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    BIG TECH & STARTUPS

    MU=
    SK'S XAI BURNS ALMOST $8 BILLION IN CASH, REVEALS OPTIMUS PLAN (6
    MINUTE =
    READ) [4]=20

    xAI's losses are mounting as it spends to build data cente=
    rs, recruit
    talent, and develop software that will eventually power human=
    oid
    robots. The company reported that it spent $7.8 billion in cash in th=
    e
    first nine months of last year. Its revenue nearly doubled
    quarter-ov=
    er-quarter to $107 million for the three-month period ending
    in September=
    . xAI expects to do more deals soon to continue building
    out its Colossus=
    data center site in Memphis, Tennessee.=20

    THE MAN WHO COULD BE APPLE'=
    S NEXT CEO (11 MINUTE READ) [5]=20

    John Ternus, Apple's head of hardwar=
    e engineering, could be next in
    line to replace Tim Cook as CEO if he ste=
    ps aside. Ternus, who joined
    Apple in 2001, is known for his attention to=
    detail and knowledge of
    Apple's vast supply network. Apple began acceler=
    ating planning for
    Cook's succession last year after Cook told senior lea=
    ders he would
    like to reduce his workload. Cook will likely become the ch=
    airman of
    Apple's board should he step down as CEO.=20

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    SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

    FORMER GOOGLE CEO PLANS TO SING=
    LEHANDEDLY FUND A HUBBLE TELESCOPE
    REPLACEMENT (6 MINUTE READ) [6]=20

    =
    Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have announced
    major=
    investments in four telescope projects. Each of the telescopes
    brings a =
    new novel capability online. The most intriguing instrument
    is a space-ba=
    sed telescope named Lazuli that is designed to be a more
    capable and mode=
    rn version of the Hubble Space Telescope. The
    Schmidts' investment, estim=
    ated to be worth half a billion dollars,
    has enormous potential to advanc=
    e the study of astronomy and
    astrophysics.=20

    HOW DID TVS GET SO CHEA=
    P? (12 MINUTE READ) [7]=20

    TVs today are vastly cheaper than they were =
    25 years ago, even before
    adjusting for inflation. The price per area-pix=
    el has fallen by more
    than 90%. It's not surprising that the cost of the =
    technology
    declined. Virtually all of the major mechanisms that can drive=

    efficiency improvements have occurred.=20

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    PROGRAMM=
    ING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

    LLM PREDICTIONS FOR 2026, SHARED WITH OXID=
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    This post shares predictions Sim=
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    The predictions cover what he think=
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    6 years in the tech industry. There h=
    as never been so much uncertainty
    about what's coming in the next year. T=
    he significant advances in
    coding agents in just the last two months indi=
    cate that things will
    change significantly, but it is unclear what those =
    changes will be.=20

    EARLY LOOK AT GROK BUILD, UPCOMING VIBE CODING AGEN=
    T FROM XAI (2
    MINUTE READ) [9]=20

    Grok Build is a coding agent from x=
    AI that can be accessed both on
    the web and through a CLI. It currently s=
    upports local agents, with
    remote environment support marked as coming so=
    on. There are options
    for users to configure agents and custom environmen=
    ts. A video
    previewing the feature is available in the article.=20

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    MISCELLANEOUS

    CHINA WARNS AI STARTUPS SEEKING TO E=
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    China is review=
    ing Meta's recent acquisition of AI startup Manus, a
    warning to Chinese e=
    ntrepreneurs interested in Silicon Valley riches.
    The review is part of b=
    roader consideration by China on how it can
    build fences around its AI kn=
    ow-how. The government is identifying
    standout companies and technologies=
    with the aim of adding those of
    strategic importance to an export-contro=
    l list. Manus' parent company
    was set up by Chinese co-founders in China,=
    but it moved its
    headquarters to Singapore last year to expand its globa=
    l user base.=20

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    AWS isn't dying - it isn't even str=
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    made the right strategic moves, but its success=
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    Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges that OpenAI's =
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