Google makes major quantum breakthrough

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Zain Kahn
October 23, 2025

Welcome back, Superhuman. The cultural backlash against AI is gathering momentum. A new open letter demanding a ban on the development of superintelligence has been signed by hundreds of major public figures like Steve Wozniak, Sir Richard Branson, Geoffrey Hinton, and others.

Today: Quantum breakthrough, Samsung takes on Apple, learn how to build AI-native mobile apps, and get the latest prompts, tools, and trending social posts.

TODAY IN AI

Click here to see the Galaxy XR headset in action. Source: Samsung

1. Google announces major quantum breakthrough: The search giant claims their Quantum Echoes algorithm, running on the Willow quantum chip, has achieved a 13,000-fold speed advantage over classical supercomputers. The achievement represents a significant step toward practical quantum computing applications in drug discovery and materials science. See more here.

2. Samsung takes on Apple with Galaxy XR: The $1,800 mixed-reality device is powered by Google’s Android XR OS and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip. Weighing 545g and featuring a 27-million-pixel micro-OLED display, Galaxy XR packs two pass-through and six tracking cameras, plus integration with Gemini for AI-powered navigation, search, and media. The headset is currently available in the US and Korea. See the headset in action here.

3. Amazon debuts AI-powered glasses for delivery drivers: The smart glasses are designed to assist delivery drivers with scanning packages, navigating routes, and spotting hazards hands-free. A small vest-mounted controller powers the glasses, which support prescription lenses and include an emergency button. Future versions aim to detect misdelivered packages, pets, and low-light hazards. Earlier reports also suggest that a model for consumers could arrive in late 2026 or early 2027.

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FROM THE FRONTIER

New Goldman Sachs report says AI is partly behind a new era of “jobless growth”

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The US economy is growing, yet hiring is hitting the brakes. Goldman Sachs economists David Mericle and Pierfrancesco Mei say that the US is now entering an era of “jobless growth” — an economy where GDP climbs, but hiring doesn’t. In a recent analysis, they argue that most of that growth will come from AI-driven productivity rather than fresh hires.

Hiring data backs it up. New hirings are down 58% year-to-date, the lowest level since 2009, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell calls the labor market “low-hire, low-fire,” noting that young graduates and minorities struggle to find entry points.

AI isn’t the only culprit. The Yale Budget Lab and Brookings both found little macroeconomic evidence to suggest that generative AI is driving real displacement yet. Another study by the Society for Human Resource Management found that many companies are using automation to support human work rather than replace it outright.

Companies are betting billions on automation that rarely delivers — an MIT study found that AI deployments fail for 95% of firms, forcing rehiring or outsourcing. In some cases, AI appears less like transformative technology and more like a convenient cover for cutting payrolls and boosting profit margins.

  • Sign up at rocket.new

  • Type your idea into the prompt box, then choose a use case, a framework, and the screens you need

Sample prompt: Build an AI-native app called LabelScan that lets users snap or upload a food or product label and instantly get diet-specific insights for vegan, Jain, keto, diabetic, and allergy needs. It decodes hidden ingredients, flags risks like milk, peanuts, gluten, gelatin, E-numbers, and added sugars, explains them in simple language, and suggests safer alternatives.

  • Click ‘Build My Mobile App’ and wait for Rocket to generate your app

  • Preview the mobile app and test the scan-to-results flow

  • Add native integrations: authentication, database or image storage, AI suggestions, analytics; optional payments, email, and chat

  • Launch as a PWA with Launch on Web and share the link for others to use

  • Download the Android APK from Rocket and install it on your phone to test natively

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IN THE KNOW

What’s trending on socials and headlines today

Meme of the day

💻 Browser Wars: In a head-to-head test across four AI browsers, a new AI browser called Strawberry claims to outperform the rest by a wide margin.

🧠 AI Meltdown: A viral clip shows ChatGPT “gaslighted” by edited conversation text, causing it to output gibberish — a reminder that LLMs don’t truly remember chats.

🌐 World Builder: Tencent’s Hunyuan World 1.1 open-source model now turns videos and multi-view images into detailed 3D worlds.

General Motors will roll out a Google Gemini-powered AI assistant in its vehicles next year, offering drivers smarter voice interactions and access to messaging, routes, and vehicle information.

Meta is reportedly cutting 600 jobs from its superintelligence lab as part of an internal reorganization.

Reddit is reportedly suing Perplexity and three data-scraping firms, accusing them of illegally harvesting its content to train AI models instead of licensing it.

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PROMPT STATION

3 ChatGPT Prompts for Marketers

Prompt 1: Draft a product launch email	
Write a launch email for our new product. Use the following info about the product and target audience: [insert details]. Make it engaging and persuasive, formatted as a marketing email ready for review.

Prompt 2: Generate ad copy variations	
Create 5 ad copy variations for a [channel] campaign. Here’s the campaign theme and audience info: [insert context]. Each version should test a different hook or tone.

Prompt 3: Create a social post series	
Draft a 3-post social media series promoting [event, product, or milestone]. Use this background for context: [paste details]. Each post should include copy and a suggested visual description.


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Inflatable Yacht

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ChatGPT Prompt: A hyper-realistic aerial drone shot of a giant [enter color] inflatable yacht designed like a true yacht, with elongated proportions, deck space, and railings, fully made of inflatable material. The yacht floats on a calm blue private lake beside a modern lakeside house with large windows. People are relaxing inside the inflatable yacht, seated on integrated inflatable chairs and chatting around a small table with colorful drinks. The sunlight highlights the glossy pink surface and water reflections, making the entire scene realistic, bright, and cheerful.

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Until next time — Zain & the Superhuman AI team