AI: diagnosing you, designing you, and depositing your Bitcoin

Hi ,

Some people carve pumpkins.

Others summon spirits.

I built Deathwatch, an app that counts down your remaining time on Earth.

Before you freak out, it’s not that dark. Think of it as a motivational tool for people who enjoy mild existential dread with their morning coffee.

You can try it here:
 https://life-clock-game.lovable.app/

I vibe-coded it on Lovable. Half joke, half prototype.
But now I’m wondering… should we actually build the real thing?

Tick, tick, tick, tick
 
Let’s dive in.

This week from the AI for Founders podcast on Spotify:

Voice Biomarkers Are Diagnosing You While You Talk — LINK
Canary Speech’s Henry O’Connell reveals how your voice holds 16 million data points per minute—and how AI turns small talk into clinical insight.

Your Taste in Art Is a Window Into Your Mind — LINK
Soal founder Devika Sarin shares how AI and human curation teach you to see art differently—and why your daily scroll might just become a ritual.

One Shoot, One Month of Content – LINK
Dave Polykoff, founder of Zenpost, breaks down how to turn a single video shoot into 30+ content assets that scale your personal brand. He shares the frameworks behind Zenpost’s content engine, how AI streamlines editing without losing authenticity, and why consistency—not creativity—is the real growth hack for founders.

Tip of the spear:

U.S. Seizes Record $15 Billion in Bitcoin — LINK
Federal agents recover a staggering $15 billion in crypto from online fraud operations—the largest digital asset seizure in history.

Meta Blocks AI Characters for Teens – LINK
Meta’s AI “friends” won’t be chatting with teens anymore after parents and regulators pushed back.

Facebook’s AI Can Edit Your Photos Automatically – LINK
Meta’s new photo-editing AI can tweak your pictures — even before you upload them.

MrBeast Files Trademark for Crypto Exchange – LINK
YouTuber MrBeast might be entering crypto — he just filed to trademark his own exchange.

Prompt of the week:

Imagine you had to delete every feature, product line, and offering in your startup — except for one. The single thing that, if done perfectly, could carry your entire business. Analyze your product, audience, and market, and generate 5–10 counterintuitive insights about what that “core feature” could be and how to make it unstoppable.

• Insight: a surprising or unconventional realization about your product’s true core

• Why it matters: a sharp, no-fluff explanation of its potential impact

• Actionable Step: one concrete experiment or refinement to double down on that core strength

Be bold, witty, and clear-eyed. Use clever analogies or pop-culture nods to make it stick — but stay focused on uncovering what truly moves the needle. Think of it as spring cleaning for your startup: stripping away the noise to find the hidden engine of growth.

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Keep it moving

Apple Slashes iPhone Air Production – LINK
Apple’s scaling back production on its hotly anticipated iPhone Air as demand cools faster than expected.

Google Quietly Kills Its “Privacy Sandbox” – LINK
After years of hype, Google’s big plan to replace cookies with a “Privacy Sandbox” is officially dead.

Google’s Veo 3.1 Makes AI Video Even Crazier — LINK
The latest Veo update brings cinematic realism, smoother motion, and better human modeling—making text-to-film feel real.

Microsoft Brings Voice & Vision to Windows Copilot — LINK
Copilot now sees and speaks—Windows’ biggest AI upgrade yet blurs the line between assistant and co-worker.

OpenAI’s $1 Trillion Ambition — LINK
With a $13 billion war chest, OpenAI sets a five-year plan to create a trillion-dollar company—and maybe redefine capitalism along the way.

Spotify’s Video Podcasts Coming to Netflix — LINK
Spotify and Netflix are joining forces to stream video podcasts, turning creators into full-fledged entertainment brands overnight.

Apple Removes Charger From MacBook Pro Box – LINK
Apple shocks fans again — the latest MacBook Pros ship without a charger.

Apple Reportedly Working on Touchscreen MacBook Pro – LINK
Apple may finally cave — a touchscreen MacBook Pro could hit the market soon.

OpenAI Pulls MLK Content After Family Complaint – LINK
OpenAI suspended Sora clips depicting Martin Luther King Jr. after his family objected to the portrayals.

Amazon’s Ring Partners With Police-Linked AI Camera Network – LINK
Ring’s teaming up with Flock Safety — a controversial AI surveillance network tied to law enforcement.

Wikipedia Says AI Is Killing Its Traffic – LINK
Wikimedia claims AI chatbots and auto-summaries are siphoning off readers — and the site’s paying the price.

Critical Security Threats Surge Across the Web – LINK
Cyber experts are warning of a new wave of high-impact vulnerabilities hitting major systems.

Code Story Podcast: It’s like therapy for startup founders, except the therapist is a microphone and everyone’s listening. Code, chaos, and confessions served weekly.

What I’m thinking about:

• Tesla’s Lightning Legacy: The Colorado Springs Experiment Blog

• What if your biggest success came from a total collapse? Interview

• Give people their flowers when they earn them. Interview

• Escape The Algorithm: Own Your Audience in 90 Days Blog

Uncover the AI tools (here) you didn’t ask for, but now you’re weirdly into.

Thanks for being here.

-Ryan

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