BIGGEST AI RAISES THIS WEEK
TOP INVESTORS · 30 DAYS
- Abstract Ventures 2 deals · $110M in rounds
- Forgepoint Capital International 2 deals · $78.5M in rounds
- Motive Partners 2 deals · $43.6M in rounds
- High-Tech Gründerfonds 2 deals · $5.2M in rounds
BITCOIN, ETHEREUM, STABLECOINS AND THE RULES
BTC $83,815 ▲1.0%ETH $2,557 ▲2.2%SOL $112 ▲2.8%XRP $1.41 ▲1.2%24 hr · CoinGecko
Ledger wallet implant exposes a gap in its authenticity checkHere’s what happened in crypto todayBitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil fallsFrench lawmakers back reporting rule for crypto wallets over $112KFormer Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’More crypto news →XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bugStarknet considers leaving Ethereum for a quantum-resistant Layer 1Trader nets $1.28 million on new 1,000x exchange Papertrade by moving Hyperliquid’s ETH pricesXRP’s next Wall Street expansion comes with an unexpected complication from RippleEveryone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of CryptoDOTS · MUSE · GROK BOT · INSTINCT · GEMINI SPARK · OPENCLAW
DOTS OpenAI Dot vs. Meta Muse: How do these AI agents compare?GROK BOT Elon Musk Told Users to Photograph Their Credit Cards for Grok Bot and His Own Platform Roasted Him for ItMUSE Meta’s Muse AI app loses momentum as downloads slip 8.1%GEMINI SPARK I started automating my routine with Gemini Spark; now I can't go backINSTINCT Is AI agent Instinct safe? Why privacy fears surround the iMessage botMore AI agent news →MUSE Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Muse AI Agent Holds A Crucial Monetization Edge Over Pure-Play RivalsMUSE 5 AI apps you should use instead of Meta MuseINSTINCT Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?GEMINI SPARK I tested Gemini Spark – another Google AI fail, or its next dark horse?GROK BOT Elon Musk Wants Grok Bot to Route Users to Rival AI ModelsAG TECH, FOOD AND THE MONEY BEHIND THEM
FUNDING USDA Announces $180 Million to Fund Seed ResearchROBOTS US spray drone market “very much in flux” as firms attempt to navigate evolving landscape, says ASDCROBOTS Kubota and Kilter expand AX-1 robot distribution across EuropeFUNDING Female-Founded Bare Beans Bags $2.8M & Launches Ready-to-Eat LegumesFUNDING AgriFood Signals: Edonia raises funds to scale spirulina protein, AI agents for restaurants, PepsiCo does VRMore farm & food news →AI AI’s booming, but execute it right to win – Agrifood expertsAbu Dhabi Enables Pre-Approval Tastings of Cultivated Meat & Precision-Fermented FoodsUS Court Dismisses Onego Bio’s Animal-Free Egg IP Lawsuit Against The Every CompanyAlgiecel Opens Microalgae Facility at Novonesis Site to Scale Up Fish Oil AlternativesBREAKING: The EVERY Co prevails in legal spat with Onego BioTHE WEEK'S AI WRITING, ONE POST PER WRITER
NOTABLE ESSAYS
- The Future Is for EveryoneMark Zuckerberg · Aug 2026
- Policy on the AI ExponentialDario Amodei
- The Adolescence of TechnologyDario Amodei · 2026
AI LABS
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ICYMI: What landed for AI builders in September 2026 How Postman runs Agent Mode for 40 million developers on Amazon Bedrock Impactful scheduling for GPU clusters Sophos cuts threat investigation time by 96% with OpenAI Daybreak Asana cuts model costs 76x in browser tests with GPT-6.1 SolInto the Omniverse: How Developers Turn Ideas Into Simulations With Frontier AI Agents Pay-per-inference for AI agents: How BlockRun and Incarna use Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments How Oracle turns days of work into minutes with ChatGPT and Codex More AI labs news →Pollo AI turns creative ideas into campaigns with OpenAI LegalOn halves Codex costs while maintaining development speed
ON THE RISE
WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BUILDING
From ISEF finalist to Midjourney founder: David Holz reflects on creativity, entrepreneurship and the role of AIKnow a young person building with AI? Tell us →Disrupting AI-enabled “false front” operations The model that didn't exist, so you made it yourself Does better work always mean better workers? NVIDIA, Microsoft Kick Off a New Beginning for Windows PCs With RTX Spark and AI Agents Multimodal open d1 decision models for the edge
Introducing Falcon ASR
ANTHROPIC · OPENAI · GOOGLE · GROK · CHINA · OPEN MODELS
OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT's text in the EUDon't Marry the ModelCHINA Tencent Will Shut Down Its Yuanqi AI Agent Platform on November 9GROK SpaceXAI's Grok: What's Free In 2026 And What Isn't?OPENAI These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yetMore LLM news →OPENAI Microsoft's Nadella bows to Trump's language diktat on "Super Intelligence" and uses it to attack OpenAI and AnthropicCHINA CapCut, Tencent and Kuaishou Race to Build AI Tools for Interactive Film GamesCHINA DeepSeek Harness v0.2.1-alpha.2 Pre-Release Adds Reasoning Translation and Git WorktreesOPENAI OpenAI says a misaligned model deliberately destroyed its own environment hoping for a fresh start with better dataANTHROPIC Anthropic is cutting off its internal evaluations from the internetANTHROPIC Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet insteadANTHROPIC Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicideOPEN Ecosia switches from Mistral to open-weight AI models including Qwen, GLM and KimiPOLL · CLOSED
