AI Saved Google’s Butt

Welcome back apprentices! 👋

Ever feel like your browser knows you a little too well? 

Well, turns out it’s not just spying — it’s in the middle of a courtroom soap opera, a tech turf war, and an identity crisis. 

Google kept Chrome (for now), Apple’s getting help from Google (awkward), and AI is quietly rewriting the rules of the internet while no one was looking. 

Buckle up — your “search bar” might be turning into a full-blown co-pilot.

In today's email

• ⚖️ Why Google kept Chrome (and what strings came attached)

• 🤖 How AI unexpectedly became Google’s legal defense

• 🍏 Why Apple’s Siri is now powered by Google’s brain (yes, really)

• 🧭 What AI-powered search means for your daily browsing

• + New AI Tools

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Quick News 

🧠 Mind Over Metal. UCLA engineers just made telekinesis (almost) real. Their new AI-powered brain-computer interface lets paralyzed users control robotic arms using nothing but EEG signals — no implants, just a cap and some clever code. In tests, users completed tasks up to 4x faster with the system, even moving blocks and cursors like pros. It’s a major leap toward non-invasive tech that helps people move, speak, and live — using their thoughts.

🕵️‍♂️ Elon Musk vs. The Engineer Who Knew Too Much. One engineer, $7 million in stock, and a lawsuit that could power its own LLM. Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI just sued ex-employee Xuechen Li, claiming he stole Grok’s secret sauce before jumping ship to OpenAI. Li allegedly downloaded confidential AI tech “superior to ChatGPT,” then tried to delete the evidence — all just days before cashing out and quitting. xAI wants to block him from working for rivals while they untangle the digital drama.

💰 The AI Boom Isn’t Slowing Down. A fresh $13B funding round just catapulted one AI giant to a $183B valuation — nearly 3x its worth just six months ago.With enterprise adoption exploding and its coding assistant raking in $500M annually, investor interest is anything but cooling. Even Gulf capital joined the party, signaling a global scramble for AI dominance (and compute). Talk of an AI funding slowdown? Not when revenue’s multiplying and valuations are defying gravity.

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Google & Apple 
Chrome Didn’t Get the Axe — But Search Just Got a Whole Lot Weirder

Google just avoided the tech world’s version of a corporate lobotomy: a forced breakup of Chrome or Android. A federal judge ruled that while Google may have dominated the search game for years, the rise of AI-powered competitors like ChatGPT makes it less of a monopoly and more of a sitting duck. Still, Google didn’t walk away clean — it’ll have to end exclusive deals and play a little nicer with rivals. 

Meanwhile, Apple (yes, the same company that once called AI “a fad”) is now working with Google’s Gemini to teach Siri how to sound less like a confused mall directory. In other words, the browser wars aren’t over — they’ve just added plot twists, robot sidekicks, and some very awkward partnerships.

Key Points You Shouldn’t Miss:

• 🧑‍⚖️ No Chrome Fire Sale: Judge Amit Mehta rejected the DOJ’s attempt to force Google to sell off Chrome or Android, calling it a legal stretch — but not before acknowledging that the AI revolution tipped the scales.

• ⚖️ Still Some Strings Attached: Google must abandon exclusive distribution agreements and share select data with search competitors. Translation: it’s not Monopoly: The Tech Edition anymore.

• 💰 Follow the Money: Google can continue paying Apple and others for default search placement — those deals still rake in about $20 billion per year.

• 🧠 AI, the Unexpected Hero?: Mehta noted that generative AI like ChatGPT now presents “a real threat” to search as we know it, which helped justify keeping Google’s ecosystem intact.

• 👀 Chrome’s Would-Be Buyers: If Chrome had been put up for sale, OpenAI and Perplexity were ready with serious cash — the latter reportedly floated a $34.5B offer. No word on whether it included incognito mode.

• 🍎 Apple’s Siri Plot Twist: Apple shelved talks with Perplexity and is now developing its own “answer engine” — powered by Google’s Gemini, running on Apple’s private cloud.

• 😬 Meanwhile, in Cupertino...: Apple’s AI teams are leaking talent like a sieve — with researchers jumping ship to Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Not ideal when you’re building an AI comeback.

Chrome vs. the AI Browser Rebellion

Welcome to the AI-Search Showdown

We’re witnessing a tectonic shift: search is evolving from finding links to getting answers. This isn’t just Google vs. Bing anymore — it’s an all-out scramble between tech giants, AI labs, and surprise players like Apple suddenly joining the fray. 

With Apple building its own search brain, Microsoft stuffing Copilot into everything that clicks, and OpenAI flirting with browsers, the web’s front door is being rewritten in real time. 

Whether Chrome holds its crown or gets dethroned by something AI-native, one thing’s clear: the internet is about to feel very different.

But What’s the Actual Deal for You?

You may not care who owns Chrome or powers Siri — but you do care about how you search, what you see, and who decides that. As AI steps in to “help,” it’ll also start shaping your results, choices, and attention. The companies winning this battle aren’t just fighting over tech — they’re fighting over your brain bandwidth.

Before your browser starts finishing your sentences, ask yourself: Who trained it, who profits from it, and who’s watching what you click?

(And maybe — just maybe — don't ignore those privacy settings anymore.)

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You tweak it, run it, and send us your favorite. We pick one winner to feature in the next issue.

Bonus: you’re secretly getting better at prompt design. 🤫

👑 The winner is…

Last week, we challenged you to test GPT-4o’s visual generation skills with this prompt.

Here’s the WINNER:

Congrats to Cristopher for his creation!🥳

Want to be featured next? Keep those generations coming!

🎨 Prompt: The Workshop Beneath the Glacier

Design a hidden, high-tech workshop carved deep beneath a translucent glacier. A network of engineers, machines, and AI creatures work together, illuminated by the cold blue glow of the ice above. Frozen fissures in the ceiling reveal shadows of mammoths and ancient fossils suspended overhead. Robotic arms carefully craft delicate objects powered by [unusual natural element].
Style: cinematic sci-fi realism, dramatic top-down lighting, layered translucency, sharp reflections, high detail density with environmental depth.

We’ll be featuring the best generations in our next edition!

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