Sorry, Sergey, but we're nowhere near the final sprint in the AI race.
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Latest AI News from OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Perplexity
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P.S. — I won't be at #GoogleCloudNext, but @Kantrowitz will be! Today's newsletter also includes a look at recent AI news from @OpenAI
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Tencent Makes OpenClaw More Accessible to Users
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Very interesting to see Tencent make OpenClaw more accessible like this. It's only a matter of time, I think, before someone make it super user-friendly and it really takes off.
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Google Cloud gains momentum with competitive Gemini AI platform
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Google's rapid AI improvement has lifted its once-beleaguered cloud division, with startups and enterprises now clamoring to build on top of the newly competitive @GeminiApp
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Robotic Dogs Transform Fire and Disaster Response Operations
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#AI #Robotic Dogs Lead the Way in Fire and Disaster Response, Enhancing Safety and Speed
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 20 avril 2026
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#Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology #TechForGood pic.twitter.com/ZFuzKA31af#AI #Robotic Dogs Lead the Way in Fire and Disaster Response, Enhancing Safety and Speed
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Monitoring AI Agents Tool Usage Through 10k Query Traces
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Most of our usage is now coming from agents so to monitor how they use and mention our tools, with @DAKlingbeil
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CPU Optimization for Agentic AI Systems: Xeon 6 and RDU Stack
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In agentic systems, CPUs do two things: orchestrate inference and run everything around it: LLVM compilation, vector DB queries, tool calls.
— SambaNova (@SambaNovaAI) 20 avril 2026
Faster execution at each step = shorter agent loop. That's why Xeon 6 + RDU is the full stack, not just the accelerator.
🔗… pic.twitter.com/GUfTThjp7SIn agentic systems, CPUs do two things: orchestrate inference and run everything around it: LLVM compilation, vector DB queries, tool calls. Faster execution at each step = shorter agent loop. That's why Xeon 6 + RDU is the full stack, not just the accelerator.
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Free AI Training Access Despite Data Center Concerns
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People can feel how you want about data centers while still taking advantage of free training that opens up more options for them.
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Anthropic Achieves Fastest Growth in User Adoption and API Usage
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Claude Cowork: Free AI Agent Tool for Business Professionals
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NEW: I just dropped my free Claude Cowork in 5 Minutes quick start for business professionals who want to use AI agents without the terminal. Cowork is made for less technical, everyday business work. It lives inside the Claude Desktop app and works by pointing it at a
