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So, SpaceX officially acquired xAI on Monday, creating what might be the most ambitious tech mashup we’ve ever seen. We’re talking rockets + AI + space internet all under one roof, valued at a mind-melting $1.25 trillion. Yeah, you read that right—TRILLION with a T. (For context, that's roughly the GDP of the Netherlands, but with more flamethrowers).
The Goal:
Elon announced the merger in a memo on the SpaceX website, and his reasoning is actually pretty straightforward—well, as straightforward as "let's put computers in space" can be.
The Problem: Frontier AI needs massive amounts of electricity, and Earth’s power grids are currently screaming for mercy. The Solution: Launch the data centers into orbit.
The plan is to have these orbital rigs soak up unlimited solar power 24/7 and cool themselves using a process called radiative cooling. So no more massive water bills for cooling—just the cold, dark void. Efficient!
But here’s where it gets truly wild: SpaceX filed paperwork with the FCC requesting permission to launch up to ONE MILLION satellites to create these orbital data centers.
Let’s look at the math:
Current total satellites in orbit (active and Inactive): 17,000.
SpaceX’s current share (active): 9,000+
SpaceX's plan: 1,000,000.
The Increase: A casual 68x jump. The satellites would operate between 500 and 2,000 km above Earth, talking to each other using lasers (obviously) and beaming data down to Starlink ground stations.
Why the Merger Actually Makes Sense
When you zoom out, the math actually maths:
The Cash Burn: xAI has been burning $1B a month trying to keep up with OpenAI and Google.
The Revenue: SpaceX generates 80% of its cash just from launching its own Starlink satellites.
The Synergy: SpaceX gets a guaranteed customer for decades of launches, and xAI gets the cash, and a home that isn't dependent on a shaky terrestrial power grid.
Can They Pull It Off?
Elon’s track record includes landing rockets on barges and building a global satellite network from scratch, so... maybe?
The filing was notably light on details like satellite mass or hardware specs, and we all know Elon’s history with "Elon Time" (meaning: add 2–5 years to any deadline). But calling it the "most ambitious engine on (and off) Earth" is certainly one way to start the week.
The Bottom Line: If this works, your future AI might be powered by a laser beam from space. If it doesn't, we're going to have a lot of very expensive space junk to clean up.
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👨💻 OpenAI Codex for Mac Arrives: Here Are 5 Features That Will Transform Your Workflow
OpenAI just dropped a dedicated macOS app for Codex, and it’s basically a command center for anyone who wants to stop writing code and start supervising it.
Launched Monday, Feb 2, the app is a direct shot at Anthropic’s Claude Code. The big flex? It lets you run multiple AI agents in parallel, each grinding away on different tasks while you (theoretically) do something more important.
Now this isn’t just another chatbot window. OpenAI is pushing "agentic coding," where the AI doesn't just suggest a line of code; it builds the whole feature. We’re talking:
Multi-Agent Parallelism: You can fire up separate threads for different tasks (one for bug hunting, one for refactoring, one for that feature you’ve been procrastinating on).
Isolated Worktrees: Every agent gets its own "sandbox" copy of your code. So no stepping on toes, or messy merge conflicts.
Agent Personality Selection: You can actually choose your agent’s "vibe." If you want a no-nonsense, pragmatic partner, or prefer something empathetic and collaborative, you got it.
Skills System: Codex isn’t stuck just writing code anymore. You can bundle instructions, tools, and scripts into skills, then choose them manually or let Codex auto-select what works best.
Background Automations: You can literally schedule Codex to "Review your codebase for security flaws at 2 AM every night." and wake up to a list of fixes. Sam Altman called it the "most loved internal product" at OpenAI.
Oh and get this: Each agent can work for up to 30 minutes independently!
The Benchmarks?
OpenAI is powering this with GPT-5.2-Codex, and the stats are... well, they're tight.
On TerminalBench: Codex-5.2 holds the top position. But in reality: It’s statistically tied with Claude Opus 4.5 and Gemini 3. So yeah, we've officially reached "margin of error" territory where the better UI wins, not just the smarter brain.
On SWE-bench Verified: The outcome is pretty much a tie also, at the end of the day, the performance gap between the top three models is so tight that user experience matters more than raw scores.
How To Get It?
It’s rolling out now for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Edu and Business users.
Launch Perk: Paid users get 2x rate limits right now to celebrate the launch.
Freebie: Even Free and Go tier users can try it for a limited time.
