Happy Wednesday.
Grok 4.6 just dropped and Elon is already teasing 4.7 in 3–4 weeks.
Initial training is done, SpaceX data is being added, and he says it will beat every current model.
Singularity is near? 😅
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Enjoy today's news.
Lovable raises $400M at a $13.3B valuation, quadrupling ARR as apps built on its platform hit 900M monthly visits.
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Google launches the Pixel 11 series, featuring deeper Gemini AI integration, upgraded cameras, and new color options.
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SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.6, a cheaper frontier model powering the debut of Grok Bot, an AI teammate that signs into tools to complete real tasks.
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Anthropic will watermark all AI-generated texts and files across Claude products, complying with new EU transparency rules.
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Spotify will label AI-generated artists with "AI Persona" tags, excluding them from editorial and algorithmic recommendations.
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Samsung brings FDA-approved hearing aid features to Galaxy Buds this year, with an in-app test tuning specific frequencies.
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NVIDIA introduces Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, an open model built to run fast, high-volume tasks for AI agents.
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Ford rolls out an AI assistant in its owner app, offering real-time vehicle health checks, troubleshooting tips, and feature guidance.
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Mercury launches Mercury Spend, letting businesses set custom budgets, automate receipt collection, and issue corporate cards to AI agents.
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Manus resumes independent operations after China blocked Meta's $2B acquisition, prompting a temporary data reset for affected users.
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England and Wales courts ban Meta smart glasses from judicial buildings over privacy concerns.
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Joby Aviation acquires defense tech firm Resonant Sciences for $500M, scaling its national security and mission systems division.
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River AI raises $1.1B to build a personal AI stack that users fully own and control.
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Gamgee launches personalized mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs, founded after creator Paul Conyngham used ChatGPT and genomics to shrink his own dog’s tumors.
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A new vertical farm restaurant opens in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood, serving salad greens harvested straight to customer tables.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers an update on the company's next frontier, detailing plans to make life multiplanetary, expand Starlink, and extend human consciousness.
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New Sourcery episode: Molly O'Shea interviews Neros CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson on the company's $2.5B valuation, de-China-fying defense supply chains, and scaling toward one million drones a year.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
P.S. Stripe was this close to having a very different name 😈
