This week I counted up 13 hours following AI news, and I boiled it down to the stories that really matter in less than 10 minutes!
The thing with AI is—there really are BIG stories every single week, and I’m finding every single week people are missing the real story behind the story.
So this week I’m intentionally leaning in behind-the-scenes.
This isn’t just about the story—this is me connecting the dots and giving you perspective you only get after you spend thousands of hours staring at AI over the last few years.
Because on each of these, the headlines are missing the real story:
OpenAI IPO Plans—But it’s NOT About the Stocks
For anyone trying to figure out what drives ChatGPT timing
Microsoft Hitches up with Claude
Big news for folks on CoPilot / Microsoft stacks
Meta’s Layoffs Tell a Spooky Story About Talent
If you’re looking for AI roles pay attention to this one
Cursor vs. Windsurf: The Future of the IDE is at Stake
The story is a lot more than the releases
Models are maturing
No one talked about this one—but I saw key signs of a tipping point in AI agent maturity
Aardvark goes digging
Hint: it’s NOT about Aardvark per se
And of course, I have a prompt you can grab to tie it all together and figure out what the news means for you. If you don’t have time for the news, you can just grab the prompt and get the intelligence you need, customized for you in less than 5 minutes.
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