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WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats
Meta said these incognito conversations are not saved, and messages will disappear by default once you close the chat.
Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life
Poppy is an AI-powered app that connects your calendar, email, messages, and other services to surface reminders, suggestions, and tasks based on what’s happening in your life.
Adaption aims big with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models train themselves
Adaption’s new AutoScientist tool is designed to let models adapt to specific capabilities quickly through an automated approach to conventional fine-tuning.
Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea
There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time.
Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450 million
Early-stage venture firm A* Capital just took the wraps off its $450 million Fund III.
Dear Hope Student,
[[{“value”:” Study Abroad. I always planned to study abroad. As time went on, though, I continued to fall more in love with Hope College, and the thought of leaving friends, family, and the beauty of Dimnent Chapel became hard. But I am so grateful for the community of people who processed with me and encouraged me to spend a semester…
Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup
Sadi Thermal Machines is Drew Baglino’s second startup since leaving Tesla in 2024.
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies
OpenAI’s CEO recalls a “particularly hair-raising” conversation with the SpaceX founder.
MILEstone Goals
[[{“value”:” Something you may remember from my first blog, “Down Under and to the Left,” was how I mentioned meeting so many friends through running and joining a run club. Somewhere along the way, we all decided that before our trip ended, we wanted to complete a half-marathon together. We knew it wouldn’t be fast, competitive, or even remotely easy…