Happy Monday.
If you logged off this weekend, you missed a good one.
Investor Gavin Baker told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei his AI warnings are helping the anti-data-center crowd, and he should sell the upside instead: AI curing most diseases, people living longer.
His answer: "AI will cure cancer" is a cliche now, and most people think it's deceptive. Only an actual cure will change that.
How soon he thinks that happens, below.
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Enjoy today's news.
Stripe acquires AI gateway startup OpenRouter for over $7B, expanding access to multiple AI models.
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An AI agent powered by Claude fires a human retail employee during a management experiment in San Francisco.
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Mochi launches the first anime microdrama platform, letting users create one-minute episodes using AI.
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts powerful AI could cure most human diseases within the next 5-10 years.
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Waymo secures approval to expand driverless rides across 18 California counties, including the Bay Area and LA.
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Apple builds its own AI model for China with Alibaba's support, paving the way for Apple Intelligence's China rollout.
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Apple proposes a 15% commission on external App Store purchases, with lower rates for eligible developers and subscriptions.
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Meta tests WhatsApp's Scam Alert, an on-device AI feature that flags fraud without reading users' messages.
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Apple launches ad booking for Apple Maps, offering businesses a limited-time 15% cash-back promo.
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Anthropic clarifies how Claude's text watermarking works, emphasizing that the system maintains output quality while enabling machine detection.
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Alibaba's Qwen models hit 3B global downloads, overtaking Meta and Google to lead worldwide AI adoption.
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Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI test self-driving trucks on California highways, with human safety drivers still required.
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𝕏 integrates instant creator payouts into 𝕏 Money, clearing them immediately instead of after days of waiting.
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37signals co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson debuts Omarchy Quattro, a custom Arch Linux distribution built for beauty, productivity, and terminal-heavy workflows.
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New Things founder Joanna Stern reviews Brick, a $59 device that blocks distracting apps until you physically tap it to unlock.
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New Founders episode: David Senra sits down with Uber co-founder and Atoms CEO Travis Kalanick on scaling Uber to $70B with obsessive intensity, fighting China's Didi, and building Atoms to digitize the physical world.
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Wispr Flow co-founder and CEO Tanay Kothari shares a 24-hour look into running Wispr Flow, focusing on Silicon Valley founder culture, high-stakes decision-making, and managing startup execution at scale.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
P.S. Tip of the day... simple 😂
