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1. Big SaaS bets the house on AI: Atlassian is acquiring Rewatch, an AI-powered meeting notetaker, screen recording tool and video hub. It's the latest example of SaaS providers working to integrate AI tools that aim to help businesses improve workflows. Read More

2. Creators are coming to the fediverse: Sub.club is a new service from the makers of the Mammoth app for Mastodon, and it hopes to support creators in the fediverse by letting them set up subscriptions for premium content. That's hard to do today on the decentralized web, so this new service is likely to see some traction. Read More

3. The dark side of the moon: Intuitive Machines has secured a $116.9 million contract from NASA to send a moon lander to the lunar south pole in 2027. It's the startup's fourth award under this program. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

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🤑 OpenAI's next big investors: Nvidia and Apple are reportedly in talks to contribute to OpenAI's next funding round, which could value the company at $100 billion. To me, this has antitrust scrutiny written all over it. Regulators are already investigating both Google and Amazon's investments in Anthropic as well as Microsoft's involvement with Mistral AI. Read More

🤧 Allergies or a cold? Google is working with an Indian respiratory healthcare AI startup to train a foundational model that can identify sounds as early signs of disease. Is that labored breathing just you panting after a run or is it something more serious? Read More

🌱 Digitizing the local agri market: Back in the day, farmers would buy seeds and harvesting tools from local markets and fairs. Agrim is bringing that energy to the digital space by creating a marketplace and supply chain to help retailers buy agricultural inputs when they need them. Read More

🧑‍⚖️ Google's back-to-back monopoly cases: On Wednesday's episode of Equity, I chatted with Neil Chilson of The Abundance Institute about the potential outcome of the ruling that found Google maintained a monopoly on online search, what to expect for its upcoming ad tech antitrust case, and how AI is changing the game. Read More

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Around the Web

💪 ChatGPT on top: OpenAI said ChatGPT has more than 200 million weekly active users, which is up 2x since November, according to Axios. The company said 92% of Fortune 500 companies use its products, and that people use the tool today as part of their daily lives. Read More

🌠 Brazil blocks Starlink financial transactions: CNBC reports that Starlink has been caught in the crosshairs of a free speech fight between Elon Musk and Brazil's highest court over X's refusal to appoint a legal representative who can consider government takedowns. Read More

😥 And you thought Snapchat bullying was bad: One in 10 minors say their friends or classmates have used AI tools to generate nudes of other kids, reports 404 Media. The result has been absolute chaos, and my question is, can this be considered distributing child porn? Read More

Before You Go

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💻 Big tech embraces Web3: South Korean internet giant Naver has launched a digital asset wallet in partnership with Chiliz, a blockchain provider. It's Naver's first crypto wallet, but the company says it's more about building a service around utility and blockchain tech. Read More