The AI hype has reached sandwich chains — Jersey Mike's mentioned AI in its IPO prospectus. Also: SpaceX built an AI gadget, Virginia residents killed a 2,100-acre data center, and Trump's advisor says there will be no "FDA for AI."
🤖 AI
A startup is trying to cure AI "groupthink"
MIT Tech Review covered a startup that pulls language models out of groupthink — when they get stuck cycling through the same cookie-cutter responses.
Trump's advisor: "There won't be an FDA for AI"
Shriram Krishnan said there'll be no dedicated AI regulator under Trump, and blamed the wave of criticism on "doomer" rhetoric from the industry itself.
💻 Software
Google built a great speaker, but Gemini isn't ready for it
The Verge tested Google Home: the hardware is excellent, the Gemini integration is still half-baked.
Google finally has a Finance app
Google launched the Google Finance Android app (iOS later this year); the service exited beta alongside an AI overhaul.
⚙️ Robots and hardware
SpaceX built a "phone-like" AI device prototype
Ahead of its IPO, SpaceX showed investors a "phone-like" AI device — possibly another signal that the company has wireless connectivity in its sights.
SEMI: US intervention in chip prices will make the shortage worse
Industry group SEMI (Micron, Samsung, et al.) warned the US Treasury: trying to regulate chip prices and capacity will only deepen the shortage.
Virginia residents killed the 2,100-acre data center
Blackstone, via QTS, pulled the plug on its portion of a 2,100-acre data center campus in Virginia — after years of organized opposition and litigation.
💰 Business
Even Jersey Mike's mentioned AI in its IPO prospectus
The sandwich chain wedged AI into its IPO filings — a vivid marker of how far the hype has traveled: now even a sub shop is "an AI company."
Advocates urge FTC not to drop oversight of Musk's X
Advocates warned the FTC that Musk's X poses a "serious risk to Americans' privacy" in the AI era — and they're asking the agency to reject Musk's push to wind down monitoring.
Anthropic is closing the loopholes Chinese companies have been using
Anthropic is shutting down the workarounds that Chinese companies like Ant used to access its models — through cloud providers and overseas subsidiaries.
🎭 Behind the scenes
Someone turned OpenClaw into a dating tool
A guy automated his dating life using OpenClaw, Claude Code, and trial Instagram accounts — and claims he racked up "a ton of potential wives" in his DMs.
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