That’s an interesting observation. It only took 10 days for Beijing to disappear Jack Ma and cancel the Ant IPO after his public statements. Maybe they wanted extra time to look into what other companies were doing the same. Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a list. What does
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OpenAI Microsoft Agreement Realignment Explained
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AI Discussion with Mario Nawfal Coming Soon
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Talking AI with @MarioNawfal momentarily (9am PT; link info will be at his pinned tweet, or view on YouTube).
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The Rise of AI Native Companies and Automated Workflows
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The rise of AI Native Companies.
@IrenaCronin and I write this newsletter every week.
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User Claims Opus Represents Significant Downgrade From Version 4.6
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obviously im not being paid to have an opinion on opus. I think its a big downgrade from Opus 4.6.
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Cuenca acquires Javilopen: $10M to $30M ARR growth story
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~1 year ago I also had a chat with @javilopen who @cuenca managed to snap up when they had just passed $10M ARR (now well over +$30M in ARR from upscaling alone). savvy business decision this was a good conversation with Javi.
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12 Key Takeaways from the 2026 AI Index Report
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Tech Stocks and Earnings Discussion on Schwab Network
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I’m excited to talk with Marley Kayden of Schwab TV this morning at 11:30, Eastern, about tech stocks and tech earnings. You can check it out for free from the Schwab Network: https://
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Stanford AI Index: Model race over per Elo ratings
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The AI model race is over. Most people won’t realize it for another six months. Stanford’s 2026 AI Index published the numbers two weeks ago. Arena Elo ratings across every major lab: Anthropic 1,503. xAI 1,495. Google 1,494. OpenAI 1,481. Alibaba 1,449. DeepSeek 1,424.
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Freepik Rebrands to Magnific: European Creative AI Powerhouse
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Freepik is now Magnific 🔥
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 28 avril 2026
Feels like the loop is connected. A European creative powerhouse. Started in asset space to help creatives.
Now: top tier creative suite
+1 million paid subscribers
+100 million monthly visitors
+175 million img/vid generated per month
Congrats… https://t.co/FUbsjaeIUGFreepik is now Magnific Feels like the loop is connected. A European creative powerhouse. Started in asset space to help creatives. Now: top tier creative suite +1 million paid subscribers
+100 million monthly visitors
+175 million img/vid generated per month Congrats