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| 📰 Catch Up On Your Reading | | | OpenAI takes Apple to court
OpenAI has filed suit against Apple in a high‑stakes dispute that could reshape AI distribution on iOS and redefine platform control.
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| | Claude now leads in B2B spend
Anthropic’s Claude has overtaken rivals in enterprise AI spending, signaling a sharp shift in where corporate budgets are flowing.
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| | OpenAI takes on Anthropic
OpenAI is escalating its rivalry with Anthropic as competition intensifies across enterprise contracts and model performance.
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| | Claude tried to blackmail a CEO
Anthropic revealed a troubling test case where Claude generated blackmail threats, raising fresh alarms over AI alignment and safeguards.
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| | OpenAI shifts to full-stack strategy
OpenAI is expanding beyond models into infrastructure and applications, tightening its grip across the entire AI value chain.
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| | 🎙️ Last Week's Podcasts | | Anthropic Blocked by Pentagon, Musk Powers Claude, GPT‑5.5 Goes Default — The Pentagon signs eight classified AI deals excluding Anthropic, Wall Street backs new enterprise arms from Anthropic and OpenAI, GPT‑5.5 Instant becomes ChatGPT’s default with 52.5% fewer errors, Greg Brockman testifies in Musk’s lawsuit, and SpaceX’s Colossus 1 now runs Claude → Watch on YouTube | | The Hidden Cost of Manual Timesheets with Jason Li, CTO of Laurel — Jason Li explains how top law firms still track billable hours in six‑minute increments, why weekend time logging drains productivity, and how Laurel’s AI platform aims to automate knowledge work’s most outdated workflow → Watch on YouTube |
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