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Anthropic

Feb 2, 2026

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9 min read

Anthropic Embeds Claude AI in Excel, Slack, and Work Tools

The move isn’t about better answers — it’s about making switching costs too high

Aaron Wu

OpenAI

Jan 26, 2026

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10 min read

ChatGPT Ads Signal a Quiet Shift in AI

When intelligence becomes ad-supported, trust becomes the real currency.

Aaron Wu

AI Tools

Gemini's Personal Intelligence Turns Your Data Into Google's Moat

Jan 19, 2026

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10 min read

Gemini's Personal Intelligence Turns Your Data Into Google's Moat

Gemini gets personal by tapping into decades of your data — and competitors can’t catch up.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

Alexa Enters the Browser—and AI Loses Neutrality

Jan 12, 2026

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10 min read

Alexa Enters the Browser—and AI Loses Neutrality

When assistance sits next to checkout, every recommendation has incentives.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

YouTube’s Algorithm Is Rewarding AI Slop

Jan 5, 2026

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8 min read

YouTube’s Algorithm Is Rewarding AI Slop

Millions in views, zero effort—and a system working exactly as designed.

Aaron Wu

OpenAI

ChatGPT’s Wrapped Moment Signals a Bigger AI Shift

Dec 29, 2025

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8 min read

ChatGPT’s Wrapped Moment Signals a Bigger AI Shift

OpenAI’s year-end recap isn’t about stats — it’s about turning AI from a tool into an identity.

Aaron Wu

OpenAI

Dec 15, 2025

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8 min read

AI Productivity: Why Habits Matter More Than Tools (OpenAI Report Analysis

Frontier users send 6x more messages and save dramatically more time. The difference isn't the tools—it's the system.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

How a Cloned Voice Topped Billboard Without Permission

Dec 8, 2025

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8 min read

How a Cloned Voice Topped Billboard Without Permission

Blanco Brown's case exposes AI music licensing's biggest enforcement gap.

Aaron Wu

OpenAI

ChatGPT Shopping Research: Why Specialized AI Outperforms the Giants

Dec 1, 2025

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8 min read

ChatGPT Shopping Research: Why Specialized AI Outperforms the Giants

A smaller, specialized model proves that focus beats scale.

Aaron Wu

Google

Nov 24, 2025

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9 min read

Google's Nano Banana Pro Finally Fixes AI Text Problem

First image model that gets typography, context, and consistency right.

Aaron Wu

AI Tools

Build Training Simulations and 3D Environments From a Prompt

Nov 17, 2025

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10 min read

Build Training Simulations and 3D Environments From a Prompt

Marble AI generates walkable 3D spaces for training, education, and simulations. Describe your environment, walk through it, and export—no modeling skills required.

Aaron Wu

Perplexity Finally Paid for Content (After Getting Caught)

Nov 10, 2025

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10 min read

Perplexity Finally Paid for Content (After Getting Caught)

Getty got the check. Independent creators are still waiting in line.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

When Your Creative Tools Start Thinking for You

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

When Your Creative Tools Start Thinking for You

Adobe's Firefly 5 learns your style — and makes leaving harder.

Aaron Wu

Microsoft

Should You Let Your Browser Do Your Work?

Oct 27, 2025

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9 min read

Should You Let Your Browser Do Your Work?

Atlas and Edge want to handle busywork — but at what cost?

Aaron Wu

Grok

Musk’s xAI Just Changed How Games Get Built

Oct 20, 2025

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10 min read

Musk’s xAI Just Changed How Games Get Built

Physics-aware AI could slash dev timelines from years to months — if it doesn’t replace the artists first.

Aaron Wu

Sora Adds Consent Controls After Pikachu, Mario Deepfake Chaos

Oct 13, 2025

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10 min read

Sora Adds Consent Controls After Pikachu, Mario Deepfake Chaos

OpenAI's fix introduces opt-ins, revenue sharing, and what Sam Altman calls "interactive fan fiction.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

Sora 2 Just Made Every Creator a Director

Oct 6, 2025

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9 min read

Sora 2 Just Made Every Creator a Director

OpenAI’s new model lets you star in your own AI-generated videos — blurring the line between tool and collaborator.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

AI Artist Signs $3M Record Deal, Industry Reacts

Sep 29, 2025

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9 min read

AI Artist Signs $3M Record Deal, Industry Reacts

What Xania Monet’s rise means for musicians and creators navigating the AI wave.

Aaron Wu

Best Practices

The One Skill Every Creator Needs in the AI Era

Sep 22, 2025

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11 min read

The One Skill Every Creator Needs in the AI Era

Forget chasing every new tool — here’s what keeps you ahead long-term.

Aaron Wu

Microsoft

Claude Beats GPT-5 in Spreadsheets and Slides

Sep 15, 2025

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10 min read

Claude Beats GPT-5 in Spreadsheets and Slides

Anthropic’s AI just got file-creation powers, and Microsoft wants in.

Aaron Wu

Why Meta’s AI Misstep Is a Warning for Creators

The scandal shows how fragile control over your likeness really is.

Aaron Wu

Google’s New AI Model Finally Fixes Image Consistency

Creators can now edit characters across scenes without losing style or identity.

Aaron Wu

AI Tools

OpenAI’s Trillion-Dollar Push vs. Claude’s Hard Stop

Aug 25, 2025

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10 min read

OpenAI’s Trillion-Dollar Push vs. Claude’s Hard Stop

Altman bets on bigger, memory-rich AI while Anthropic codes chatbots to hang up. Which path will shape your creative tools?

Aaron Wu

OpenAI

Why GPT-5’s Launch Sparked a Creator Uprising

Aug 18, 2025

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9 min read

Why GPT-5’s Launch Sparked a Creator Uprising

The lessons every creator can learn from OpenAI’s stumble.

Aaron Wu

AI Tools

GPT-5 Explained: The AI That Actually Remembers

Aug 11, 2025

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11 min read

GPT-5 Explained: The AI That Actually Remembers

Finally! An assistant that keeps the thread, cuts the fluff, and feels like it’s in the project with you.

Aaron Wu

AI Market News

Anthropic Embeds Claude AI in Excel, Slack, and Work Tools

ChatGPT Ads Signal a Quiet Shift in AI

Gemini's Personal Intelligence Turns Your Data Into Google's Moat

Alexa Enters the Browser—and AI Loses Neutrality

YouTube’s Algorithm Is Rewarding AI Slop

ChatGPT’s Wrapped Moment Signals a Bigger AI Shift

AI Productivity: Why Habits Matter More Than Tools (OpenAI Report Analysis

How a Cloned Voice Topped Billboard Without Permission

ChatGPT Shopping Research: Why Specialized AI Outperforms the Giants

Google's Nano Banana Pro Finally Fixes AI Text Problem

Build Training Simulations and 3D Environments From a Prompt

Perplexity Finally Paid for Content (After Getting Caught)

When Your Creative Tools Start Thinking for You

Should You Let Your Browser Do Your Work?

Musk’s xAI Just Changed How Games Get Built

Sora Adds Consent Controls After Pikachu, Mario Deepfake Chaos

Sora 2 Just Made Every Creator a Director

AI Artist Signs $3M Record Deal, Industry Reacts

The One Skill Every Creator Needs in the AI Era

Claude Beats GPT-5 in Spreadsheets and Slides

Why Meta’s AI Misstep Is a Warning for Creators

Google’s New AI Model Finally Fixes Image Consistency

OpenAI’s Trillion-Dollar Push vs. Claude’s Hard Stop

Why GPT-5’s Launch Sparked a Creator Uprising

GPT-5 Explained: The AI That Actually Remembers

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