free plan.
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In the coming weeks, both the Go and free plans will start getting ads, while Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise tiers will remain ad-free.
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TikTok has rolled out PineDrama, a new micro-drama app, with short episodes from serialized mini drama series.
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Bluesky updates with cashtags and a “Live” badge that shows when users are streaming on Twitch.
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xAI launches Colossus 2, the world’s first gigawatt-scale AI training supercomputer for Grok, with plans to scale it to 1.5GW by April.
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Meta is shutting down its Horizon Workrooms VR workplace app as part of layoffs and cost cuts in its Reality Labs division.
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𝕏 shares the ultimate guide to Articles, with tips on writing long-form posts, growing your audience, and monetizing your content.
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It also launches a $1M giveaway for the top Article in its next creator payout.
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Micron plans to buy a Taiwan chip fabrication site for $1.8B, expanding its semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
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Canada will allow Chinese EV imports at a 6.1% tariff, slashing trade barriers as part of a broader reset in ties with China.
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China blocks Nvidia H200 chip shipments at customs, forcing suppliers to pause production despite recent U.S. export approvals.
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David Senra interviews Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke.
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As promised, tech and startups in under a minute.
See you tomorrow.
P.S. How early products from well-known companies looked like 👇
