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Welcome back to your daily dossier talking AI, robotics, crypto and the future of tech. 👾

In today’s edition we are tackling the following:

🚀 Musk may still have a chance to thwart OpenAI’s for-profit conversion.
🤖 Ainos and Ugo develop service robots with a sense of smell.
📉 Dogecoin and Cardano drop over 10% as Bitcoin dips below $83K.
📢 The six greatest marketing ads of all-time featuring Craig Clemens.
👓 How Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses fit into Mark Zuckerberg’s Vision Of A Successor.

AI

• Musk may still have a chance to thwart OpenAI’s for-profit conversion

  • Musk’s suit against OpenAI accuses them of abandoning their nonprofit mission to ensure their AI research benefits all humanity.

  • Musk had sought a preliminary injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit.

  • Judge Rogers said that the Court is prepared to offer an expedited trial in the fall of 2025 to resolve the corporate restructuring disputes.

• Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing user data with China, whistleblower alleges

  • Sarah Wynn-Williams alleges that CEO Mark Zuckerberg assisted China in developing censorship tools and artificial intelligence capabilities.

  • This was included in her memoir ‘Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism.’

  • The book also criticizes the company's internal culture under Zuckerberg, such as misogyny and double standards.

• Apple’s smart home hub reportedly delayed by Siri challenges

  • Apple announced this week that the ‘more personalized’ version of Siri that it promised last year has been delayed.

  • Also, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that’s also postponed the launch of the company’s planned smart home hub.

  • It would reportedly include a six-inch touchscreen that’s mounted on the wall, could be used for video calls and managing smart devices.

ROBOTICS

• Ainos and Ugo develop service robots with a sense of smell

  • Ainos said it develops medical and healthcare systems based on its proprietary AI Nose and VELDONA technologies.

  • Its clinical-stage product pipeline includes telehealth-friendly point-of-care testing systems powered by AI Nose.

  • AI Nose, originally developed for medical diagnostics, mimics human olfaction by detecting and analyzing volatile organic compounds.

• This robot can create its own components like a spider

  • A team of researchers at the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu in Estonia, has unveiled a revolutionary robotic prototype.

  • The machine, inspired by spiders, can build new physical components on demand by spinning intricate structures.

  • The team's innovative robot has been tested in various scenarios, including creating a bridge across a gap filled with sharp debris.

• Robot waiters plug labor gaps in Japan

  • Service-sector businesses in Japan are increasingly investing in robots and can work alongside people, instead of simply replacing them.

  • So-called service robots are also making it easier for firms to employ older or foreign workers who are crucial to plugging the shortfall.

  • These service robots also help them overcome language barriers or cope with the physical demands of a role.

CRYPTO

• Dogecoin and Cardano drop over 10% as bitcoin dips below $83k

  • Bitcoin's sliding below $83k on Sunday led a market-wide price decline with popular Dogecoin and Cardano each dropping by more than 10%.

  • Dogecoin rebounded slightly from a daily low but the token was still down by nearly 12% at $0.17 as of 4:24 p.m. ET.

  • Cardano, or ADA, which also recovered marginally Sunday afternoon, was trading hands at $0.74 as of 4:24 p.m. ET, down 10% on the day.

• Traders may soon have a say in Binance token listings

  • Binance is overhauling its token listing process, introducing community-driven voting mechanisms that allow users to decide.

  • The exchange’s new system will let Binance users vote on projects, giving them a direct role in shaping the platform’s offerings.

  • Tokens receiving the most support and passing due diligence will be listed, while underperforming could face removal.

• Arkham launches new tag to track Crypto influencers' wallets

  • Arkham Intelligence has introduced a new tagging system to track cryptocurrency transactions of key opinion leaders.

  • This feature currently monitors 950 addresses, including those of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, and U.S. President Donald Trump.

  • The tool aims to increase transparency in the crypto space by allowing users to analyze the on-chain activity of influential figures.

CONTENT

• The 6 greatest marketing ads of all time featuring Craig Clemens

  • In Episode 683, Shaan Puri and Craig Clemens break down some of the greatest marketing lines in history, on what makes them memorable.

  • They discuss iconic phrases like ‘A diamond is forever,’ the psychology behind compelling advertising, and lessons from Joseph Duveen.

  • The conversation also covers unconventional ad tactics, and the value of persistence in sales.

• Building an open web for the AI era with Matt Biilmann

  • Netlify CEO and co-founder Matt Biilmann joins a16z general partner Martin Casado to explore how AI is reshaping web development.

  • At the center of this shift is Agent Experience, a new paradigm where AI agents aren’t just tools, but active participants in development.

  • Matt shares how Netlify is evolving to meet this future, why the next 100 million web developers will collaborate with AI and what’s at stake.

• Julian Traxeira’s take on hiring and training your first sales hires

  • Julian Teixeira is the CRO at 1Password, where he has grown B2B revenue over 8x and scaled a team of more than 450 in go-to-market.

  • 1Password set the record for the largest raise in Canadian history at the start of 2022 and has raised nearly $1B in capital since then.

  • The discussion covers key sales lessons, setting targets, managing sales reps, compensation structures, and pipeline.

AND MORE…

• How Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses fit into Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a smartphone successor

  • Meta, in collaboration with Ray-Ban, has developed smart glasses that align with CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a smartphone alternative.

  • These glasses enable users to capture photos and videos hands-free, listen to music, and receive information through voice commands.

  • Meta's partnership with Ray-Ban has resulted in a product that appeals to consumers with over 700k pairs shipped, doubling initial shipments.

• Forza Horizon 5 will require a Microsoft account on PS5

  • The PS5 version of Forza Horizon 5 will require you to link a Microsoft account to your PlayStation Network account to play the game.

  • The FAQ says that players will be prompted to link the two the first time they load the game.

  • The requirement stings given that there’s no cross-platform saving, so the progress you make in the PS5 version isn’t reflected in the Xbox version.

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• 'Edit Wars' on Middle East page raise tensions on Wikipedia

  • Ongoing war and other conflicts in the Middle East have spilled onto the pages of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

  • The platform has become a battleground for differing narratives, leading to intense edit wars and debates over content representation.

  • For about six months last year, Wikipedia published two, radically different accounts of a deadly battle at the Nuseirat refugee camp.