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Good morning. It's Friday, July 24, and we're covering AI's next frontier as NVIDIA heads to the moon, why a rogue AI cyberattack is fueling security fears, and fresh scrutiny over China's access to advanced AI chips. Plus: Friday Fact on a record-breaking bird flight, and a new Original exposing what AI has inferred about you. A White House official alleges Moonshot AI accessed NVIDIA GB300 servers in Thailand despite U.S. export controls, raising fresh concerns over enforcement gaps.

Ask ChatGPT or Gemini what it's figured out about you that you never actually said, and you'll get an answer you probably didn't want. This is not the stuff you typed, it’s the stuff it inferred. A recent test of both chatbots turned up income level (guessed from a German car and a nanny contract), a chronic foot problem (pieced together from a year of toe pain questions), and a psychological profile complete with trust issues and control tendencies. None of it was ever stated outright.

Good morning. It's Thursday, July 23, and we're covering why AI is becoming a pillar of the U.S. economy, the debate over restricting Chinese open-weight models, and AMD's expanding role in Microsoft's AI infrastructure. Plus: Yesterday's Real or AI verdict and Zeitgeist exploring why efficiency is becoming AI's next competitive frontier. Microsoft is expanding AMD's role despite its long-standing reliance on NVIDIA, signaling a broader shift toward multi-vendor AI infrastructure.

Guest contributor: Till Döhmen is the AI Lead at MotherDuck, building AI-native data products and advancing agentic workflows, developer tools, and intelligent analytics. For most of the history of software, the user was a human. What we call user experience was optimized for someone with eyes, intuition, and the ability to navigate ambiguity. That's changing fast. AI agents are becoming a real user persona for software products.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, July 22, and we're covering why China's AI edge may be about cost, not capability, how OpenAI is rethinking long-running model safety, and escalating AI theft concerns. Plus: yesterday's China AI strategy poll results and a new Real or AI image challenge to test your detection skills. Rather than targeting chips, the Trump administration says it could sanction Chinese AI firms over alleged model distillation.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, July 21, and we're covering Google's AI search squeeze on publishers, China's Kimi K3 fueling the open-source AI race, and how AI is reshaping China's booming microdrama industry. Plus: a poll on the right China AI strategy and yesterday's zeitgeist on AI getting political, personal, and weird. The Trump administration is reviving efforts to restrict advanced Chinese AI models as their growing competitiveness reshapes the market.

Good morning. It's Friday, July 17, and we're covering the push for a universal AI identity standard, India's latest AI unicorn fueling the startup race, and Linus Torvalds' latest take on AI in Linux. Know someone who'd love this? Forward it their way. First time reading? Sign up hereto keep up with the future of tech. Rather than limiting AI use, Linus Torvalds says critics should fork Linux or leave the project entirely.

Good morning. It's Thursday, July 16, and we're covering China's massive AI chip IPO, Google's escalating hardware battle with NVIDIA, and Anthropic's latest push to strengthen AI safety. Plus: we're exploring a live, hands-on AI course for teams (tell us if you're in), and the verdict on yesterday's Real or AI challenge. Anthropic is recruiting experts in nuclear security, explosives, cybercrime, and fraud to stop its AI from enabling dangerous misuse.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, July 15, and we're covering DeepMind's push for AGI safety standards, NVIDIA's expansion beyond GPUs, and Apple's race to run AI on device. Plus: yesterday’s poll results on the risks of building atop AI giants, and test your AI detection skills in today's Real or AI challenge.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, July 14, and we're covering ASML's clash with U.S. export claims, why enterprises may be giving away their AI advantage, and economists' growing warnings about AI's impact on jobs. Plus: a poll on when AI providers become competitors, and a guest post discussing why AI is humanity's most transformative invention. Nearly 200 economists and technology leaders warn that AI could reshape the economy faster than past technological revolutions, leaving policymakers unprepared.