Author: Andrew
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I just read Mixpanel’s breach notice — and I’m worried about what they didn’t say
Mixpanel detected unauthorized access Nov. 8; OpenAI confirmed customer data was stolen. This highlights third‑party analytics as a major privacy,…
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I’m intrigued — AWS just tightened the reins on agents, but there’s a big governance catch
AWS expanded Bedrock AgentCore with Policy controls, 13 Evaluations, and Memory logging to lower deployment risk — but privacy and audit work are now…
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AWS previewed 3 agents that can run for days — I’m intrigued but cautious
AWS announced Kiro, Security Agent, and DevOps Agent in preview. They promise multi‑day autonomy and spec‑driven coding—here’s what leaders should test…
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I just heard Titan OS raised €50M to turn smart TVs into ad platforms — here’s the catch
Titan OS raised €50M to scale a smart‑TV OS that monetizes post‑sale via FAST, home‑screen and shoppable ads. Here’s what operators, advertisers, and OEMs…
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I just heard Gradium raised $70M to build near‑instant AI voices — I’m intrigued, and cautious
Gradium raised $70M to commercialize unified audio‑language models for near‑instant AI voices. What operators must test, expect, and secure next.
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I’m surprised Mistral just raced past a key gap — but there’s one big caveat
Mistral released Mistral 3: a 10-model open‑weight family (41B active / 675B MoE, 256K context + nine single‑GPU models). Here’s what buyers must know.
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I’m surprised the Commerce Dept is buying a stake in a chip startup — and here’s why it worries me
Commerce Dept. to take up to $150M equity in xLight via the Chips Act — a geopolitical bet to challenge ASML. What operators and investors must watch.
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I’m uneasy: Google says its biggest AI edge is knowing you — here’s why
Google is folding Gmail, Drive, Photos and more into Gemini for hyper‑personalized search — better relevance, harder opt‑out, and bigger privacy and…
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Apple just named a new AI lead — I’m cautiously optimistic, and here’s why
Apple replaces AI chief John Giannandrea with Amar Subramanya from Google/Microsoft. That signals a possible pivot toward external models and urgent fixes…
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NVIDIA just opened a driving AI — I’m impressed, but I’m also worried
NVIDIA’s Alpamayo‑R1 and Cosmos Cookbook open a path to reasoning‑based Level‑4 research. They cut R&D time, but safety, certification and sim‑to‑real…