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Fri. 07/11 – Grok: Let Me See What Elon Thinks
So, it sure looks like Grok tries to align some of its answers with the views of its maker, Elon Musk, but the question is why… Does AI have to align with political views more generally? New, tangible data suggests you actually might NOT be coding faster due to AI. It might just be in your head. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.Links:Grok: searching X for “from:elonmusk (Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza)” (Simon Willison's Blog)Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions (TechCrunch)A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump (The Verge)Study: Apple’s newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy (9to5Mac)Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity (Second Thoughts)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:The Grand Unified Theory of Rogue Waves (Quanta Magazine)This Breakthrough Sponge Could Change How the World Gets Clean Water (SciTechDaily)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Thu. 07/10 – Grok 4
Grok 4 is out, plus Grok 4 Voice, Grok 4 Code, a bunch more. Ok we know Zuck wants to catch up on AI, but an insider explains why they think Meta fell behind in the first place. Are AI web browsers the next battlefield in the AI wars. And if your electricity bill goes up substantially, you’ll never guess what you can blame.Links:Grok 4 is live — here’s what makes it Elon Musk’s most advanced AI yet (Tom's Guide)Meta Poached Apple’s Pang With Pay Package Over $200 Million (Bloomberg)Zuckerberg’s $100 Million AI Job Offers Are Paying Off (Bloomberg)Exclusive: OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome (Reuters)Microsoft Touts $500 Million AI Savings While Slashing Jobs (Bloomberg)America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI (Reuters)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Wed. 07/09 – Samsung Unpacked
All the of the headlines from the Galaxy Unpacked event that was mostly about really thin foldable phones. Big changing of the guard at Apple. What happens when you make a bet on a betting market, think you’ve won, but are then told you’re not. And a useful new feature of Gmail.Links:Galaxy Z Fold 7 goes official with drastically thinner design, but a $2,000 price tag (9to5Google)Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a bigger battery and is still thinner than last year's model (Engadget)Samsung launches the more affordable Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE for $899 (9to5Google)Galaxy Z Fold 7 hands-on: Samsung finally made the foldables we’ve been asking for (The Verge)Apple COO Jeff Williams to Retire in Major Changing of Guard (Bloomberg)Elon Musk's AI chatbot churns out antisemitic posts days after update (NBCNews)Polymarket Rules 'No' on $237M Controversial Bet Over Zelenskyy's Suit (Decrypt)Gmail’s new tab is made for unsubscribing from emails (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Tue. 07/08 – Zuck Poaches AI Talent From Apple
How much further behind can Apple get in AI now that Zuck is poaching from them as well? OpenAI has been forced to batten down the hatches, quite literally. A fully licensed AI video model. And back to Apple. They heard your complaints. They’re pumping the brakes on Liquid Glass a bit.Sponsors:AGNTCY.ORGLinks:Apple Loses Top AI Models Executive to Meta’s Hiring Spree (Bloomberg)OpenAI’s Stock Compensation Reflect Steep Costs of Talent Wars (The Information)OpenAI clamps down on security after foreign spying threats (Financial Times)Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notifications (The Verge)This New AI Tool Wants to Work With Filmmakers—Not Replace Them (Time)iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass (TechCrunch)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.