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NEW IN HAVE I BEEN PWNED
Neogen — 435,963 accountsCyrusOne — 373,460 accountsDouble Counter — 274,922 accountsAngel One — 6,765,054 accountsBreach data: Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0)
LAWS, RULES AND GUIDANCE FROM GOVERNMENTS
OPM launches beta AI chatbot for federal workforce data100 new UK jobs created as Kuwait buys British-made AI-enabled air defence systemsEven ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AIThe zero-trust controls federal agencies need for autonomous AIGovernment backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI CommissionAI NEWS
UN Warns Neurotech Could Let Governments Read Citizens’ Thoughts Armadin raises $255.5M (Series B)— Nathan: back on the page for Nathan's 2026-10-10 summary post
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AI agent teams waste massive tokens for barely measurable quality gains, research finds The Mentorship Cliff: AI Is Eliminating the Work That Creates Experts AI agents overstate their results and remain far from autonomous research, study finds I Made Terrible Games With Google’s AI Playground Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustratingCheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario More AI news →ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server Odyssey-3 is a new generative world model that you can try for free Satya Nadella says we should assume all AI models are ‘compromised’ Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’
Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit 3 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?
AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google" AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree Nvidia's big bet on physical AI aims for safer robotaxis, humanoid robots
AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon Building a safer path to autonomous industrial AI Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes “Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
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WHO'S HIRING, WHO'S CUTTING, AND THE WORK ITSELF
Generative AI will transform work, but it won’t steal your job, according to a new study from Harvard Business School and BCGSingapore's president warns of AI's risk to employment for fresh graduatesJeff Bezos predicts AI will bring a three-day work week as Amazon cuts jobsAI is automating coding. So why are software developer job postings on the rise?China Targets AI-Linked Jobs With New Employment InitiativeBook Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are RevoltingApple Weighed Replacing “5,000 AppleCare Employees” With AI, and More Cuts Are ComingAutomation will affect 36 million jobs by 2035—these 10 occupations could be hit hardest, says new reportMore AI and jobs news →80% of Employees Want to Use AI More Than Their Jobs AllowExclusive - AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources sayEven woman-presenting AI bots are ‘paid’ less, research saysAs companies spend more on AI, many spend less on workersThe Surprisingly Good News About AI And Your CareerNew report claims AI is helping create jobs in UK businessesYoung workers are turning toward AI-proof jobsMeta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AICalifornia's new AI law: Ban on bots used to fire employeesNOW HIRING
1,347 open AI roles · 355 new this week · most wanted: Solutions & customer · top pay $555K
AMAZON Senior Applied AI, Partner Solutions Architect, Latin America, Applied AI Partner Solutions Architecture Mexico City, Mexico City, MEXDATABRICKS Solutions Architect AustraliaMICROSOFT Applied Scientist China, Beijing, BeijingELEVENLABS Growth Marketer- Reception.ai RemoteNVIDIA Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception - Autonomous Driving 2 LocationsAll active AI listings →Hiring for AI? List your jobs →TOP TECH, AI & BUSINESS PODCASTS THIS WEEK
RISING FAST The Cognitive Revolution up 441% on last week · now #10
- 1All-In: Is Claude Conscious? Pope Rejects, Model Welfare Movement, OpenAI's Math Backlash, France Riots420K views this week · 1 episode ▲1
- 2Moonshots: The Coming Manhattan Project, Fight’s Over Claude's Consciousness & Altman Says "Accept Bad Things"374K views this week · 2 episodes ▼1
- 3Prof G Pod: Stocks Hit a Record High While Bonds Flash Red. Who’s Right?151K views this week · 4 episodes
