What the Musk method works for:
Rockets: Yes
Cars: Yes
Payments: No
Government: No
Social media: To be seen
AI: To be seen
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Musk Method Effectiveness: Rockets, Cars, AI and Government
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xAI Faces Brain Drain as Researchers Depart Company
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And then all the researchers left, and xAI fell further and further behind.
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SkildAI Launches: BAIR Alumnus Pathak Cofounds New AI Startup
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@SkildAI co-founded by BAIR alumnus @pathak2206 is out of stealth! https://t.co/bTtVjVedYe
— Berkeley AI Research (@berkeley_ai) 29 juillet 2025@SkildAI co-founded by BAIR alumnus @pathak2206 is out of stealth!
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Tim Cook Should Acquire Anthropic Before Valuation Increases
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Hey Tim Cook, Anthropic is your Nokia. The sooner you buy the less you’ll overpay.
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China’s AI Surge: Open-Source Tools and Video Generation Advances
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Top stories in AI today: – http://
Z.ai’s open-source powerhouse
– Microsoft’s ‘Copilot Mode’ for browsing
– Replace any character voice in your videos
– Wan2.2 pushes video generation forward – 4 new AI tools & 4 job opportunities Read more: https://
therundown.ai/p/chinas-open-
source-ai-surge-continues
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Building a Personal Product: From Problem to Solution
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For the first time in a long time, I just built something *I* wanted. It's a really different feeling than building something other people want. I know the problem so well, and will be using the product from day one. This may become a new Otherside product… we'll see!
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Musk’s DOGE Effect on Chip Equipment Industry Sparks Speculation
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Will Musk DOGE the chip equipment industry? Wall Street’s Best Ideas: Tiny graphite company soars One of the best signs of a bubble is the rush of tiny companies to issue dubious press releases. Malaysia-based Graphjet glommed onto Elon Musk’s chip news with a press release of
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AI Dissolves Competitive Moats for Incumbent Companies
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Watch out, incumbents. AI dissolves moats.
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Unitree R1: affordable 4-feet humanoid robot with multimodal AI
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Unitree just unveiled R1, a new 4-feet-tall humanoid
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 28 juillet 2025
With 26 DoF, Unitree's famous speed and agility, and multimodal AI, it promises to be the next-gen robot for homes
Best part: it starts at $5,900, cheaper than a fully loaded Apple MacBook Propic.twitter.com/ClDY77S2XWUnitree just unveiled R1, a new 4-feet-tall humanoid With 26 DoF, Unitree's famous speed and agility, and multimodal AI, it promises to be the next-gen robot for homes Best part: it starts at $5,900, cheaper than a fully loaded Apple MacBook Pro