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Sep
18
From Maps to Meals: Amap’s Street Stars Takes on Meituan

From Maps to Meals: Amap’s Street Stars Takes on Meituan

Backed by subsidies and Alibaba’s ecosystem, Street Stars signals that the battle for China’s local services is moving from delivery apps to navigation gateways.
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Sep
18
The Breakpoint: OpenAI Rewrites Its Future with Microsoft

The Breakpoint: OpenAI Rewrites Its Future with Microsoft

For nearly a decade, OpenAI has lived inside a paradox. It was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit meant to
5 min read
Sep
17
From Databases to the Top of the Rich List: How Oracle’s AI Bet Crowned Ellison

From Databases to the Top of the Rich List: How Oracle’s AI Bet Crowned Ellison

For a brief, surreal moment this September, Larry Ellison stood at the summit of global wealth. Oracle’s co-founder — long
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Sep
11
When Mount Fuji Erupts on Screen: Tokyo Turns to AI for Disaster Readiness

When Mount Fuji Erupts on Screen: Tokyo Turns to AI for Disaster Readiness

On the eve of Volcano Disaster Preparedness Day, Tokyo’s metropolitan government unveiled a video that felt more like a
5 min read
Sep
10
From Battle Droids to Chatbots: Why Humans Call AI ‘Clankers’

From Battle Droids to Chatbots: Why Humans Call AI ‘Clankers’

On TikTok, Reddit, and X, a strange insult is echoing across feeds: “clanker.” It’s not new internet slang, but
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Sep
10
From Models to Experiments: OpenAI’s Real Plan Behind the $1.1B Statsig Deal

From Models to Experiments: OpenAI’s Real Plan Behind the $1.1B Statsig Deal

On paper, it looked like an overpriced SaaS deal. OpenAI spent $1.1 billion in stock to acquire Statsig, a
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Sep
08
Latin America’s First AI Unicorn Is Now the AI CFO

Latin America’s First AI Unicorn Is Now the AI CFO

Kapital has just planted its flag as Latin America’s first AI unicorn. The Mexico City–based company announced a
4 min read
Sep
07
RRR Is the New ARR: How Anthropic Sold $5B of Acceleration

RRR Is the New ARR: How Anthropic Sold $5B of Acceleration

Anthropic just raised $13 billion at a $183 billion valuation, and the number it chose to headline the pitch wasn’
5 min read
Sep
03
When AI Meets Immunity: Ellison’s Oxford Experiment

When AI Meets Immunity: Ellison’s Oxford Experiment

By 2050, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to kill staggering numbers of people. The antibiotics that transformed modern medicine into
5 min read
Sep
03
GPT-Realtime: OpenAI Just Rewrote the Economics of Voice AI

GPT-Realtime: OpenAI Just Rewrote the Economics of Voice AI

Picture this: you dial into a call center. No hold music, no robotic lag. Within a split second, a warm
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