Subj : Apple's AI device 📍, Siri as a chatbot 📱, Anthropic's AI-resistant interviews 👨‍💻 To : All From : TLDR Date : Thu Jan 22 2026 12:03 pm --_bwzy0gZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple is working on a small, wearable AI pin equipped with multiple camer= as, a speaker, and microphones. 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Apple plans to revamp Siri later this y= ear by turning it into an AI chatbot. The chatbot will be embedded deeply i= nto the company's operating systems and replace the current Siri interface.= The feature is a central piece of Apple's AI strategy. Apple has designed = the chatbot so that its underlying models can be swapped out over time. The= company will initially use Google-powered systems.
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Last February, a team of doctors and sc= ientists treated a baby with severe CPS1 deficiency, a condition caused by = a rare single-gene mutation that causes patients' blood to be flooded with = ammonia that the liver can't clear. The doctors sequenced the baby's DNA, d= esigned a custom gene editor to fix the typo in his CPS1 gene, manufactured= it on demand, and infused it into his bloodstream. The process took about = six months and cost less than $1 million. Today, the baby is thriving and s= eemingly cured.
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X is struggling with two incompatible g= oals: optimizing attention and time spent on the platform, and tight creato= r-follow linkage. So far, X has opted to chase KPIs like user time spent on= the platform. This has resulted in creators unable to consistently reach t= heir audience, consumers not hearing from creators they want to follow, and= filter bubbles like Crypto Twitter. Either creators and users are tightly = linked, or the platform algorithmically serves users an array of compelling= content - you can't have both.
Why Elon Musk Is Racing to = Take SpaceX Public (6 minute read)

The rush to build AI data centers promp= ted Elon Musk to propose putting them in space. Musk has become obsessed wi= th the idea of SpaceX being the first to do it, but such a feat would be ha= rd to attempt and would require the billions of dollars in capital an initi= al public offering could deliver. A SpaceX IPO could also help xAI catch up= to rivals. SpaceX is expected to collect banks to lead the stock offering = soon, with the IPO expected to be completed by July.
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Meta says it's delivered ne= w AI models internally this month and they're =E2=80=9Cvery good=E2=80=9D (= 1 minute read)

Meta is reportedly working on a large l= anguage model and an AI image and video model.
What if AI is both really g= ood and not that disruptive? (10 minute read)

AI is a significant productivity tool c= omparable to previous technological shifts, but it's boring.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk outline= s expectations for Cybercab production (14 minute read)

Cybercab production is scheduled to sta= rt in less than 100 days.
YouTube on what updates to = expect in 2026: Music, =E2=80=98fully customizable' TV multiview, more (3 m= inute read)

YouTube Music is getting more discovery= features, and YouTube TV is getting 20 genre-specific plans as well as a f= ully customizable multiview.
Anthropic revises Claude's = =E2=80=98Constitution,' and hints at chatbot consciousness (5 minute read)<= /strong>

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