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September 04, 2025Never Got Flying Cars, But We Do Have An Instagram iPad App, Finally
Mark Gurman lays out how Apple intends to jump into AI search as soon as this Spring. You’ll never guess who’s one of the biggest players in quantum computing. The Browser Company gets a soft landing, and after a decade and a half of waiting, we finally have the iPad app for Instagram you say you always wanted.
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Apple Plans AI-Powered Web Search Tool for Siri to Rival OpenAI, Perplexity (Bloomberg)

Nvidia’s Venture Arm Invests in Honeywell’s Quantinuum (Bloomberg)

Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million (CNBC)

Roblox expands use of age-estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings (TechCrunch)

New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats (ArsTechnica)

Instagram is coming to iPad, 15 years later (The Verge)
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September 03, 2025The Takeaways From The Google Antitrust Remedies
Google whistles past the graveyard with the remedy ruling on its antitrust case. OpenAI makes a big acquisition. Anthropic has a big new raise and a huge new valuation to boot. And why are AI companies finding it so hard to engineer safe interactions with Chatbots?
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Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case (CNBC)

Google, Apple, and Mozilla Win in the Antitrust Case Google Lost (Spyglass)

Google’s Big Win Is Even Bigger for Apple (WSJ)

OpenAI starts building out its app team (The Verge)

Anthropic’s $13bn Series F raise sees it triple in value to $183bn (SiliconRepublic)

Acer Veriton GN100 is a mini AI workstation (VideoCardz)

The problem of AI chatbots discussing suicide with teenagers (Financial Times)
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September 02, 2025Trump’s Big Crypto Debut
The Trump family’s big new crypto coin makes its debut. OpenAI outlines new safety guardrails. Dolby announces its biggest new TV tech in years. Say hello to Dolby Vision 2. Fintech seems to be back. And as the price per token for AI models has fallen, why are costs for developers rising?
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Trump family’s World Liberty Financial token falls in trading debut (FT)

Parental controls are coming to ChatGPT ‘within the next month,’ OpenAI says (CNNBusiness)

Dolby Vision 2 goes beyond HDR with more AI and ‘authentic motion’ smoothing (The Verge)

UK fintechs explore buying US banks to speed up push for licences (FT)

Cutting-Edge AI Was Supposed to Get Cheaper. It’s More Expensive Than Ever. (WSJ)
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September 01, 2025(BNS) The Bradley Tusk Interview
In this conversation, Bradley Tusk discusses his unique career at the intersection of politics and technology. He shares insights from his early experiences in New York City politics, his time working with Senator Schumer, and his role as Deputy Governor of Illinois. Tusk reflects on the Bloomberg campaign during the financial crisis and how he merged political strategies with business through Tusk Strategies. He highlights the regulatory challenges faced by Uber and the importance of understanding the political landscape for startups. Tusk also addresses the future of AI and the necessity of regulation to protect society while fostering innovation.
00:00 The Intersection of Tech and Politics
05:58 The Rise of Tech in New York City
12:08 Governance and the Role of a Deputy Governor
18:03 Tusk Strategies: Merging Politics with Tech
23:55 Navigating Regulatory Challenges in Startups
33:52 The Need for AI Regulation
40:06 Addressing the Challenges of Gambling Regulations
Bradley Tusk identifies as a political junkie rather than a tech junkie.

His early career choices were influenced by his experiences in politics and writing.

Working under Henry Stern provided Tusk with a deep understanding of municipal politics.

Tusk learned the importance of media and messaging while working for Senator Schumer.

His role as Deputy Governor of Illinois involved managing a significant budget deficit.

The Bloomberg campaign was marked by innovative use of technology and media.

Tusk's strategies for Uber involved mobilizing customers to advocate for the service.

He emphasizes the need for startups to recognize regulatory challenges early on.

Tusk believes in the necessity of regulating AI to prevent societal harm.

