So inspired by @MatthiasWagner and the @BuildWithFlux team. Three years of near-death, then . Just don't die.
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$110B AI Fundraise: Michael Bay Directs Announcement
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$10M raise: hire Michael Bay to direct fundraise announcement video $110B raise:
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Weekly Tech Breakthroughs: Battery Orders, Fusion MoU, Psilocybin
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Form gets $1B order for 30 GWhr battery system
Proxima Fusion signs MoU for first commercial plant
Psilocybin is having a magical month
Stripe now handles 1.6% of global GDP
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MiniMax M2.5 beats Opus 4.6 in coding benchmarks
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Meet MiniMax M2.5.
— God of Prompt (@godofprompt) 27 février 2026
It beats Opus 4.6 on real coding benchmarks:
– SWE-Bench Verified: 80.2%
– 3x faster execution
– $1/hour flat rate
– Only 10B activated parameters (smallest Tier-1 model)
You can actually afford to run agents 24/7 now. pic.twitter.com/bjbUqDuGt9Meet MiniMax M2.5. It beats Opus 4.6 on real coding benchmarks: – SWE-Bench Verified: 80.2%
– 3x faster execution
– $1/hour flat rate
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Top AI Stories: Nano Banana 2, OpenAI Hires, New Tools
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Top stories in AI today: – Nano Banana 2 claims No. 1 at half the cost
– OpenAI snags Meta's $200M+ AI hire
– Create an AI Assistant with its own phone number
– Pew study shows how teens are using AI
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Axelera AI Showcases Edge AI Hardware at MWC 2026
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Barcelona is ready for the IQ Era. Axelera AI is providing the power. MWC 2026 kicks off, we are at the Fira Gran Via to show how the Metis and Europa AIPUs enable high performance AI at the edge without the energy constraints of traditional GPUs. Visit us at the Netherlands
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Congratulations on funding round, world models approach
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Congrats on the round, @alexgkendall World models FTW
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Behind the scenes of AI music video platform with founder
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Making AI music videos with @neuralframes.
— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) 26 février 2026
Get behind the scenes of the leading AI music video platform with its founder @nicolaiklemke. pic.twitter.com/rU2dkqPSgIMaking AI music videos with @neuralframes
. Get behind the scenes of the leading AI music video platform with its founder @nicolaiklemke
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OpenAI’s Valuation and Sustainability Under Scrutiny
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what *EXACTLY* did I say there that was wrong? many people now, over a year later, think that OpenAI is unsustainable at its current valuation. it’s hard to call the exact date of bubble but certainly the vibe has shifted massively towards skepticism in the intervening 13
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Robotics breakthroughs: robot dogs, humanoids, autonomous vehicles investments
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Top stories in robotics today: – Unitree robot dog runs 11 mph, hauls 143 lb.
– Honor teases humanoid alongside robot phone
– Audi brings robot hands to the assembly line
– UK’s Wayve nabs $1.2B for $8B valuation
– Quick hits on other robotics news