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Your byte sized download on AI, big tech, and the money and power moves shaping the industry. No fluff, just what matters.

AI

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Elon Says His New Model Is "Opus-Class." His Own Benchmark Chart Says Otherwise.

Jul 13, 2026

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Elon Says His New Model Is "Opus-Class." His Own Benchmark Chart Says Otherwise.

Also: a coding startup just found out RL doesn't hit a ceiling after all.

Hatman
Hatman

Humanoid Robots

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The First Fully Autonomous AI Ransomware Attack Needed a Human

Jul 12, 2026

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The First Fully Autonomous AI Ransomware Attack Needed a Human

California just went all-in on the same AI company the federal government is calling a security risk.

Hatman
Hatman

OpenAI

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OpenAI Built Everyone an AI Agent. Whether They Wanted One or Not.

Jul 11, 2026

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OpenAI Built Everyone an AI Agent. Whether They Wanted One or Not.

Also: Anthropic's new dashboard for tracking your AI habit conveniently skips your incognito chats.

Hatman
Hatman

Technology

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AI Just Got a Human Voice and a Passport Problem

Jul 9, 2026

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AI Just Got a Human Voice and a Passport Problem

OpenAI made ChatGPT sound more real than ever, while the US and China turned frontier models into national security chess pieces.

Hatman
Hatman

Anthropic

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DoorDash Built a Test to Prove Its AI Was Good. It Proved the Opposite.

Jul 9, 2026

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DoorDash Built a Test to Prove Its AI Was Good. It Proved the Opposite.

Plus, Anthropic lets Claude keep working after you close the laptop.

Hatman
Hatman

Anthropic

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Anthropic Just Admitted Your AI Bill Is a Problem

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

Anthropic Just Admitted Your AI Bill Is a Problem

New Claude Enterprise controls for runaway token spending, plus Illinois just passed one of the toughest AI safety laws yet.

Hatman
Hatman
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