He advocates for a taxation structure to redistribute wealth generated by AI.
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August 29, 2025China Might Not Need US Chips For Long
China continues to show signs that it might not need American AI chips much longer. A weird story about that big recent Tesla trial ruling. Look, AI being too much of a sycophant is clearly becoming a big problem. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Alibaba Creates AI Chip to Help China Fill Nvidia Void (WSJ)

Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. (Washington Post)

Intel gets $5.7 billion from Trump deal as White House says details are ‘being ironed out’ (CNBC)

Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave (Financial Times)

A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich (WSJ)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions
AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers (Wired)

This Visiting Interstellar Comet Just Keeps Getting Weirder (Gizmodo)
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August 28, 2025Nvidia Earnings And Nano Banana
Nvidia’s earnings are ok, but maybe showing signs of normalizing. Copilot for your TV. A blockchain for your cloud. I catch you up on that whole Nano Banana image AI craze sweeping the internet. And a summary of the Pixel phone reviews.
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Nvidia beats on top and bottom lines as company expects breakneck AI spend to continue (CNBC)

Microsoft expands Xbox Cloud Gaming to Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers (The Verge)

Microsoft’s Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors (The Verge)

Google Cloud is developing its own blockchain for payments, currently in private testnet (The Block)

Google Gemini’s AI image model gets a ‘bananas’ upgrade (TechCrunch)

Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples (The Verge)

Google Pixel 10 Pro review: the best AI phone on the market (The Shortcut)
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August 27, 2025The First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against OpenAI
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI. The continuing saga of what the heck is going on over at Meta AI? Is “vibe hacking” the big new threat we need to be worried about? Anthropic had to settle because it was afraid it would be sued out of existence. And when the iPhone event is gonna happen.
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OpenAI Plans to Update ChatGPT After Parents Sue Over Teen’s Suicide (Bloomberg)

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. (NYTimes)

Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab (Wired)

‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat (The Verge)

Anthropic Settles Major AI Copyright Suit Brought by Authors (3) (Bloomberg Law)

Apple Makes Music Push in Radio After Losing Ground to Spotify (WSJ)

Apple Event Announced for September 9: 'Awe Dropping' (MacRumors)
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August 26, 2025xAI Sues Apple And OpenAI
Elon Musk is taking his beef with Sam Altman AND Tim Apple to court. The Trump administration could sanction EU officials over the Digital Services Act. Spotify has added DMs. And Ben Thompson’s deep analysis of the whole Intel situation.
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Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings (Reuters)

Exclusive: Trump administration weighs sanctions on officials implementing EU tech law, sources say (Reuters)

Spotify is adding DMs (The Verge)

Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children (404Media)

Intel says Trump deal has risks for shareholders, international sales (CNBC)

U.S. Intel (Stratechery)
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August 25, 2025Uncle Sam’s Intel Stake
The government has indeed taken a stake in Intel. Apple might turn to Google to save Siri. Meta turns to Midjourney. Perplexity wants to cut publishers in on the action. And how DHL is using AI to shore up a workforce that is aging out.
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Trump, Intel Agree to 10% U.S. Stake as President Promises More Deals (NYTimes)

Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI to Power Revamped Siri (Bloomberg)

Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models (TechCrunch)

Perplexity to Let Publishers Share in Revenue from AI Searches (Bloomberg)

Netflix Sets Opening Dates for Permanent Entertainment and Shopping Venues in Philadelphia, Dallas (Variety)

Inside DHL’s AI upgrade: ‘Love it or hate it, you have to work with it’ (FT)

8 Women, 4 Bedrooms and 1 Cause: Breaking A.I.’s Glass Ceiling (NYTimes)
19 min
August 22, 2025Has China Shut The Door On Nvidia?
We talked recently about how Nvidia wasn’t home free in China just yet, and low and behold, they’re stopping H20 chip production over Chinese concerns. Did Elon Musk talk to Mark Zuckerberg about buying OpenAI together? And of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Nvidia Orders Halt to H20 Production After China Directive Against Purchases (The Information)

Meta Signs $10 Billion-Plus Cloud Deal With Google (The Information)

Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg in $100bn bid for OpenAI (Financial Times)

OpenAI Is Challenging Google—While Using Its Search Data (The Information)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
He Sold His Likeness. Now His Avatar Is Shilling Supplements on TikTok. (NYTimes)

Bill Gates meets Willy Wonka: How Epic’s 82-year-old billionaire CEO, Judy Faulkner, built her software factory (CNBC)
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