Jeff Bezos is going to be a CEO once again. Could Tim Cook step down from Apple’s CEO position in a matter of months? Maybe don’t buy an AI teddy bear. What big AI startup would you short, if you could? And data-centers in spaaaaaaacceee…
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive (NYTimes)
Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook (FT)
Apple’s iPhone Overhaul Will Reduce Its Reliance on Annual Fall Spectacle (Bloomberg)
Happy holidays: AI-enabled toys teach kids how to play with fire, sharp objects (The Register)
At a major AI conference, one startup got voted most likely to flop (Business Insider)
Now Tech Moguls Want to Build Data Centers in Outer Space (WSJ)
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(Portfolio Profile) Hypercubic.AI
A portfolio profile episode of Hypercubic.ai, a seed-stage company that wants to not only preserve knowledge in legacy code, but legacy knowledge in enterprises.
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OpenAI Enters The Group Chat
OpenAI is testing out group chats as a sort of collaborative prompting experience. The hyperscalers are lining up against Nvidia in one specific arena. The Sam Altman Elon Musk feud isn’t over. Google knows who sent you that fake UPS shipment alert text. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
ChatGPT launches pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan (TechCrunch)
Amazon and Microsoft Back Effort That Would Restrict Nvidia’s Exports to China (WSJ)
OpenAI, Apple Lose Bid to Toss Musk xAI Suit Over Competition (Bloomberg)
AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion funding round at $29.3 billion valuation (CNBC)
You know those fake USPS texts? Google says it's found who's behind them (Fast Company)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Sundar Pichai Is Google’s AI ‘Wartime CEO’ After All (Bloomberg)
CRYPTO: Realm of the Coin (Vanity Fair)
I'm Going to Be a Dad. Here's Why I'm Not Posting About My Kid Online (CNET)
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Valve Takes On Consoles And VR
Valve is taking on gaming consoles and creating a new type of VR headset, all at the same time. GPT-5 gets “warmer.” Cursor’s new raise means it has 10x’d its valuation in the span of a year. And we’re one step closer to your phone completely replacing your wallet.
Valve brings back Steam Machine and Steam Controller — hands-on with Valve's new AMD-based living room gaming hardware (Tom's Hardware)
The Steam Frame is a surprising new twist on VR (The Verge)
Microsoft to Use OpenAI’s Custom Chip Work to Help In-House Effort (Bloomberg)
OpenAI says the brand-new GPT-5.1 is ‘warmer’ and has more ‘personality’ options (The Verge)
The AI Coding Startup Favored by Tech CEOs Is Now Worth $29.3 Billion (WSJ)
Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints (TechCrunch)
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Text-To-World AI Models
Forget text-to-video AI, we’re rapidly moving into the text-to-world-generating AI models. What if you showed up to your Airbnb and the fridge was already fully stocked? It seems like there is NO uncanney valley when it comes to AI generated music. And does the Big Short guy have a point when he concern trolls about the AI CAPEX buildout?
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product (TechCrunch)
Airbnb Will Test Adding Instacart Grocery Delivery to Its App in Services Push (Bloomberg)
Are you listening to bots? Survey shows AI music is virtually undetectable (Reuters)
50,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – as study shows 97% of listeners can’t tell the difference between human-made vs. fully AI-generated music (MusicBusinessWorldwide)
The AI Bubble Is Ignoring Michael Burry’s Fears (Bloomberg)
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