AI in Concert Beats Solo Acts: Japanese Study Finds Teamed Models Boost Accuracy Six-Fold
Good morning from foggy San Francisco, Teamwork, but for silicon brains. Tokyo startup Sakana AI let ChatGPT, Claude, and Google&
Japanese researchers prove AI models work better as teams than alone, boosting performance 30%. TreeQuest system lets companies mix different AI providers instead of relying on one, potentially cutting costs while improving results.
Elon Musk spent $290 million helping Trump win, then watched him sign a $3.3 trillion spending bill. Now the world's richest man is starting his own political party to challenge both Republicans and Democrats in 2026.
Researchers are hiding secret instructions in academic papers to trick AI reviewers into giving positive feedback. At least 17 papers from top universities contained these invisible prompts. The practice exposes deep flaws in peer review.
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Good morning from foggy San Francisco, Teamwork, but for silicon brains. Tokyo startup Sakana AI let ChatGPT, Claude, and Google&
Fifteen AI tools are reshaping how teams work daily. From building websites in 60 seconds to automating workflows across 5,000+ apps, these tools handle repetitive tasks so you can focus on strategy and growth.
Building AI agents once required computer science degrees and endless debugging. Now nine frameworks span from drag-and-drop simplicity to hardcore programming. The democratization is complete—but which tool fits your team?
Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence for $32B but got turned down. So they hired the CEO instead. Daniel Gross left the AI startup he co-founded to join Meta's superintelligence lab. The AI talent war gets more expensive.
Former Manchester City captain raises $42M to fix Britain's broken delivery system with AI and electric trucks. Her startup Hived claims 99% on-time delivery while legacy carriers struggle with outdated technology built for letters, not e-commerce.
New research finds AI models often fabricate step-by-step explanations that look convincing but don't reflect their actual reasoning. 25% of recent papers incorrectly treat these as reliable—affecting medicine, law, and safety systems.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Microsoft axed 9,000 workers Wednesday. Record profits didn't save them. The company
AI meeting assistants are transforming how teams capture and act on discussions. From free tools like Fathom to advanced analytics from Avoma, these 10 apps automatically transcribe, summarize, and extract action items from calls.
Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence for $32B but got turned down. So they hired the CEO instead. Daniel Gross left the AI startup he co-founded to join Meta's superintelligence lab. The AI talent war gets more expensive.
Microsoft cuts 9,000 jobs during record profits as CEOs drop the pretense about AI displacement. Ford's CEO predicts AI will replace half of white-collar workers. The era of corporate honesty about job losses has begun.
The German physicist who worked in Silicon Valley's legendary fruit barn and co-created the solar efficiency limit still used today has died at 93. Hans-Joachim Queisser witnessed the chaotic birth of the semiconductor industry.
Microsoft cuts 9,000 jobs including 200 at Candy Crush maker King, marking the fourth Xbox layoff round in 18 months. Despite record gaming engagement, the $69 billion Activision deal pressures studios to prove profitability over creativity.
45 major European companies including ASML, Airbus, and Mercedes-Benz demand EU pause its AI Act for two years. They say unclear rules threaten competitiveness while US rivals pull ahead. Brussels faces revolt from its own industry.
Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies spent months lobbying for a 10-year ban on state AI regulation. The Senate voted 99-1 to kill it. Meta, Microsoft, and venture capital firms learned that money can't buy everything in Washington.
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.
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.
Grammarly bought email app Superhuman for an undisclosed sum, part of its plan to build an AI productivity empire. With $1 billion in fresh funding, the grammar company wants to put AI agents at the center of your workday.
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.
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.
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.
Former Manchester City captain raises $42M to fix Britain's broken delivery system with AI and electric trucks. Her startup Hived claims 99% on-time delivery while legacy carriers struggle with outdated technology built for letters, not e-commerce.
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.
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.
Former Cisco executives have developed a solution geared towards preventing unexpected IT emergencies, aiming for uninterrupted operations.
New research finds AI models often fabricate step-by-step explanations that look convincing but don't reflect their actual reasoning. 25% of recent papers incorrectly treat these as reliable—affecting medicine, law, and safety systems.
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 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.
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.
Developers who love Claude Code but hate terminals now have an open-source solution. Claudia transforms AI coding into a visual desktop app with custom agents, project management, and sandbox security—no command line required.
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.
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.
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.
Fifteen AI tools are reshaping how teams work daily. From building websites in 60 seconds to automating workflows across 5,000+ apps, these tools handle repetitive tasks so you can focus on strategy and growth.
Building AI agents once required computer science degrees and endless debugging. Now nine frameworks span from drag-and-drop simplicity to hardcore programming. The democratization is complete—but which tool fits your team?
AI meeting assistants are transforming how teams capture and act on discussions. From free tools like Fathom to advanced analytics from Avoma, these 10 apps automatically transcribe, summarize, and extract action items from calls.
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.
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