David Pawlan
Co-Founder
Hey friends,
Startups with no product are now worth $32B. Microsoft wants to remember everything you do. And ChatGPT is turning people into anime characters... and action figures.
2025 is wild. Let’s break it down.
Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), co-founded by former OpenAI scientist Ilya Sutskever, just raised $2B at a $32B valuation — with no product and no roadmap, just a mission: build “safe superintelligence.”
OpenAI is reportedly launching GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 Mini, GPT-4.1 Nano, o4-Mini, and the full o3 model set this week. Also coming soon: an autonomous software engineering agent (A-SWE) to help with bug fixes and documentation.
12 former OpenAI employees just filed an amicus brief in support of Elon Musk’s lawsuit, calling the company's for-profit pivot a betrayal of its original mission.
OpenAI’s image gen feature is the new viral toy. Millions of people are turning selfies into Studio Ghibli-style artwork — and now action figures.
New feature rolling out to Copilot+ PCs will log everything you do, so you can “search your past.”
Swiss researchers created ULTR-AI, a TB-detection system that reads lung ultrasounds through a smartphone. It’s outperforming human experts by a solid margin.
Write a Cold Outreach Email That Doesn’t Suck
Prompt:
Act as a B2B copywriter. I’m selling [product] to [audience] who struggle with [pain point]. Make the tone curious + personal. Include: 2 subject lines, a fun opener, a clear CTA (like “Worth a quick chat?”), and a clever pop culture reference if it fits. Optional: recent social proof or name drop.
That’s all for now. Back soon with more breakthroughs, beef, and billion-dollar bets.
Stay weird,
—David ☕
P.S. If I get turned into an action figure, I want a tiny MacBook, a hoodie, and a reusable cold brew cup.
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