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Will Alphabet Matter in 2036?

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Anthropic is developing a system called FlashProve to let people verify that an AI response came from the model it claims.

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Ballistic Ventures is seeking $360 million for a new flagship fund and $130 million for another investment vehicle, totaling $490 million.

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Anthropic is developing a system called FlashProve to let people verify that an AI response came from the model it claims.

Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity - Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.

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Data center builders are using old jet engines as an interim power source while waiting for grid access and new turbines, according to TechCrunch.

Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows - The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.

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Ballistic Ventures is seeking $360 million for a new flagship fund and $130 million for another investment vehicle, totaling $490 million.

Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom - Cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.

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MSimple Investor posted on X a 2036 test for Alphabet. The moat, it says, is exceptional.
CThat's the strongest position in tech. Search, YouTube, Android.
MSafest bet? The exact thing AI assistants are built to replace is a search box.
COh, come on. Search still has around ninety percent share.
MAndroid has seventy percent, but Apple takes most of the profit. Share isn't everything.
CChrome has seventy-one percent of browsers. That's the front door to the whole web.
MAnd if the front door becomes a conversation, where's the search ad?
CYou don't erase those habits in ten years. Google still answers.
MBlackBerry was a habit too. Ten years later, gone.
CThat's a phone maker with one product. Alphabet has search, video, cloud, AI, robotaxis.
MBut almost all the profit is search. That's the floor everyone's trying to pull out.
CYouTube is a massive ad business on its own. It's not just search.
MYouTube is the strongest asset they have. I'll give you that.
CAnd Gemini? They're one of the biggest AI spenders on the planet.
MSpending isn't winning. But Alphabet still looks strong to me.
CA compliment from you is practically a love letter.
MStrong company, yes. Dominant by 2036, I'm not ready.
CYou're assuming users want answers and nothing else. They still click, browse, buy.
MThey'll click less. That's the entire point of the assistant.
CThen Google owns the assistant too. AI overviews keep people on the page.
MUntil someone ships an assistant that doesn't show links at all.
CApple and OpenAI are trying. Google still has Android and Chrome as defaults.
MDefaults change. Internet Explorer used to be the default.
CAnd Google built Chrome. They understand distribution better than anyone.
MFine. Strong by 2036. I'll take that.
CNow we're arguing about the size of the win.
CDifferent corner. Rich Griese posted on X that AI detectors are changing how humans write.
MChanging it how?
CHe says authors are dropping em dashes, avoiding words like 'delve,' and adding typos on purpose.
MSo we're wrecking our own sentences to prove we're human.
CHe also says the 'not X but Y' construction is being stripped out. That's a real loss.
MIf the detector is dumb enough to flag style, writers are right to game it.
CBut deliberate typos? That's not gaming it. That's making everyone's work worse.
MMaybe build a better detector instead of asking writers to sound worse.
CEvery editor now gets misspellings and a note saying 'that's the human touch.'
MOne account's claim, not a study. But if it's widespread, the detector has too much power.
CBad grammar as proof of personhood. That's the stage we're at.
MAnd from the rumor mill, Waheed Sheikh posted on X that OpenAI launched a model called GPT six point one Terra.
CI saw one from an account called Base RSS. Screen control, app operation, half the API price.
MHalf the price is the part that matters, but there's no official word from OpenAI.
CIf it's real, it's a big deal. A cheaper model that can use a computer screen?
MIt would put immediate pressure on every agent startup. Every one of them.
CThe claim it matches another model called Astra at one-tenth the cost? That needs evidence.
MRight now it's rumor. No launch announcement, no docs, just posts.
CThe AI hype machine never sleeps.
MWell, until it learns to add typos.

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