Check Out The Full Newsletter Here! 1. Meta Unveils Standalone AI Assistant App - Launched at first LamaCon developer conference - Built on Llama 4 model with image generation, voice mode, and personalization - Features "Discover" social feed displaying user-generated content 2. OpenAI Reverses GPT-4o Update After Complaints - Rollback follows reports of model being "overly agreeable" to problematic ideas - Sam Altman acknowledges update was "informed by short-term feedback" - Company working on fixes including refined training and additional guardrails 3. Zuckerberg Aims for 50% AI-Generated Code - Meta CEO wants half of development done by AI by 2026 - Predicts engineers will become "tech leads" managing "armies of agents" - Microsoft's Nadella notes 20-30% of their code already AI-written Other Developments: - New AI tools: Aragon.ai (AI headshot generator), Innovating with AI (consultant training) - Featured startup: Faire ($1.2B value, $1.7B funding for retail marketplace) - Quick hits: Google releases new Gmail AI tools, Yelp launches AI voice agents What's your perspective on these developments? Does Meta's personalized approach give it an advantage against ChatGPT, or could privacy concerns limit adoption?

Check Out The Full Newsletter Here! 1. xAI Holdings Seeking Massive Funding Round - Elon Musk in talks with investors to raise $20B at $120B+ valuation - Would be second-largest startup funding after OpenAI's recent $40B round - Funds reportedly needed to address X's debt burden including $1.3B annual interest 2. Anthropic Issues DMCA Against Code Reverse-Engineering - Company demands takedown of Claude Code's reverse-engineered source on GitHub - Unlike OpenAI's open-source approach, Anthropic has restricted code modification rights - Developer community divided over intellectual property protection versus collaboration 3. Adobe and LinkedIn Launch Verification Partnership - New "Verified on LinkedIn" program combines identity and content validation - Users can apply LinkedIn verification across multiple platforms - Content creators gain automatic identity and work verification with badge Other Developments: - New AI tools: Hostinger Horizons (no-code app development), Upscaile (business AI audit) - Featured startup: PagerDuty ($1.4B value, $524M funding for customer experience) - Quick hits: Google's DeepMind UK team unionizes, Google AI search numbers growing What's your perspective on these developments? Is Musk's funding push a sign of financial pressure or strategic positioning in the AI race?