As a South African citizen who's obssed with African founders, innovation and a seat at the table in AI. I have a bitter taste in my mouth. The National AI policy was withdrawn over fabricated citations, great. Credibility? Down the drain. The Capital Flow Regulation Draft
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Emerging AI Labs Poised for Breakthrough Innovations
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Sooner or later, one or another of these neolabs will make a breakthrough.
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China Blocks Meta Acquisition of Manus AI Agent
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China is blocking the Manus acquisition by Meta. A few things stand out: – China has historically been more opaque and less public in restricting foreign acquisitions of Chinese tech assets, while the US (CFIUS) has been more explicit and aggressive (e.g. Lattice)
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Distribution bottleneck in consumer social apps strategy
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My biggest takeaways from @evanspiegel
: 1. Distribution is the biggest bottleneck in consumer, not product. The only two consumer social apps to break through since Snapchat—TikTok and Threads—both solved distribution. TikTok spent billions on paid ads. Threads piggybacked on -
Will Cursor and AI Code Startups Survive Tech Competition?
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People often get excited about the battles between the rich and famous, such as between Elon Musk and Jensen Huang. It may not matter that much in the long run, however. Cursor might just be gone before it matters All these companies such as Cursor and Replit and Lovable are
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The Rundown Hiring 5 AI Media Roles with Referral Bonus
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I'm HIRING 5 more people to help me build the future of AI media. The Rundown is closing in on 3M active readers, and the demand is far outpacing what we can handle. $2,000 referral bonus if you help us find someone we hire full-time. Open roles: > Head of Content — lead the
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Open-source AI agent stacks challenge SaaS market dominance
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SaaS is DEAD. Nothing beats a “free” open-source agent stack at just $1,245/month
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IndiaAI Initiative Accelerates Development Solutions Across India
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What if India’s critical challenges could be solved—faster, smarter, at scale? That’s exactly what the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (IADI), a key pillar under Meity's IndiaAI Mission is enabling. Building solutions that powers India’s transformation. From
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Chinese BrainCo Advances Robotic Hand Technology
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🇨🇳Chinese BrainCo has solved the problem of the robotic hand!
— Amitav Bhattacharjee (@bamitav) 27 avril 2026
pic.twitter.com/AfWLduClPu#robothand #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI@AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani…Chinese BrainCo has solved the problem of the robotic hand! #robothand #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani
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China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion AI Startup Acquisition Over Technology Concerns
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China has blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus, citing concerns over foreign investment and the transfer of strategic AI technology to the US. It makes Beijing's sharper stance on AI sovereignty, turning what was once seen as a model for globally