Zuckerberg’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Can Poaching Solve Meta’s AI Crisis?
Good Morning from San Francisco, Meta just poached four more OpenAI researchers. Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million talent raid
Canada Scraps Digital Tax Under Pressure From Trump
Trump killed Canada's tech tax with one threat. After he canceled trade talks Friday, Canada dropped its $3B digital levy on Google, Meta, and Amazon by Sunday night. The quick surrender shows how economic leverage trumps sovereignty.
Republican Plan to Cut Solar Subsidies Threatens AI Infrastructure Boom
Senate Republicans quietly added a tax on future solar and wind projects while ending EV credits by September. Even Elon Musk calls it "insane" as tech companies need clean power for AI data centers.
Clearspeed Raises $60 Million to Bring Battlefield Voice Tech to Finance and Security
A Marine-led startup that reads stress patterns in voices just raised $60M from ex-CIA chief David Petraeus. Clearspeed detects fraud and security risks without listening to words - just tone and hesitation patterns across any language.
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Zuckerberg’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Can Poaching Solve Meta’s AI Crisis?
Good Morning from San Francisco, Meta just poached four more OpenAI researchers. Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million talent raid
New Study Exposes Flaws in How We Measure AI Understanding
AI models ace standardized tests but fail basic tasks humans handle easily. New MIT research reveals "Potemkin understanding" - when AI correctly answers benchmark questions but shows no real grasp of concepts. 🤖📚
Meta Hires Four More OpenAI Researchers in Latest Talent Raid
Meta hired four more OpenAI researchers this week, escalating Zuckerberg's talent war with $100M packages. The exodus follows Meta's disappointing Llama 4 launch as the CEO personally hunts AI stars to close the innovation gap.
20 Custom Commands for Claude Code That Are Quietly Transforming Developer Productivity
Developers waste hours on repetitive tasks daily. Claude Code and VS Code now offer 20 automation commands that slash routine work by 30-50%, from AI-powered issue fixing to smart refactoring. See how top teams are reclaiming their creative time.
Five Claude Code Tools That Radically Expand What Engineers Can Do
Most engineers use Claude Code like a basic calculator, missing 90% of its capabilities. These five hidden tools can save you 30-50 hours monthly by turning Claude Code from a simple prompt machine into a precision coding instrument.
Getting Started with Google Gemini CLI: From Setup to Coding
Google's free Gemini CLI turns your terminal into an AI coding assistant that reads files, writes code, and runs commands across entire projects. Get 1,000 daily requests at no cost with this open-source alternative to paid tools.
How to Build AI Apps at Scale: An Intermediate Guide to Claude Code (Part 2)
Most AI coding tools autocomplete lines. Claude Code builds entire features, reads git history, and writes pull requests. Anthropic's terminal-based AI cuts onboarding from weeks to days and works with any IDE or workflow.
20 MUST-Know Tips for Vibe Coding with Claude Code
Claude Code transforms coding from struggle to flow, but most developers miss the hidden features that unlock its true power. These 20 essential tips turn your terminal into an AI coding powerhouse that thinks ahead.
AI News
Meta Hires Four More OpenAI Researchers in Latest Talent Raid
Meta hired four more OpenAI researchers this week, escalating Zuckerberg's talent war with $100M packages. The exodus follows Meta's disappointing Llama 4 launch as the CEO personally hunts AI stars to close the innovation gap.
Meta’s AI Bidding War Exposes the Soaring Cost of Talent in Silicon Valley
Meta poaches three OpenAI researchers with $100 million signing bonuses as Zuckerberg builds a "superintelligence" team. Sam Altman dismisses the blitz, but departures suggest money talks in AI's talent war.
Meta Wins in Court, but Judge Signals Future AI Copyright Battles Ahead
Meta won a major AI copyright case but the judge warned this victory won't last. He ruled the company's use of stolen books was legal while predicting future cases will go the other way—essentially giving authors a roadmap to win.
Claude Users Can Now Launch AI Apps Without Writing a Line of Code
AI app creators faced a brutal choice: absorb crushing API costs as users grew, or charge upfront and kill adoption. Anthropic just eliminated that dilemma by letting Claude users build apps where usage counts against each user's own subscription, not the creator's bill.
Politics
Germany Moves to Ban Chinese AI App DeepSeek Over Data Privacy Concerns
Germany demands Apple and Google remove Chinese AI app DeepSeek from their stores, claiming it illegally ships user data to China. The move reflects growing global tensions over AI privacy and data sovereignty.
Trump Media Approves $400 Million Buyback Despite Posting $400 Million in Losses
Trump Media announces a $400 million stock buyback despite posting $400 million in losses last year on just $3.6 million in revenue. The company sits on $3 billion in cash, raising questions about whether returning money to shareholders makes sense.
Amazon, Google, Meta Back Federal Ban on Local AI Oversight
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta are pushing Congress to ban states from regulating AI for 10 years. California just released a detailed framework for AI oversight. The clash could determine who controls AI rules nationwide.
Did the Trump–Musk Breakup Just Reshape Politics, Markets, and Space?
