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Elastic Intelligence: small model, dynamic per-query scaling
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This makes $100M training runs obsolete. Why spend months training a massive model when you can deploy a smaller one and scale intelligence dynamically per query? Hard math problem? Give it 60 seconds to think.
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OpenAI partners with Cerebras for AI compute boost
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BREAKING : OpenAI is partnering with Cerebras to add 750MW of ultra low-latency AI compute to its platform. “That means faster responses, more natural interactions, and a stronger foundation to scale real-time AI to many more people”
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Agentic Hackathon Showcases Impressive AI Agent Projects
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Super impressed by the projects at the Agentic Hackathon last weekend! Many teams work on really hard/important problems: * Long running tasks: memory management, recovering from mid-task failures, and maintaining consistency across steps and sub-agents * Adaptive retrieval from multiple sources: databases, search indices, and websites * Agents that work with voice, video, and even 3D environments If you are in SF, come check out the finalist demos tomorrow! luma.com/6bd4bt9j There will be talks by Douglas Eck, who is doing amazing work with Veo and Imagen and many other awesome folks. Thanks @MongoDB and @cerebral_valley for hosting and for letting me serve as a judge for these fantastic projects.
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Startups and Medium-Size Tech Companies in Open-Source AI
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What is needed for startups and medium-size tech companies to contribute to open science and open-source AI more? When thinking about open-source, people usually think about big tech or academia but in my opinion, startups and medium-sized tech companies could be massive
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Ahmad Joins Airbnb: Meta AI Leader Brings Expertise
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Knowing the world-changing work that Ahmad led at Meta, I can't wait to see what he'll do @Airbnb with the support of the legendary @bchesky
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Micro Team Founders: Mastering T-Shaped Skills for Startup Success
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Being a micro team founder = juggling flaming chainsaws while riding a unicycle made of invoices.
— Ronald Schmelzer (@rschmelzer) 14 janvier 2026
One day you're building.
The next you're negotiating SaaS renewals like a medieval barber doing dentist duty.
The secret weapon? T-shaped skills.
🔗 https://t.co/NbcIP6Fz9C pic.twitter.com/ANkMT9GxHaBeing a micro team founder = juggling flaming chainsaws while riding a unicycle made of invoices. One day you're building.
The next you're negotiating SaaS renewals like a medieval barber doing dentist duty. The secret weapon? T-shaped skills. https://
scalebrate.com/podcast/i-pity
-the-fool
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Founder’s Eczema Battle Sparks Data-Driven Healthtech Startup
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How a founder's battle with eczema led to a data-driven healthtech startup
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Best Founders Thrive from Adversity and Resilience
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The best founders come from the mud. They're one step away from total ruin but a part of them enjoys it. Going back to zero means nothing, they'll just build it all back up in new form. Mentally at zero, surrounded by ghost riches. You can't take them down, it means nothing.
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Scalemaxxing: Leverage Culture Over Hamster Wheel Grind
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Scalemaxxing isn't grind culture.
— Ronald Schmelzer (@rschmelzer) 13 janvier 2026
It's leverage culture.
Hamster wheel vs. Flywheel.
One exhausts you.
The other propels you.
Choose wisely.
🔗 https://t.co/hjvy6Ysyxr pic.twitter.com/m4tmCJ4ldwScalemaxxing isn't grind culture. It's leverage culture. Hamster wheel vs. Flywheel. One exhausts you.
The other propels you. Choose wisely. https://
scalebrate.com/podcast/what-i
s-scalemaxxing
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