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I believe this: Technology, when used with intention, doesn’t distract us — it awakens us.

It shows us who we are. What we can build. How far we can go. It strips away the noise and gives us tools that let our natural genius come through.

That we stop waiting for the world to hand us permission — and we start using the tools already in our hands to create, to express, to become.

This is not about keeping up. It’s about breaking through.

🔊 Search Reinvented

Meta Reportedly Hires Four More Researchers from OpenAI

Meta’s aggressive recruitment push continues, with more OpenAI researchers joining its AI labs.

Meta’s AI hiring spree has escalated with four more OpenAI researchers—Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, and Hongyu Ren—joining its ranks. This brings the total OpenAI talent snag to at least eight in recent months.

🚀 Llama 4 Miss, Talent Pivot

The push comes after Llama 4’s disappointing debut reportedly fell short of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s goals. By pulling top minds from OpenAI, Meta aims to fix gaps in architecture and training strategies.

💸 Compensation Arms Race

Rumors of $100M offers highlight an industry where AI expertise has become priceless. Both Meta and OpenAI now face skyrocketing costs just to hold onto world-class talent.

📣 A PR Tug-of-War

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims “none of our best people” are leaving—but the steady drip of high-profile exits says otherwise. Meta’s leadership says these hires bring far more than paychecks: they bring breakthroughs.

🌍 Ripple Effects for All

This hiring war is driving salaries sky-high across the AI landscape. Smaller labs may struggle to compete, and Big Tech will need new strategies to keep top minds away from deep-pocketed rivals.

📚 Writers vs AI

Authors Urge Publishers to Restrict AI Use in Books

Writers push for human-first publishing

A coalition of authors including Lauren Groff and R.F. Kuang have signed an open letter demanding publishers curb their use of AI.

They argue AI firms profit off their unpaid work and want guarantees that books, audiobooks, and staff won’t be replaced or monitored by AI.

The letter gained 1,100 signatures in 24 hours, highlighting growing tension between the creative industry and AI developers.

⚡ More AI Bites

1. 🗣️🧩 Meta in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI. Zuck wants to copy everyone's voice!
2. 🧠✨ OpenAI hires team behind AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds. ChatGPT maker gets personalization experts!
3. 🇩🇪📱 Germany tells Apple, Google to remove DeepSeek from the country's app stores. European tech sovereignty strikes again!
4. 👤⚖️ Denmark clamps down on deepfakes by letting people copyright their own features. Face ownership gets legal protection!
5. 📸🔍 Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven't yet shared. Privacy boundaries get blurrier!
6. 📊💼 As job losses loom, Anthropic launches program to track AI's economic fallout. Claude maker monitors robot unemployment!

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⚡ Trends for the Future

Baidu to Open-Source Ernie AI Model Starting Today, Could Make It China's 2nd DeepSeek Moment

Baidu moves to open-source its Ernie AI

The details:

Baidu is open-sourcing its Ernie AI model starting today—marking the first time a major Chinese AI lab has opened up its proprietary tech to the global community.

The release could mirror the disruptive ripple effect of DeepSeek-R1, which shook markets by raising the open-source bar and challenging Western closed models.

Experts expect Ernie 5’s open release to speed up AI democratization, fuel developer innovation, and reshape competition in the global AI arms race.

What makes this crucial: If Baidu shares full model weights and training code, it could spark China’s next big leap in open-source AI—pressuring rivals to rethink closed strategies.

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