Finance
Monday, June 29, 2026
10 posts
Only three AI models survived 500 days running a simulated software company without going broke.
https://the-decoder.com/only-three-ai-models-finished-above-starting-capital-in-a-500-day-startup-survival-test/
AGIBOT produces 15,000th robot, marking a milestone in embodied AI deployment.
https://www.therobotreport.com/agibot-produces-15000th-robot-marking-milestone-embodied-ai-deployment/
A reading list for generalists addresses the shortage of multifaceted talent in AI safety.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sH4cFDDjRdGrn3p2o/a-reading-list-for-generalists
Deployment awareness matters more than evaluation awareness for AI safety.
https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/XP794SHDuXYfWLrvJ/deployment-awareness-matters-more-than-evaluation-awareness
Coinbase switches to Chinese AI models like GLM 5.2 and Kimi 2.7 using automated routing.
https://the-decoder.com/coinbase-joins-the-rush-to-chinese-ai-models-as-western-labs-face-a-pricing-stress-test/
OpenAI is testing Office-specific controls in Codex for PowerPoint and Excel add-ins.
https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-prepares-upgraded-excel-and-powerpoint-controls-for-codex/
OpenAI tests gifting Codex credits as a new growth strategy.
https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-tests-gifting-codex-credits-as-new-growth-strategy/
Ko-WideSearch benchmarks web agents on breadth-searching closed sets, not just depth-solving single answers.
https://huggingface.co/papers/2606.27595
Two Chinese robotics startups valued at $2.9B in recent funding rounds signal steady sector interest and China's drive to compete with U.S. firms. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/china-births-two-robot-unicorns-as-sector-funding-stays-strong
Anthropic and Gov. Newsom agree to let California use Claude at 50% discount. Federal government tensions rise as OpenAI rival gains state backing. Source:...