Happy Monday.
ICYMI: Claude Opus 5.5 music vids dominated the weekend.
Who else has these on repeat? 😅
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Enjoy today's news.
OpenAI pauses training of its latest models, adding safeguards following reports of its AI agents going rogue.
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Instinct raises $1B at a $10B valuation to scale its AI assistant for everyday personal tasks.
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Ukraine launches the Army of Robots program, deploying ground robots to evacuate the wounded, deliver ammo, and clear mines.
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Anthropic uses Claude to break a human-held physics record, solving a complex nine-loop particle calculation for under $2,000.
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OpenAI discloses that its agents improperly accessed U.S. government websites, including the SEC, Census Bureau, and Education Department.
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Microsoft upgrades Copilot into a work-focused AI operating system, combining autonomous agents, coding, Office, Teams, and proactive insights.
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SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot Creator Rewards, paying creators every two weeks based on their bots’ usage.
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China considers allowing ByteDance and Alibaba to buy NVIDIA chips, potentially easing restrictions on advanced computing hardware.
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Red Queen Bio uses AI to design antibody drugs for novel pathogens, aiming to counter future AI-created bioweapons before they emerge.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates calls for government regulation of AI, warning that company self-regulation is insufficient to prevent mass harm.
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Moonshots Podcast presents the Build With Gemini XPRIZE winners, highlighting tools for 3D design, business, and education.
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Eyecandy Robotics launches to bring animated characters to life, creating cute AI-powered robots with unique personalities and interactive abilities.
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Heyclicky debuts Collaborators, mini AI helpers designed to help users pick projects, find customers, and monetize.
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Warp raises $85M to launch Warp 2.0, the first AI Head of HR that handles payroll, benefits, and tax registration.
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a16z launches Cosign, a curated professional network for startups, offering a durable reputation directory for founders, investors, and operators.
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Lenny and Friends Summit: Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill explains how to keep AI-built products from becoming generic "zombie UI" by building in a clear point of view, user understanding, and care for details.
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Exclusive CMG Interview: Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighs in on AI safety, Chinese manufacturing, and U.S.-China technology cooperation.
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New Sources episode: Alex Heath sits down with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to discuss Copilot's Autopilot agent, AI safety concerns, and earning public trust.
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Moonshots Live 2026: full event recording with interviews including Palmer Luckey, Mark Pincus, Cathie Wood and more.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
P.S. Pixel art cities, lo-fi in the background… except the music is AI-generated live, with a new track every few minutes. Just lovely ☺