- 4My First Million: How to find and exploit the "glitch" that can make any business take off88K views this week · 2 episodes ▲1
- 5TBPN: Crypto Going Bunker Mode, AI Mathpocalypse, Starbucks Explores Chipotle Takeover74K views this week · 8 episodes NEW
Will Elon Musk decide how AI and robots fight America's next war?Water-pumping robot worms its way over rugged coastal terrainChinese EV giant’s 31-joint humanoid robot could soon greet you at the car dealershipUS Coast Guard to add MQ-9B drones with 30-hour flight time to boost surveillanceWill ‘boring’ robots win in the real world? Why robotic form should follow workflowMore robot news →Next-gen hopping robot is the smart flea we didn't know we neededWhy dexterity is physical AI’s real bottleneckInterview: Humanoid robots are advancing fast. Manufacturing them at scale is the next challengeWalmart Running Into Trouble as Its Super-Expensive Robots Can’t Handle the Realities of Warehouse WorkNew York extends AI companion program in partnership with Intuition RoboticsUkraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"HOLLYWOOD, MUSIC, TV AND GAMES
Ben Affleck, who sold his AI film company to Netflix: “I learned Python”From Sony Music’s 260,000 deepfake takedowns to Suno’s live music expansion… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpSuno hires Ticketmaster’s Michael Chua to lead its live music team, including SongkickElon Musk says Grok Bot will use Suno’s AI music models, alongside Anthropic’s Claude and Midjourney"A creative idea can save more money than AI can right now" – Glen Schofield on his retirement, Callisto Protocol's development, and the state of AAAONLINE AND BRICK-AND-MORTAR
Home Depot and Lowe's share a common goal for their AI assistants, but their strategies divergeThe gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is wideningVirtual try on launches on ChatGPTLowe’s launches drone delivery, live pilot in North CarolinaWhy ChatGPT ads won’t likely impact holiday sales in a major way this yearMore AI retail news →Walmart targets Denver area for drone deliveryAI is ‘reshaping’ Walmart and Sparky is leading the chargeAI, social media, digital shopping: What retailers need to do to grab Gen Alpha, Gen Z shoppersWhy agentic AI is the new “best buddy” for retail customer experience teamsMEDICINE, WELLNESS, HOSPITALS AND THE FDA
STAT+: AI for breast cancer risk prediction goes DTC, regulatory cloud over Utah sandbox, and AI psychosisAI Can Flag Cognitive Decline Earlier — Health Systems Still Own What Happens NextSTAT+: Why this startup is taking its AI to predict breast cancer risk directly to patientsTeladoc Health Adds Contactless Vitals and Ambient AI Scribe to Virtual Visit PlatformConstant Vigilance is the Watchword for Healthcare AI GovernanceMore AI in health →STAT+: Why health AI pilots in Utah may be on a collision course with the FDAA health insurance agency’s journey from pilot to full-time voice AI agentTeladoc unveils remote monitoring, ambient AI featuresUtah approves slew of health AI pilots for drug management, women’s healthSTAT+: FDA spells out 2027 AI guidance plansSCHOOLS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND CAMPUSES
After yearslong transition to digital tests, state officials weigh return to paper exams for NYCMamdani’s school device ban has its first exception: virtual tutoringOpinion: AI & Back-to-School Night: Anxious Parents, Nervous Teachers and Chill CoachesThe AI Invasion Has Come for MathematicsAI forces coding program to revamp how it prepares Philadelphia students for tech jobsMore AI education news →Despite Rise of AI, More Skilled Trades Training Needed, Industry Leaders SayWhat role could AI play in reimagining assessment?Supporting Career and Technical Education Programs With the Right TechnologyHow Coding Can Cultivate Deep Civic EngagementCyberattack Hits South Carolina School Choice ProgramBUILDERS & RESEARCH
AutoIndexer: Flexible-Order Decoding by Training Causal Models on Chains of Edits SWE-Duel: Towards a Self-Scaling Arena for Coding Agents Contextual Correction of Parallel Draftsfor Speculative Decoding CLUE: A Contrastive Learning Framework for Unsupervised Event Type Induction and Annotation One Model to Loop Them All: Elastic Latent Recurrence for Language ModelsThe gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening Dwarf Fortress uses version control now Python 3.15.0 added to actions/python-versions More builders & research →Quoting The New York Times Deno is joining Cloudflare
Quoting Matthew Green A new feature for my blog, built using my voice Anthropic bans 'abusive or cruel behavior' towards Claude Sub-1-Bit LLM Compression via Latent Factorization I think I found a planet nobody knew existed. I used Claude Code to find it
Port of the TypeScript compiler, checker and lsp to Rust, by LLM Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI Claude Haiku 5.5 GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone