Le Chonk
Nvidia-backed Reflection unveiled Beam, a US open-weights model taking on Chinese labs. Plus, SemiAnalysis said Claude subscriptions were a better deal than OpenAI's, Meta and Microsoft cut back on Cl...
6 Okt 21min
Why Did Another OpenAI Safety Insider Quit?
An ex-OpenAI safety staffer quit, saying AI labs needed to get it right the first time. Plus, Western open-weight models were coming, Meta's Muse kept a page on everyone you know, SpaceXAI got renamed...
5 Okt 21min
Did OpenAI Fire Its Whistleblowers?
OpenAI fired three researchers for allegedly sharing sensitive info with an AI safety group, and the whistleblower talk started. Cloudflare launched Clef to challenge Jev, Suno added Speech, and Slove...
2 Okt 21min
Is Gemini 4 Argon Just Benchmaxxing?
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, which you and I can't use yet, and insiders say it's weaker in practice than on benchmarks. Amazon refreshed the Kindle, Samsung quietly hiked Galaxy S26 prices, and Mc...
1 Okt 21min
Dippin Dots
Trump got the big AI companies to sign a voluntary, "morally binding" safety accord. OpenAI's DevDay delivered Dots, always-on agents, plus GPT-6.1 Sol and a play to make ChatGPT the new app store. Am...
30 Sep 20min
We Have The Anthropic IPO Numbers
Anthropic's IPO prospectus finally surfaced: a $42B net loss on $4.6B in revenue, a quarter of it from two customers. OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra over safety, Oura postponed its IPO, and I wondered ...
29 Sep 22min
Starship Reaches Orbit For The First Time
Nvidia launched a safety platform to stop AI agents from escaping sandboxes, SpaceX finally got Starship into orbit, Meta launched an enterprise AI business, Instinct raised $1 billion, and Trump and ...
28 Sep 21min
Is Copilot Microsoft's Everything App?
Microsoft finally unveiled its Copilot super app, with chat, coding, and agents in one place. Tesla's Optimus ramp hit snags. Meta wanted you making AI games for Instagram. And a startup valued at $20...
25 Sep 20min
