

Not Microdramas, But TikTok Dramas: The Platform Is Now Actively Producing Its Own Mini-Series
TikTok is no longer content with just hosting short-form videos. The social media giant is stepping directly into scripted entertainment by producing its own original mini-dramas — bite-sized, vertical soap operas designed for endless mobile scrolling.
- From AI Backlash to Iron Man Suits: How Google Cloud’s Jack Buser Sees Generative AI as the Game Industry’s Lifeline
- Sony’s Table-Tennis Robot “Ace” Just Beat Human Pros — And It’s Far More Impressive Than a Marathon-Winning Bot
- Instagram Just Launched Instants — A Private, Ephemeral Photo App That Feels Like Locket + Snapchat + BeReal
- We are excited to announce a strategic partnership between QUASA and CryptoTotem!
Polymarket Partners with Chainalysis to Deploy Advanced Tools Against Insider Trading
The partnership with Chainalysis marks a significant step toward professionalizing the prediction market industry.
Dwarkesh Patel Is Hiring a Researcher — And He’s Paying $20,000 for the Best Answers to These Four Brutal AI Questions
If you’re seriously into AI, you should already be subscribed to Dwarkesh Patel’s newsletter (dwarkesh.com). He’s widely considered the #1 podcaster in the AI space right now — thoughtful, deeply prepared, and consistently landing the most interesting guests.
What Will Be Scarce in the Age of AI
The economy was never a fixed pie to be divided. As abundance arrives in one domain, human preferences and mimetic desires push demand into new, still-scarce territory.
China Moves to Block US Capital in Its AI Startups: The New Wall Around Tech Talent and Technology
In a significant escalation of its tech decoupling strategy, China is now actively discouraging its leading AI companies from accepting American investment without explicit government approval.
Why “This New Model Fixed a Bug the Old One Couldn’t” Is Rarely the Story You Think It Is
The smartest move is almost always the boring one: keep using what works reliably for you, and only switch when the evidence becomes overwhelming in your own daily work — not because one shiny example went viral.
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From AI Backlash to Iron Man Suits: How Google Cloud’s Jack Buser Sees Generative AI as the Game Industry’s Lifeline
For years, the mere mention of AI in game development has triggered an almost visceral reaction in the gaming community.

Sony’s Table-Tennis Robot “Ace” Just Beat Human Pros — And It’s Far More Impressive Than a Marathon-Winning Bot
While the world was still buzzing about a robot completing a half-marathon faster than any human, Sony AI quietly dropped something far more significant: a robotic system that can actually beat elite and professional table tennis players in real matches under official rules.

Instagram Just Launched Instants — A Private, Ephemeral Photo App That Feels Like Locket + Snapchat + BeReal
Nobody asked for it. But Meta’s Instagram team quietly shipped a brand-new standalone app anyway.

We are excited to announce a strategic partnership between QUASA and CryptoTotem!
QUASA is proud to partner with CryptoTotem, a leading analytical service specializing in blockchain startup research.

Working at MrBeast’s Empire: Not So Fun If You’re a Woman, New Lawsuit Claims
A former high-level executive at Beast Industries has filed a federal lawsuit accusing MrBeast’s company of fostering a toxic, male-dominated “boys’ club” where women were systematically excluded, harassed, and ultimately pushed out — especially after maternity leave.

“The Classic Product Playbook Is Dead”: What Anthropic’s Head of Product Learned Building Claude
In a wide-ranging interview released this week, Anthropic’s Head of Product sat down to explain how AI has completely shattered traditional product development — and what actually works inside one of the fastest-scaling AI companies on the planet.

Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0: The $3/Hour Voice AI That’s About to Replace Entire Call Centers
xAI just released Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0 — and the economics of voice AI have officially broken.





