Good evening!
What corporate jargon gives you the ick? Mine is ‘synergy’.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. ⚔️ Microsoft re-launches their AI browser days after OpenAI’s Atlas
AI browser wars are getting heated: just two days after OpenAI unveiled Atlas, Microsoft expanded Copilot Mode in Edge into a fuller AI browser concept. New features include “Actions” (form-fills, bookings) and “Journeys” (tracing connections across open tabs), on top of July’s opt-in launch. CEO of Microsoft AI Mustafa Suleyman pitched it as a “dynamic companion” that can see and reason over tabs with permission. There is also some notable visual similarity between Copilot Mode and Atlas; but Edge’s Copilot did launch first in July. (TechCrunch)
2. ♻️ TURNING WASTE INTO A BUILDING REVOLUTION
The U.S. grows 20B+ pounds of rice yearly with most husks being discarded in landfills.
Modern Mill transforms them into ACRE™, a next-gen material that looks like wood but resists water, weather, pests, and rot. $85M funded, targeting a $500B+ market with siding, trim, and more. The future of wood isn't wood, it's ACRE!
3. 🧠 Two 20-year-olds scale an AI notetaker to 5M users
Turbo AI’s growth has accelerated over the last six months from 1M to 5M users, with 20,000 new sign-ups daily and eight-figure ARR. Launched in early 2024 by Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, Turbo AI records/transcribes content and generates notes, flashcards, quizzes, plus a chat assistant. The startup says it’s been profitable to date, has a 15-person LA-based team, and began as “Turbolearn.” Students pay about $20/month, with pricing tests ongoing. (The Tech Buzz)
4. 📋 This AI Prompt Builds a 6-Month Content Strategy in One Click
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5. 👀 Rivian CEO takes interim CMO role amid restructuring before R2 launch
Ahead of next year’s R2 SUV debut, RJ Scaringe told staff he’ll act as interim CMO while Rivian hires for the role. The shakeup includes a ~4.5% workforce reduction (more than 600 roles) and moves to streamline customer experience, vehicle ops, delivery, and mobile operations across sales/service. Scaringe cited a “changing operating backdrop,” including the loss of the U.S. EV tax credit and higher tariffs, as headwinds. It’s the company’s third round of cuts this year. (TechCrunch)
6. 🤝 Palantir strikes multi-year deal with Lumen worth over $200M
Telecom provider Lumen will use Palantir Foundry and AIP to build enterprise AI services alongside its edge computing and broadband infrastructure. The companies call it a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership; and reports say Lumen plans to spend over $200M over several years. Lumen stated Palantir was a “material contributor” to $350M in 2025 cost reductions and to its $1B expense-cut goal by 2027. Palantir says it has struck 19 partnerships this year. (Yahoo Finance)
7. 📈 Wall St ends higher on earnings; White House confirms Trump-Xi meeting
U.S. stocks closed up (Dow +0.31%, S&P 500 +0.58%, Nasdaq +0.89%) as mixed results rolled in and a planned Trump–Xi meeting next week helped sentiment. Tesla rebounded after its profit miss, while IBM slipped on a cloud-software slowdown. Crude jumped after new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil; energy stocks rose. Quantum computing names advanced on a report the U.S. is exploring equity stakes tied to federal funding. (Reuters)
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