"Freelance" originally meant a medieval mercenary whose lance was available to whoever paid most. The word was coined in 1819 by Sir Walter Scott in Ivanhoe.

So the entire romanticised origin story of freelancing comes from a novel. Your Linkedin bio is built on historical fiction and honestly that tracks.

What’s in store:

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NVIDIA

The GPU tap is still very much on

Nvidia has raised its forecast for AI chip sales next year, expecting revenue to grow around 70% as demand for AI infrastructure stays strong.

The company made $96.2bn in revenue last quarter and expects about $108bn this quarter, both above Wall Street forecasts.

Amazon Web Services has also agreed to deploy another 2 million Nvidia GPUs.

But investors are looking more closely at how Nvidia is helping fund some of its own customers.

The company has invested in major AI firms including OpenAI and Anthropic, while also backing financing deals that help customers build data centres and buy more chips.

Critics say this could create a circular system where Nvidia helps fund customers that then spend money on Nvidia products.

Nvidia disagrees, saying demand remains strong and the risks are limited.

Its data centre business brought in $89bn last quarter, up 117% from a year earlier.

There are still some concerns. Nvidia expects profit margins to fall as memory shortages push up costs, while free cash flow dropped as some large customers took longer to pay.

In brief:

The numbers are deeply unserious

Nvidia’s results show AI infrastructure spending is still growing fast, but investors are watching how much of that demand Nvidia is helping to finance itself.

At this point Nvidia isn’t selling shovels in a gold rush. It’s also offering Klarna for the shovels.- MG

AI MASTERY

There Are 7 Levels of AI Fluency — Which One Are You At?

Most people hit Level 2 and call themselves AI-savvy. Spoiler: Level 2 is still just asking questions. The gap between prompting and building is wider than it looks — but it's also more navigable than anyone told you. This free roadmap gives you the full picture, level by level.

Your full skill map includes: 

Level 4 is closer than you think.

AI or Real?

Chilly! Is this pic real or nah?

The correct answer is at the bottom of the email!

GOOGLE

Google’s AI naming problem

Google says Gemini should make AI easier by letting users ask for what they need without choosing between different tools.

But Gemini still has separate features like Chat, Spark and Daily Brief.

Daily Brief pulls updates from Gmail, Calendar and past activity.

The issue is that it can also bring up old searches or unfinished research that users may not want resurfaced.

Spark can take actions for users, but it is still treated as a separate mode. Ideally, people would just make a request and Gemini would decide how to handle it.

Here’s what you should know:

Please select your preferred flavour of intelligence

Google is not alone. Claude and ChatGPT also split their AI tools into different modes, which can make them harder to use.

Apple is taking a simpler approach by adding AI to tools people already know, like Siri, Photos and Spotlight.

Text-based AI assistants follow the same idea: send a message and let the AI work out the rest.

Yes, stop offering 10 variations on a model. Just gimme the goodies. - MV

Mindstream Picks

Space: An EU court has ruled that the European Defence Agency wrongly awarded a €250 million satellite communications contract to Telespazio, ordering €4.32 million in damages while leaving the contract itself in place.

Business: The UK government is pressing Meta to extend new US child-safety protections to Britain, including stricter time limits, overnight blocks and restrictions on likes and cosmetic filters.

Music: Stevie Nicks has paid tribute to Dolly Parton, recalling their “best week ever” recording together and describing the late country icon as an inspiring teacher and collaborator.

Don’t Miss: Google’s Gemini Notebook can now pull information directly from books you have purchased through Google Play Books, letting you ask questions and create things like plans, infographics, and AI podcasts from their contents. The feature launches with more than 100,000 supported books, with scholarly articles, magazines, and newspapers planned for later.

AI Art

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Yesterday’s Poll

“Do you believe companies when they say AI is changing jobs but not directly causing cuts?”

Yes, there’s a difference - 17%

I’m keeping one eyebrow raised - 83% ✅

Your Views:

“These mass layoffs only started happening with AI being available, no brainer really” - chrisin

“do I believe companies? ... not even a little.” - parker

“Zero trust. Like the original robber-barons, their only loyalty is to themselves & company shareholders.” - reller

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