Artificial Intelligence
TL;DR * Meta Launches Muse Spark, Its Most Powerful AI Model, Achieving 52 on AI Index v4.0 and Powering 3B+ Users Across Meta Apps * AI Model Mythos Preview Achieves AGI Milestone, Anthropic Locks Access * Meta shuts down internal 'Claudeonomics' leaderboard after employees burned 60 trillion tokens in
HPC
TL;DR * Meta's 1700W MTIA 450/500 superchip delivers 30 PFLOPs and 512GB HBM for AI inference at scale * Xanadu and TELUS partner to build Canada’s first sovereign hybrid quantum-classical computing infrastructure * Sandia National Labs Releases First Blind Comparison of Seven Commercial PV Modeling Tools 🚀 Meta MTIA
HPC
TL;DR * Western Digital Announces High-Bandwidth HDDs Targeting AI Data Center Storage * Meta Begins Construction of 350MW Hyperscale Data Center in Ohio Amid Environmental Concerns * Zapata Quantum Secures Global Rights to QIR Technology for Quantum Interoperability 🚀 WD dual-actuator HDDs hit 60 TB, slash power 20%, roadmap 100 TB HAMR WD
HPC
TL;DR * UCLA Researchers Discover Theta-Phase Tantalum Nitride with 1,100 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Surpassing Copper and Silver * Politecnico di Milano Develops CMOS-Based Analog Accelerator Using Resistive Memory, Achieving 5,000x Lower Energy Than Digital Systems * Oklo Secures $1.2 GW Nuclear Power Deal with Meta for Ohio Reactor,
Artificial Intelligence
TL;DR * OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT free tier with $8/month 'Go' plan to monetize 800M users while committing $1.4T to AI infrastructure * Anthropic deprecates 'ultrathink' and unlocks 64K output models with MAX_THINKING_TOKENS=63,999 to enhance Claude Code's
HPC
DRAM shortages force NVIDIA to deprioritize RTX 5070 Ti production—yet it’s NOT discontinued. Meanwhile, Meta axed Horizon Workrooms as enterprises migrate to Windows 11 Remote Desktop for lower cost, better security & multi-monitor support. The future of compute isn’t just faster chips—it’s smarter allocation. #NVIDIA
Career & Professional Growth
TL;DR * Meta shuts down three VR game studios—Armature, Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru—as part of $70B+ Reality Labs losses and strategic pivot toward AI wearables and phone features * Unity lays off Larry Hryb (ex-Microsoft Major Nelson) and over 280 employees after backlash over runtime fees, signaling industry-wide developer trust
Cybersecurity
TL;DR * Malwarebytes reports 17.5 million Instagram accounts compromised via 2024 API leak, exposing usernames, physical addresses, and phone numbers; users advised to enable 2FA * CVE-2026-01-11: Unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability discovered in OpenCode AI coding assistant server (port 4096), enabled by default prior to v1.1.10 * Grok
Business
TL;DR * Mubadala and PIF Deploy $68.9 Billion in 2025 Capital Investments, Leading Global Sovereign Wealth Fund Activity * Trump Media Launches DJT Token for Shareholders via Crypto.com, Offering Discounts on Truth Social and Prediction Markets * OpenAI Pays Average $1.5M in Stock Compensation Per Employee, Consuming ~50% of
Artificial Intelligence
TL;DR * Meta acquires Manus AI for $2 billion, integrating 147T-token AI agent platform with 80M virtual computers into its ecosystem * MiniMax releases M2.1 model with 42.8% HLE benchmark improvement, surpassing GPT-5 on mathematical reasoning tasks * China drafts AI rules requiring emotional chatbots to disclose bot identity, ban
Artificial Intelligence
TL;DR * Meta's Llama 4 model launch underperforms in coding and reasoning, triggering internal restructuring and job cuts amid pressure from Google's Gemini 3.0 and OpenAI's GPT-5.2 * Broadcom's AI semiconductor revenue surges 74% YoY to $8.2B in Q4 2025,
Career & Professional Growth
TL;DR * CMA Credential Demand Surges in India and U.S., With Salaries Ranging from $60K to $250K as BFSI, Tech, and Manufacturing Firms Compete for Skilled Professionals * India’s Aerospace and Space Tech Sector to Create 200,000+ New Jobs by 2033, Driven by Gaganyaan Mission and $44B Market