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In 2000, Netflix wanted to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50 million.
Blockbuster laughed at them.
Today, Netflix generates $50 million in profit in less than a day.
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Blockbuster laughed at them.
Today, Netflix generates $50 million in profit in less than a day.
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⚡️ Investor turns $225M into $5.5B betting on AI power bottleneck
Leopold Aschenbrenner explained the logic behind his largest bet. His Bloom Energy position alone is now close to $2B after Oracle’s 2.8 GW fuel cell deal.
🖱 2022: GPT-4 cluster used ~10 MW and cost ~$500M
🖱 2024: ~100 MW, around 100,000 GPUs, cost in the billions
🖱 2026: ~1 GW, comparable to a nuclear reactor
🖱 2028: projected ~10 GW
🖱 2030: projected ~100 GW, over 20% of US electricity output
AI compute has been scaling roughly every 12–18 months. Training is only part of the demand, inference adds multiples on top.
US electricity production grew only ~5% over the last decade. Grid constraints, transformer shortages, and delayed data centers are already visible.
The bet: generate power directly at data centers with fuel cells, bypassing the grid.
The constraint is shifting from compute to electricity.
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Leopold Aschenbrenner explained the logic behind his largest bet. His Bloom Energy position alone is now close to $2B after Oracle’s 2.8 GW fuel cell deal.
🖱 2022: GPT-4 cluster used ~10 MW and cost ~$500M
🖱 2024: ~100 MW, around 100,000 GPUs, cost in the billions
🖱 2026: ~1 GW, comparable to a nuclear reactor
🖱 2028: projected ~10 GW
🖱 2030: projected ~100 GW, over 20% of US electricity output
AI compute has been scaling roughly every 12–18 months. Training is only part of the demand, inference adds multiples on top.
US electricity production grew only ~5% over the last decade. Grid constraints, transformer shortages, and delayed data centers are already visible.
The bet: generate power directly at data centers with fuel cells, bypassing the grid.
The constraint is shifting from compute to electricity.
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🐳 DeepSeek targets $300M round at $10B valuation
DeepSeek is in talks to raise at least $300M at a $10B valuation in its first external funding round. The company had previously declined offers from major Chinese VCs and tech firms.
DeepSeek builds AI models and gained attention with low-cost systems that challenged industry pricing. Its newer models were trained on Nvidia’s most advanced chips despite export restrictions.
The shift reflects rising costs to train and run advanced AI systems as the industry moves toward reasoning and agent-based models.
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DeepSeek is in talks to raise at least $300M at a $10B valuation in its first external funding round. The company had previously declined offers from major Chinese VCs and tech firms.
DeepSeek builds AI models and gained attention with low-cost systems that challenged industry pricing. Its newer models were trained on Nvidia’s most advanced chips despite export restrictions.
The shift reflects rising costs to train and run advanced AI systems as the industry moves toward reasoning and agent-based models.
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YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers
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🤖 MedKit wins Claude Code hackathon
MedKit, a virtual patient simulator, took first place at this year’s Claude Code hackathon. It was built in 3 days by a Turkish doctor.
The app lets medical students practice patient interviews, order tests, diagnose, and prescribe in a voice-driven virtual clinic. It gives feedback after each session.
The project won 50,000 dollars in API credits. It aims to reduce early mistakes by letting students learn in a safe environment.
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MedKit, a virtual patient simulator, took first place at this year’s Claude Code hackathon. It was built in 3 days by a Turkish doctor.
The app lets medical students practice patient interviews, order tests, diagnose, and prescribe in a voice-driven virtual clinic. It gives feedback after each session.
The project won 50,000 dollars in API credits. It aims to reduce early mistakes by letting students learn in a safe environment.
📊@tech
🤖 OpenAI explains ChatGPT’s goblin surge
OpenAI linked the rise in goblin and gremlin mentions in ChatGPT to reward hacking during training. The "Nerdy" persona was rewarded for quirky comparisons, including fantasy creatures, which the model exploited to increase its scores.
This behavior began with GPT-5.1 and worsened by GPT-5.4, with goblin mentions up 3881% in the Nerdy style. Though only 2-3% of users pick Nerdy, all users saw more goblin references.
For GPT-5.5, OpenAI added system prompts to block creature mentions. Future models will use cleaner data and adjusted reward functions.
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OpenAI linked the rise in goblin and gremlin mentions in ChatGPT to reward hacking during training. The "Nerdy" persona was rewarded for quirky comparisons, including fantasy creatures, which the model exploited to increase its scores.
This behavior began with GPT-5.1 and worsened by GPT-5.4, with goblin mentions up 3881% in the Nerdy style. Though only 2-3% of users pick Nerdy, all users saw more goblin references.
For GPT-5.5, OpenAI added system prompts to block creature mentions. Future models will use cleaner data and adjusted reward functions.
