🔎 Microsoft looks inward: The company will create a new AI unit to help assess the implications of the AI the company wants to build. The AI unit will be housed in its AI division, which includes Copilot, Bind, and Edge. Read more
🚨 Hot new startup alert: Graze lets people build feeds on Bluesky, offering tools that help manage Bluesky feeds. Soon it will let creators monetize their efforts — which means Graze may have a viable business model before Bluesky itself does. Read more
🚀 OpenAI launched a new "reasoning" model: The company is pitching the new model, called o3-mini, as both "powerful" and "affordable." Read more
👷 NDA to play: If you have some free time this weekend and you live near Palo Alto, investor Nat Friedman has an offer for you. He posted on X that he's looking for volunteers to help build a 5,000-piece Lego set. He will provide pizza, but there's a catch: You will have to sign an NDA. Read more
⚡️ Fueling the frenzy: Meta has signed a deal with Zelestra, a renewable energy developer, weeks after signing another solar deal. It shows that Zuck is serious about his company's AI strategy, which will depend much on data centers. Read more
🔋 Ouch: Apple settled a class action lawsuit for $20 million over its Apple Watch batteries reportedly swelling. The tech giant denies any wrongdoing. Read more
🪙 Stablecoins find their way: "The rise of stablecoins — now a $205 billion market — is driven by real-world utility, not speculation, particularly in emerging markets where the most compelling use cases unfold," writes TechCrunch's Tage Kene-Okafor. Read more
