Apple’s building an AI doctor, Trump’s racing to save TikTok, and Elon just merged his AI empire – what founders need to know now

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Tip of the spear:

Apple is working on an AI Doctor LINK

• Apple is developing an AI-powered doctor under Project Mulberry, which could be released as early as spring or summer 2026 with iOS 19.4, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

• The revamped Health app, unofficially called Health+, will collect data from Apple devices and provide healthcare recommendations, with features including food tracking and workout technique analysis.

• A team of in-house physicians led by Dr. Sumbul Desai is creating the platform, which aligns with CEO Tim Cook's vision that health initiatives will be Apple's "greatest contribution to mankind."

Trump says TikTok deal will come before April 5 deadline LINK

• Former President Trump announced that a deal for TikTok will be reached before the April 5 deadline he set in January, which would require a non-Chinese buyer or result in a US ban.

• Trump expressed optimism about TikTok's future, mentioning there is "tremendous interest" from potential buyers and stating his desire to see the platform continue operating.

• Private equity firm Blackstone is reportedly considering a minority investment in TikTok's US operations, potentially joining existing non-Chinese ByteDance shareholders who are leading the bid.

Elon Musk merges xAI and X LINK

• Elon Musk's xAI is acquiring social media platform X in an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, just two years after Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion.

• The merger aims to integrate xAI's technology with X's user base of over 600 million active users, enabling shared access to data, AI models, computing resources, and personnel for enhanced user experiences.

• Founded only two years ago, xAI has quickly become a prominent AI lab, having raised at least $12 billion from investors and recently released Grok 3, which the company claims is among the most powerful AI models available.

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Keep it moving:

Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser LINK

Apple's satellite plans could be stalled by SpaceX LINK

Google's AI drug business secures $600M funding LINK

Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs LINK

Manus launches paid subscription plans and a mobile app LINK

Autonomous AI Agents Should Not Be Developed: LINK

OpenAI outlines new image generation rules for ChatGPT LINK

Facebook returns to its roots LINK

OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT LINK

A Nvidia chip shortage is coming, warns major Chinese server maker LINK

Instacart will pay shoppers to take videos of store shelves LINK

Google unveils Gemini 2.5 LINK

Anthropic wins against music publishers LINK

Google quantum chief predicts major breakthrough within 5 years LINK

Chinese robot maker aims to match Tesla's 5,000 humanoids this year LINK

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• Personal Branding for Reluctant Founders: My Journey and Insights Blog

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