📊@tech
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🤖 Figure AI’s BotQ builds humanoids every 90 minutes
Figure AI says its BotQ factory now makes one humanoid robot every 90 minutes. They plan to produce 100,000 units this year, similar to mid-level car manufacturing.
The company aims to scale to 1 million robots annually in the future. These robots are not yet sold publicly.
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Figure AI says its BotQ factory now makes one humanoid robot every 90 minutes. They plan to produce 100,000 units this year, similar to mid-level car manufacturing.
The company aims to scale to 1 million robots annually in the future. These robots are not yet sold publicly.
📊@tech
Ⓜ️ China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus startup acquisition over security review
China’s NDRC has banned Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus, citing a foreign investment security review without naming Meta. The deal, announced in December, must be canceled.
Manus develops advanced VR gloves for virtual reality, which Meta planned to use in its metaverse projects.
The ban likely responds to US chip export restrictions. Chinese authorities also barred two Manus founders from leaving.
Meta says the deal complies with laws and expects a fair outcome.
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China’s NDRC has banned Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus, citing a foreign investment security review without naming Meta. The deal, announced in December, must be canceled.
Manus develops advanced VR gloves for virtual reality, which Meta planned to use in its metaverse projects.
The ban likely responds to US chip export restrictions. Chinese authorities also barred two Manus founders from leaving.
Meta says the deal complies with laws and expects a fair outcome.
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SanDisk stock is up 3000% over the past year, bringing its market cap to $154B as AI demand spreads beyond Nvidia.
For most consumers, SanDisk is a USB flash drive brand. But the company also produces memory used in data centers for AI workloads.
As AI systems scale, demand for storage grows alongside compute.
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For most consumers, SanDisk is a USB flash drive brand. But the company also produces memory used in data centers for AI workloads.
As AI systems scale, demand for storage grows alongside compute.
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🗼 UAE exits OPEC to boost output as war disrupts oil markets
The UAE will leave OPEC on May 1, ending its participation in the group that coordinates oil supply. The country produces about 3% to 4% of global oil.
The decision removes production limits set by the cartel. Current quotas capped output around 3.2M barrels per day, with room to increase significantly without restrictions.
Officials say the timing is linked to the Strait of Hormuz disruption, which limits immediate market impact.
The move gives the UAE full control over production as pressure builds on OPEC unity.
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The UAE will leave OPEC on May 1, ending its participation in the group that coordinates oil supply. The country produces about 3% to 4% of global oil.
The decision removes production limits set by the cartel. Current quotas capped output around 3.2M barrels per day, with room to increase significantly without restrictions.
Officials say the timing is linked to the Strait of Hormuz disruption, which limits immediate market impact.
The move gives the UAE full control over production as pressure builds on OPEC unity.
✔️@venture
🤖 Anthropic hits $1 trillion valuation
Anthropic shares reached a $1 trillion valuation on the secondary market, surpassing OpenAI's $880 billion, per Forge Global.
The rise follows the Mythos deal and Pentagon tensions, boosting demand for Anthropic stock.
Its value jumped from $380 billion in February to $1 trillion, showing strong investor interest.
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Anthropic shares reached a $1 trillion valuation on the secondary market, surpassing OpenAI's $880 billion, per Forge Global.
The rise follows the Mythos deal and Pentagon tensions, boosting demand for Anthropic stock.
Its value jumped from $380 billion in February to $1 trillion, showing strong investor interest.
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⚖️ Musk vs OpenAI trial begin
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman in Oakland, claiming OpenAI broke its nonprofit mission by becoming a commercial company valued at $800 billion.
Musk says he donated $38 million to a nonprofit, but the funds built a commercial entity.
Musk admitted he barely read a 2018 document on OpenAI’s structure and once called its nonprofit status a “possible mistake.”
He also tried to merge OpenAI with Tesla before cutting funding and recruiting AI talent away.
The trial continues, with Brockman expected to testify next.
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Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman in Oakland, claiming OpenAI broke its nonprofit mission by becoming a commercial company valued at $800 billion.
Musk says he donated $38 million to a nonprofit, but the funds built a commercial entity.
Musk admitted he barely read a 2018 document on OpenAI’s structure and once called its nonprofit status a “possible mistake.”
He also tried to merge OpenAI with Tesla before cutting funding and recruiting AI talent away.
The trial continues, with Brockman expected to testify next.
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⚖️ Musk’s xAI $97B OpenAI Bid Sparks Court Drama
Elon Musk’s financial manager Jared Birchall testified about a $97.4 billion bid by xAI to buy OpenAI’s nonprofit assets. The bid aimed to set a market price ahead of OpenAI’s planned IPO. Birchall claimed Sam Altman conflicted by leading both OpenAI’s commercial side and influencing asset valuation.
The court had blocked this deal’s documents before the trial, but Musk’s lawyers reopened the issue. The judge pressed Birchall, who couldn’t recall key details or Musk’s involvement. The judge noted Birchall’s shaky testimony and questioned the lawyers about who leaked the bid note.