Trump and Musk's $250 million political alliance collapsed in three hours Thursday, wiping $150 billion from Tesla's value as they traded accusations on social media. Their fight threatens America's space program and shows how personal feuds now shape policy.
Startups
ByteDance's homework app Gauthmath quietly conquers American classrooms
While Congress debates TikTok's future, ByteDance quietly built America's #2 education app. Gauth helps 200 million students cheat on homework by solving problems from photos. Same company, same data concerns, zero scrutiny.
Is English the New Programming Language?
Programming computers in English sounds impossible. But Andrej Karpathy built working apps without knowing code, using only natural language prompts. He calls it Software 3.0. These AI systems think like humans, complete with superhuman memory and distinctly human mistakes.
Is China’s MiniMax the New Contender in the Global AI Race?
Chinese AI startup MiniMax just trained a frontier model for $534,700 - a fraction of what competitors spend. Their open-source M1 beats DeepSeek while using 75% less computing power. The breakthrough suggests advanced AI no longer requires massive budgets.
DeepSeek Quietly Drops AI Update That Outperforms Google's Best
DeepSeek released an AI update without fanfare that now ranks just behind OpenAI's best models. The Chinese startup's quiet approach achieved what billion-dollar marketing campaigns couldn't: performance gains that forced competitors to cut prices.
Funding
Mira Murati's AI Startup Shatters All Funding Records
Former OpenAI executive Mira Murati raised $2 billion for her new AI company, shattering every seed funding record. Her six-month-old startup is now worth $10 billion without shipping a product. The deal shows how the exodus of top talent from OpenAI is creating well-funded competitors.
These Ex-Cisco Execs Want to End 2 A.M. IT Emergencies—for Good
Former Cisco executives have developed a solution geared towards preventing unexpected IT emergencies, aiming for uninterrupted operations.
Search Startup Perplexity Eyes $14B Valuation in New Funding Talks
Perplexity AI, known for providing direct answers instead of traditional search links, is nearing a $14 billion valuation. Yet beneath the soaring numbers lies a pressing question: Can its novel approach truly reshape how we search the internet?
Lightrun Raises $70M to Fight the Dark Side of AI Coding
Bugs just got more expensive. Lightrun, an Israeli startup, has secured $70 million to tackle a peculiar side effect of
AI Research
New Study Exposes Flaws in How We Measure AI Understanding
AI models ace standardized tests but fail basic tasks humans handle easily. New MIT research reveals "Potemkin understanding" - when AI correctly answers benchmark questions but shows no real grasp of concepts. 🤖📚
Anthropic Sounds Alarm on AI Job Losses, Launches Global Research Program
Anthropic launches research program to study AI's job impact after CEO predicts 50% of white-collar roles will vanish in 5 years. New data shows coding work already transforming as AI agents automate 79% of developer tasks.
Most Users Want Productivity, Not Empathy: What Claude’s Data Says About AI and Feelings
New research reveals most people don't use AI for therapy—yet. Only 2.9% of Claude conversations involve emotional support, but the longest sessions hint at deeper connections ahead as AI capabilities grow.
What Happens to Your Brain When AI Writes for You?
MIT researchers monitored students' brains while they wrote essays with ChatGPT. The AI users showed weaker neural activity and couldn't quote their own work. When they switched back to writing alone, their brains stayed weakened.
VibeCoding
20 Custom Commands for Claude Code That Are Quietly Transforming Developer Productivity
Developers waste hours on repetitive tasks daily. Claude Code and VS Code now offer 20 automation commands that slash routine work by 30-50%, from AI-powered issue fixing to smart refactoring. See how top teams are reclaiming their creative time.
Five Claude Code Tools That Radically Expand What Engineers Can Do
Most engineers use Claude Code like a basic calculator, missing 90% of its capabilities. These five hidden tools can save you 30-50 hours monthly by turning Claude Code from a simple prompt machine into a precision coding instrument.
Getting Started with Google Gemini CLI: From Setup to Coding
Google's free Gemini CLI turns your terminal into an AI coding assistant that reads files, writes code, and runs commands across entire projects. Get 1,000 daily requests at no cost with this open-source alternative to paid tools.
How to Build AI Apps at Scale: An Intermediate Guide to Claude Code (Part 2)
Most AI coding tools autocomplete lines. Claude Code builds entire features, reads git history, and writes pull requests. Anthropic's terminal-based AI cuts onboarding from weeks to days and works with any IDE or workflow.
Tools
The Complete ChatGPT Prompt Cheat Sheet 2025
Most people type random questions into ChatGPT and get disappointing results. The difference between good and bad prompts isn't luck—it's structure. Master the simple formula that turns generic responses into exactly what you need.
What are the 10 Essential Concepts Behind AI?
Discover the 10 essential concepts that underpin artificial intelligence. Enlightening read for beginners and tech enthusiasts alike.
📧 What Are the Top 5 AI Newsletters You Have to Read?
Two newsletters control what 2 million tech professionals read about AI every morning. Their founders went from zero to seven-figure exits in under 24 months. But only one dares to question the hype.
Anthropic - Everything You Need to Know
Explore the comprehensive guide to Anthropic. Gain insights into its principles, implications, and potential impact on humanity.