The Bottom Line: If you’re a Mac-using developer, this is a massive upgrade over "copy-pasting into a browser." It’s OpenAI’s play to keep you from jumping ship to Anthropic—and with background automations and multi-agent threads, it might just work.
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🛠️ Trending Tools
For the Content Creators: Qwen3-TTS is an open-source model that can clone any voice with just a 3-second sample and generate natural speech in 10 languages. The best part? You can actually command the emotion via text (e.g., "[Speak with excitement]") and it responds with a near-zero latency of 97ms.
For the High-End Producers: Apple Creator Studio finally bundled its power-user apps into one "AI-first" subscription. This suite gives you Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro, but the real magic is the deep Apple Intelligence integration. It can now auto-edit video timelines or generate custom beats in Logic based on the "vibe" of your project.
For the Polyglots: ChatGPT Translate uses GPT-5 logic to handle over 50 languages with perfect contextual tone. You can tell it to be "academic" for a paper or "conversational" for a text, and then refine the result through a back-and-forth chat until it's perfect.
For the Future-Gazers: NVIDIA Earth-2 is a digital twin of our world that uses AI to simulate climate patterns with insane 2km resolution. It’s designed to provide high-precision weather forecasts and early alerts for extreme events, giving us a literal "crystal ball" for the environment.
For the Infinite Explorers: Project Genie available for Google AI Ultra subscribers, is a foundation world model that creates infinite, interactive simulations in real-time. You can take a single photo or a text prompt and "step inside" a world with realistic physics. It’s essentially a "Holodeck" for your browser.
Hope these tools help you reclaim some of your time today!
🤖 AI Workout Of The Day: The AI Guide to Raising Capital
It’s been a wild ride for founders lately. In the "old days", fundraising meant begging for warm intros and spending six months manual-scrolling through LinkedIn until your eyes bled.
Well, let me tell you, that’s officially so 2023.
While the rest of the world is busy arguing about whether AI will take our jobs, smart founders are using it to take the checkbooks. AI tools are now doing the heavy lifting of investor matchmaking. And instead of blasting random lists and hoping for a miracle, these bots are matching founders with the right people based on actual data.
Think of it like having a super-smart friend who knows every investor on the planet, what they like, what they hate, and exactly when to slide into their DMs.
How it works:
These platforms scan massive databases—we’re talking 50,000+ contacts across VC and Angel networks. But instead of just dumping a phone book on your desk, the AI actually reads what your startup does (crazy, right?) and matches you with people who have funded similar dreams before.
It’s like a dating app, but instead of swiping on people who "love hiking," you’re matching with VCs who specifically invest in Boston-based Fintech Series A rounds. (Way better).
The Toolkit Making the Magic Happen:
Crunchbase Pro: The GOAT for super-specific filters. It’s commonly used by sales teams, investors, and entrepreneurs to find leads, conduct market research, and monitor competitors..
PitchBook: This goes deeper with AI-driven insights into investor behavior. It can literally predict who is most likely to cut a check based on historical data. (Creepy? Maybe. Useful? Absolutely.)
Evalyze.ai: This one actually grades your pitch deck and matches you with investors so you don’t walk into a meeting with a mediocre presentation.
OpenVC: A free platform to search 20,000+ verified investors. Plus, it tracks who opens your deck and—more importantly—exactly how long they spent looking at your "Team" slide.
But here’s where it gets really wild: some tools don't just find the names, they write the outreach emails and handle the follow-ups automatically. They personalize the "Why you?" section for each investor using AI, so you can spend your time building your product instead of playing endless rounds of email tag.
The Big Picture: In 2025, AI startups attracted $192.7 billion in VC money (that’s nearly 53% of the total pie!). So yes, there is more money out there than ever, you just need the right AI to help you find it.
Additional Resources:
PitchBook 101 Training Course - Free official training
PitchBook Video Library - Tutorial videos
Evalyze Blog - Fundraising guides and tips
20 AI Fundraising Tools Guide - Complete AI stack for fundraising
How to Create an Unignorable Pitch Deck - Deck creation guide
20 ChatGPT Prompts for Pitch Decks - AI writing prompts
💡 Quick Tip of the Day: The "Double-Check" Prompt
In 2026, AI is smarter, but "hallucinations" still happen. Next time you get a complex answer, use the Critique Prompt.
This forces the AI to check its own work before you do!
Try this prompt structure:
"Review your own answer and find two potential errors or biases. Then, rewrite the answer to be more objective." Is this your AI Workout of the Week (WoW)? Cast your vote!
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