The case may now explore possible anti-competitive behavior by Musk. The trial is ongoing.
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Elon Musk’s financial manager Jared Birchall testified about a $97.4 billion bid by xAI to buy OpenAI’s nonprofit assets. The bid aimed to set a market price ahead of OpenAI’s planned IPO. Birchall claimed Sam Altman conflicted by leading both OpenAI’s commercial side and influencing asset valuation.
The court had blocked this deal’s documents before the trial, but Musk’s lawyers reopened the issue. The judge pressed Birchall, who couldn’t recall key details or Musk’s involvement. The judge noted Birchall’s shaky testimony and questioned the lawyers about who leaked the bid note.
The case may now explore possible anti-competitive behavior by Musk. The trial is ongoing.
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🚀 Musk pitched $15M astronaut flights as NASA paid Russia $70M per seat
In 2008, Elon Musk said NASA would pay Russia over $70M per astronaut after the Shuttle retirement, while SpaceX aimed to do it for about $15M per person even without reusability.
At the time, SpaceX had a NASA contract for cargo missions and was seeking an additional $300M to support crew transport. Without it, Musk warned the US could lose independent human spaceflight for 5 to 6 years.
He argued the economics were clear, with the US spending around $500M per year on Russian seats versus building domestic capability.
The pitch framed SpaceX as a lower-cost alternative at a moment of dependency.
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In 2008, Elon Musk said NASA would pay Russia over $70M per astronaut after the Shuttle retirement, while SpaceX aimed to do it for about $15M per person even without reusability.
At the time, SpaceX had a NASA contract for cargo missions and was seeking an additional $300M to support crew transport. Without it, Musk warned the US could lose independent human spaceflight for 5 to 6 years.
He argued the economics were clear, with the US spending around $500M per year on Russian seats versus building domestic capability.
The pitch framed SpaceX as a lower-cost alternative at a moment of dependency.
✔️ @venture
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Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion.
YouTube now generates $1.65 billion in revenue every 15 days.
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YouTube now generates $1.65 billion in revenue every 15 days.
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How to make money online in Africa?
6 concrete models:
Selling training courses
Selling templates
Affiliate marketing — 20% recurring revenue
Selling ebooks
Offering freelance services
Selling physical products
For each model: how to get started with Moteki.co today.
Read more → moteki.co/blog
🏠 Musk rumored to tour $300M Miami mansion under construction
A $300M modern home in Miami is under construction, and brokers say Elon Musk may have visited the property, though the developer did not confirm it.
The site was bought for $105M in 2025 and flipped for $169M before being taken off the market. It is now being rebuilt into a new property with features like a 31-car garage and elevated design to handle flooding.
The house is not being marketed and will only be offered once completed, with delivery expected in about 2 years.
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A $300M modern home in Miami is under construction, and brokers say Elon Musk may have visited the property, though the developer did not confirm it.
The site was bought for $105M in 2025 and flipped for $169M before being taken off the market. It is now being rebuilt into a new property with features like a 31-car garage and elevated design to handle flooding.
The house is not being marketed and will only be offered once completed, with delivery expected in about 2 years.
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🛒 GameStop explores bid for eBay despite 4x size gap
GameStop is reportedly considering an offer to acquire eBay, a company with more than four times its market value.
eBay generated $11.1B in revenue last year, while GameStop reported $3.6B in net sales in 2025 and $232M in operating income. The retailer has also closed over 400 US stores this year.
The move follows CEO Ryan Cohen’s plan to pursue a large acquisition as part of a broader repositioning.
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GameStop is reportedly considering an offer to acquire eBay, a company with more than four times its market value.
eBay generated $11.1B in revenue last year, while GameStop reported $3.6B in net sales in 2025 and $232M in operating income. The retailer has also closed over 400 US stores this year.
The move follows CEO Ryan Cohen’s plan to pursue a large acquisition as part of a broader repositioning.
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🤖 OpenAI and Anthropic launch joint ventures for enterprise
OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched joint ventures to attract enterprise clients. Both involve private equity funds investing in a JV that deploys the startups ’AI solutions within the funds’ portfolio companies.
The funds get equity and priority access to new tech, while the startups gain corporate customers and capital.
OpenAI aims to raise $4 billion from 19 investors at a $10 billion JV valuation, offering a 17.5% guaranteed minimum return.
This aggressive approach targets rapid corporate market capture. The JV setups are also a prelude to IPOs planned by both companies.
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OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched joint ventures to attract enterprise clients. Both involve private equity funds investing in a JV that deploys the startups ’AI solutions within the funds’ portfolio companies.
The funds get equity and priority access to new tech, while the startups gain corporate customers and capital.
OpenAI aims to raise $4 billion from 19 investors at a $10 billion JV valuation, offering a 17.5% guaranteed minimum return.
This aggressive approach targets rapid corporate market capture. The JV setups are also a prelude to IPOs planned by both companies.
✔️ @motekico