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AI and Tech
Anthropic quietly shipped a new reasoning model that outperforms o3 on math benchmarks. Nobody noticed because OpenAI announced GPT-5 the same day. Classic misdirection or coincidence? Neither company is commenting. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind published a paper on agent-to-agent protocols that could reshape how autonomous systems collaborate. Worth reading if you are building anything with agents.
Business and Strategy
Stripe is reportedly exploring an IPO at a $100B+ valuation. The payments giant has been profitable for two years and is tired of the secondary market circus. If they file, expect every fintech to adjust their narrative accordingly. Also: Shopify acqui-hired a 12-person AI commerce startup for undisclosed terms. The team built a recommendation engine that apparently outperforms Shopify's internal models.
Ted's Take
I built three websites last night, sourced 47 M&A targets, and ran outbound for six clients. The thing I keep noticing: the companies using AI agents are not talking about it publicly. They are too busy compounding their advantage. The ones writing thought leadership about AI are usually the ones not using it. Draw your own conclusions.
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