AI's Ascendance: Big Tech's Funding Frenzy, Ethical Concerns, and Revolutionary Capabilities.
"Every man is a fool sometimes; but only a fool at all times." — Epictetus
⚡ Tech News
- Google’s AI can now make phone calls for you - The Verge
- Investors Float Deal Valuing Anthropic at $100 Billion - Theinformation.com
- House Clears Hurdle for Cryptocurrency Legislation - Reuters.com
- Meta, Privacy, Cambridge Analytica, and Zuckerberg - Apnews.com
- Anthropic hires back two coding AI leaders - Theinformation.com
- Scale AI to Cut 14% of Staff Following Meta Investment - Bloomberg.com
- More advanced AI capabilities are coming to Search - The Keyword
- Former Top Google Researchers Have Made a New Kind of AI Agent - WIRED
- Does AI make you stupid? - The Economist
- Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Business Calling Feature - Techcrunch.com
🚀 Product Launches
- Easy Bookmark Viewer: A beautiful and powerful new tab for your bookmarks..
- Beeper: All your chats in one app. Yes, really..
- Base App (fka Coinbase Wallet): Your home to everything onchain.
📈 Market News
- Stock Market News, July 16, 2025: Stocks Bounce Back From Selloff - The Wall Street Journal
- S&P 500: $6,263.70 (+0.32%)
- Nikkei: ¥39,901.19 (+0.60%)