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AI didn't take the weekend off. Neither did we. Here's every move that mattered last week: top stories, both pods, and tools for you before you’ve had your second coffee. Five minutes. Done.

📰 Catch Up On Your Reading

1. Anthropic files for blockbuster IPO
   The Claude maker moves toward public markets, setting up one of the largest AI listings yet and intensifying competition with OpenAI and Google.
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2. Meta unveils AI agent that closes sales
   Meta’s new AI sales agent can handle prospect conversations end‑to‑end, signaling a shift from chatbots to revenue‑generating autonomous systems.
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3. CNN sues Perplexity over AI summaries
   The media giant accuses Perplexity of using its content without authorization, escalating the legal fight over AI training data and news aggregation.
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4. Trump demands federal review of AI models
   The former president calls for mandatory government previews of advanced AI systems, injecting fresh political pressure into AI governance debates.
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5. AI leaders urge crackdown on synthetic DNA
   Top tech executives warn regulators about AI‑accelerated bio risks, pushing for tighter controls on DNA synthesis tools and research access.
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🎙️ Last Week's Podcasts

Tuesday Episode

⚡️ DuckDuckGo in its best week — DuckDuckGo's 30% install surge after Google's AI search update, DeepSeek slashing model prices by 75%, Apple's new AI accessibility features, Robinhood testing trading agents, and Anthropic's Opus 4.8 release.

→ Watch on YouTube

Thursday Episode

⚡️ How Adobe works with its rivals — Sahil Gupta (Senior Director of Partnerships at Adobe) on building with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and NVIDIA while competing with them on design tools, plus what Adobe announced at Summit and the future of work from inside the AI ecosystem.

→ Watch on YouTube

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That's your week. See you Monday.

— Arturo and Liam.

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