Week 11, 2025
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highlights
Apple AI lag confirmed. Siri upgrade delayed again. May have to wait 'til iOS 20. Smart Home Hub postponed as a result.
MS signals OpenAI divorce. Developing in-house MAI models for Copilot. Also testing xAI, DeekSeep, Meta models as GPT replacement.
Another DeepSeek? New Chinese AI 'Manus' gains spotlight. Dubbed world's first fully autonomous AI. Opinions divided.
AI value shifting from models to tailored apps. OpenAI may charge $20K/month for PhD-level research agent. MS launched agents for sales people and doctors.
More reasoning models. Amazon and Alibaba developing their own.
Crypto traders disppointed. Trump's Bitcoin reserve confined to seized assets. No plans for to buy more. BTC, ETH, XRP all drop.
Trump says four groups want TikTok. Claims decision is his. Buyers unclear, but ex-Dodgers owner interested. Might extend April 5 deadline.
Bad week for Musk. Tesla shares keep dropping. Starship explodes. Tesla charging stations torched in possible anti-Musk attack.
Tech veterans return. Larry Page is starting a new AI company. Ohanian and Rose are bringing back Digg.
Same government, different treament. ScaleAI wins DOD contract, but faces investigation by DOL.
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stories you might have missed
AI - Tech
Manus, new Chinese AI, creates buzz
—some say 2nd DeepSeek moment
—TechCrunch disagrees
Sutskever tries different AI methodology
Amazon developing own reasoning model
Alibaba unveils new reasoning model
Google Search tests AI mode
—DuckDuckGo shows AI-gen answers
Google to debut AI assistant Pixel Sense
Google Messages uses AI to detect scam
Google demos new Gemini features
Mistral AI turns PDF into Markdown
MS unvels AI agents for sales
MS unveils AI voice assistant for doctors
Meta to improve voice-powered AI
—betting on conversational agents
Zoom boosts AI reasoning efficiency
—using new 'chain of draft' method
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AI - Business
Apple delays upgraded Siri
—which also delays 'smart home hub'
MS Copilot seeks to replace OpenAI
—with own MAI models
OpenAI plans $20K/month agent
Amazon forms 'agentic AI' group
Musk's OpenAI injunction denied
Larry Page starts new AI company
Perplexity working on AI phone
—with Deutche Telekom
Stability brings audio gen to Arm devices
AI wrappers gaining money/traction
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AI - Other
Eric Schmidt argues against Manhattan Project for AGI
Anthropic drops Biden-era AI commitment
OpenAI launches $50M academic partnership
AI pioneers win 2024 Turing Award
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Chips / Infrastructure
Trump wants to kill CHIPS Act
—but even GOP seems skeptical
TSMC announces $100B US investment
—largest FDI in US history
—first R&D center outside Taiwan
Foxconn's Mexico mega-plant on plan
Qualcomm unveils X85 5G modem
Nvidia/Broadcom test Intel's 18A process
Intel defeats shareholder lawsuit
AWS to invest $8.2b in western India
Arm signs $250M Malaysian chip deal
Broadcom reports record Q1 earnings
—AI chip revenue up 77%
Crowdstrike Q4 revenue up 25%
—but guidance disppoints
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Ecommerce
JD.com Q4 revenue up 13%
—fastest growth in years
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Social Media
Trump to extend TikTok deadline
X adds Grok to replies
Reddit adds 'rule check'
Threads may add 'interests' on profiles
Meta tests anti-scam facial recognition
UK reviews TikTok/Reddit child privacy
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Content / Entertainment
AWS launches GameLift Streams
Amazon Prime Video tests AI dubbing
YouTube launches $8 Premium Lite
YouTube Music/Premium hit 125M+ subs
YouTube redesigning TV app
—to look more like Netflix
YouTube tightens gambling content rules
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Device / Hardware
Apple's foldable iPhone revealed
—will have book-style design
—reportedly targeting fall '26 launch
Apple launches:
—M4 MacBook Air
—Mac Studio w/ M4 Max
—Mac Studio w/ M3 Ultra
—M3 Ultra
—M3 iPad Air
—A16 iPad
Lenovo unveils new Yoga Pro
Samsung unveils Project Moohan XR
—will be launched this year
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App / Platform
Apple adds AI-summarized app reviews
Google Play highlights apps w/ widgets
Google rolls out live location sharing
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EV / Autonomous
Tesla charging stations torched
—possible anti-Musk attack
Uber launches Waymo rides in Austin
Uber pilots Teen service in India
Didi's self-driving unit seeks $5B valuation
BYD raises $5.6B in Hong Kong
BYD unveils EV-mounted DJI drones
VW's cheapest EV to use Rivian SW
Canoo CEO reclaims bankrupt assets
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Space
SpaceX Starship explodes again
Trump rewrites broadband rules
—funneling billions to Musk's Starlink
Starlink offers cheaper monthly plan
Starlink's Italy deal uncertain
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Crypto
Trump creates Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
—which will only hold forfeited assets
—market disppointed
Trump memecoin made $350M
Coinbase discusses securitized tokens
Bybit says 77% of stolen funds traceable
Gemini files for IPO
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Policy / Regulation
US mulls DeepSeek ban
Google meets DOJ to avoid breakup
—DOJ says "keep AI, but sell Chrome"
Utah passes app store age verification
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Etc
Digg plans relaunch
—led by Ohanian and Rose
Discord explores IPO
Figma explores IPO
ScaleAI gets DOD contract
ScaleAI investigated by DOL
YC startups coding with AI
Neuralink to trademark ‘Telepathy’
Colossal creates mammoth fur
McDonald's gets AI upgrade
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