Does AI increase happiness? Not really. I appreciate how high reported creativity boosts are (21%), compared to productivity (30%) and information (28%). But I see those happiness scores (a very large portion said they are neutral, 36%) and I echo the sentiment. Creativity and
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ChatGPT dominates chatbot market at 44%, Gemini and Meta AI trail
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ChatGPT is the most popular chatbot, by a high margin (44% versus Gemini at 24%). I remain surprised at the high use of Meta AI (14%), but not surprised at the ratio of ChatGPT to Claude (7.33:1). A good reminder at how few people must be using Codex or Claude Code or
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Codex Security Plugin for Security Teams (12 words max)
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Codex Security plugin for security teams: deep scans, validating findings, tracing attack paths, building threat models, generating codebase-specific patches for review, and exporting into other tools.
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SaaS bears’ belief: software worth zero with Claude, lack of vision
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It seems almost too stupid to be true, but apparently the literal belief of SaaS bears is 'all software is worth 0 because Claude can one-shot these apps'. Absolutely staggering levels of lack of long-term vision in that statement.
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Bland raises $100M for voice AI handling complex calls
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Most voice AI breaks down the moment a conversation gets complicated.
— AI Highlight (@AIHighlight) 22 juin 2026
Bland raised $100M to build the one that does not. Urgent calls. Long calls. High pressure calls.
That is the entire product. https://t.co/699IKJGE2lMost voice AIs collapse as soon as a conversation becomes complicated. Bland raised $100 million to create one that doesn't. Urgent calls. Long calls. High-pressure calls. That's the whole product.
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Levels of AI adoption in Europe widen gaps
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AI adoption in Europe is divided into levels, with some countries advancing faster than others. Gaps are widening as skills and workflows progress unevenly, forcing slower regions to react rather than plan.
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SpaceX/xAI gets Nvidia GB300 chips for $150M/month
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SpaceX (xAI) becoming the next Oracle.
Reflection apparently has immediate access to Nvidia GB300 chips via SpaceX and will pay $150 million per month starting July 1, 2026.
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AI pilots fail due to strategy, not technology
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Most AI pilots fail Not because of the tech.
Because of the strategy. • No clear ownership
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Vocal Turing Test: 45-minute business conversation
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The real Turing test for voice AI is not a polished two-minute support call
— AI Breakfast (@AiBreakfast) 22 juin 2026
It is whether it can hold its own in a 45-minute, high-stakes enterprise conversation.
Looks like @usebland is leading the charge https://t.co/xNeH3FJOFaThe real Turing test for voice AI is not a polite two-minute support call. It's its ability to hold its own in a high-stakes 45-minute business conversation. Looks like @usebland is leading the pack.
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Bland AI’s voice passes real Turing test for enterprise calls
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The real Turing test for voice AI is not a polished two-minute support call 😅
— Charly Wargnier (@DataChaz) 22 juin 2026
It is whether it can handle a 45-minute, high-stakes enterprise conversation.
From the demos the Bland team has shown me, they are clearly leading the charge.
A well-deserved $100M Series C 👏👏👏 https://t.co/dxghqq7uRzThe real Turing test for voice AI is not a polished two-minute support call It is whether it can handle a 45-minute, high-stakes enterprise conversation. From the demos the Bland team has shown me, they are clearly leading the charge. A well-deserved $100M Series C
