Bezos builds in space, Musk feuds on Earth, and ChatGPT still owns it all

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This week from the AI for Founders podcast on Spotify:

Turning Content into Sales with Eunice from Kawara.ai – LISTEN
Eunice reveals how Kawara.ai transforms creator content into high-converting newsletters, showing founders how to turn audience trust into consistent sales with AI.

The $50M Mission to Fix Clinical Evidence – LISTEN
Atropos Health’s Dr. Brigham Hyde reveals how generative AI and real-world data are transforming clinical evidence from a months-long process into minutes.

How Isaac Kassab Scaled Pearl Talent to $10M ARR – LISTEN
Isaac Kassab shares how he bootstrapped Pearl Talent from $0 to $10M ARR using AI-powered recruiting and remote-first operations.

From Farm to App Store: Building Pinery with Heberti Almeida – LISTEN
Heberti Almeida turned a stormy Brazilian farm project into Pinery, a privacy-first Markdown app built with calm focus and clean design.

Tip of the spear:

ChatGPT Still Rules the AI World—But Gemini’s Catching Up Fast – LINK
OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to lead the pack, but Google’s Gemini is steadily closing the gap in user adoption and innovation.

Bezos Bets on Data Centers in Space — LINK|
Jeff Bezos predicts that in 10–20 years we'll see orbital “gigawatt-scale” data centers using uninterrupted solar power and space’s natural cooling—if we can stomach the astronomical costs.

Sora Takes Flight — LINK
OpenAI’s Sora storms to No. 1 on the U.S. App Store, proving AI virality now runs on cinematic flair, not productivity promises.

OpenAI Claps Back at Musk — LINK
After Musk’s shots at OpenAI, the company fires back publicly—marking a new chapter in Silicon Valley’s most entertaining divorce.

Elon’s $100/hr AI Gamers — LINK
xAI will pay human testers $100/hour to teach its game-playing bots—turning “grinding for XP” into a literal side hustle.

LinkedIn vs. the Scrapers — LINK
LinkedIn sues another data-scraping firm, escalating the war on “data laundering” and reminding startups that scraped intel is a legal landmine.

Prompt of the week:

Analyze my ideal customer — but imagine they have impossible needs, habits, or constraints. Generate 5–10 counterintuitive or surprising ways to serve them. For each idea, include:

Idea: a creative, unconventional, or “I wouldn’t have thought of that” approach to delight or reach this impossible customer

Why it matters: a concise, punchy explanation of why this idea could have impact

Actionable Step: one concrete experiment, tweak, or implementation I could try immediately

Be clever, memorable, and lightly irreverent — use metaphors, pop-culture references, or fun comparisons to make the insights stick — but keep them grounded enough to spark real action. Surface hidden opportunities, overlooked approaches, and unconventional levers. Don’t hedge; treat it like a brutally honest mentor helping my startup succeed.

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Keep it moving

Xbox Cloud Gaming May Go Free—with Ads – LINK
Microsoft could soon offer a free, ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, letting players stream hits without a subscription.

Google’s Gemini App Is Getting a Major Makeover – LINK
A sleek redesign and deeper integration are reportedly coming to the Gemini AI app, signaling Google’s push to make it indispensable.

OpenAI Snaps Up Startup to Supercharge Personalized AI – LINK
With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is betting big on custom-tailored AI experiences designed to know users better than ever.

AI Can Build Bioweapons? — LINK
Microsoft warns that generative AI could enable “zero-day” threats in biology—a chilling crossover between code exploits and genetic engineering.

Google’s Jules Joins the Coders — LINK
Google’s new AI coding agent, Jules, jumps into dev toolchains—heating up the AI agent arms race inside the world’s IDEs.

Apple’s Privacy Purge — LINK
Apple just axed dozens of tracking apps like IceBlock, flexing its gatekeeper power and reminding devs who really controls user data.

Threads Grows Up — LINK
Threads launches “Communities,” a direct jab at X, betting that smaller, tighter social circles are the future of online engagement.

Storage Prices Surge as Demand Collides with Supply Shortages – LINK
A “perfect storm” of booming AI, gaming, and data needs is sending SSD and HDD prices soaring across the market.

Claude Moves into Slack—Now Your Team Can Chat with AI in Real Time – LINK
Anthropic’s Claude is joining Slack workspaces, promising instant AI collaboration—and maybe fewer “can you check this?” messages.

Inside ChatGPT’s “Delusional Spiral” — LINK
An ex-OpenAI researcher dissects how ChatGPT goes off the rails—turns out even the smartest models can gaslight themselves.

Google’s Quantum Grab — LINK
Google Quantum AI snaps up Atlantic Quantum to speed up chip design—because classical physics just isn’t cutting it anymore.

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

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Thanks for being here.

-Ryan

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