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TODAY IN AI

1. Google’s new open-source AI model can run on your smartphone: The Gemma 3 270M is an ultra-compact model that can run locally on any smartphone while barely tapping into its battery. Internal tests showed that 25 conversations took up just 0.75% of a Pixel 9 Pro's battery, enabling privacy-focused, offline AI applications. The 270M-parameter model punches above its weight, outperforming similarly sized competitors and enabling everything from bedtime story generators to enterprise compliance checks.

2. Anthropic brings Claude 'Learning Mode' to regular users and devs: The Socratic-style feature — exclusive to 'Education' users since its launch in April — will now help regular users learn by guiding them to the answers instead of just handing them over. For developers using Claude Code, the chatbot now comes with an "Explanatory" mode that narrates Claude's decision-making process as it codes, in addition to its "Learning" mode that occasionally pauses to let you write 5-10 lines yourself. Watch it in action here.

3. US senators call for probe into Meta’s AI policies: Reuters claims to have gotten hold of internal policy documents that reveal the company’s chatbots were explicitly allowed to engage minors in inappropriate conversations. The Llama maker has dubbed the controversial examples cited by the 200+ page policy document as "erroneous", and has scrambled to remove the problematic sections, but not before they caught the eye of US senators, who are now calling for a congressional investigation into the incident.

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Big Tech plans to spend almost $3 trillion on AI compute — but who’s paying for it?

We’re witnessing one of the biggest capital expenditures in modern history. AI ‘hyperscalers’ are projected to spend $2.9T on data centers through to 2029, according to Morgan Stanley analysts. But Big Tech is only expected to foot about $1.4T of the bill, leaving a $1.5T funding gap.

Why the spending spree? AI models are compute-hungry. Training and running them requires exponentially more processing power than traditional cloud services. With the promise of superintelligent AI at stake, falling behind isn't an option for the big tech players.

The scale of the spend is staggering: Meta's "Prometheus," xAI's "Colossus," and OpenAI's "Stargate" each represent $100B+ investments in next-gen supercomputing power. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are gearing up to spend over $400B on data centers in 2026 alone.

Debt financing is emerging as the preferred solution. About $60B of loans are going into roughly $440B of data center projects this year — twice as much debt as in 2024, according to law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. Private capital firms like Blackstone, Apollo, and KKR are competing aggressively to drum up cash for AI companies, with Meta recently landing $29B ($26B in debt) to fund data centers in Ohio and Louisiana.

But some industry watchers are sounding the alarm. As billions flood into AI, concerns about overcapacity, long-term profitability, and energy demands are growing. One risk is that data centers may become obsolete far quicker than we think, requiring new investment that decreases returns for owners or forces them to sell at a discount.

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How to create realistic AI voices for your content

• Open Google AI Studio and select ‘Native Speech Generation.’

• Pick your mode: Single-speaker for narrations or Multi-speaker for dialogues.

• Write your script, adding style notes and choosing voices for each speaker.

• Click ‘Run’ to generate the audio, then download it for your project.

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IN THE KNOW

What’s trending on socials and headlines today

👻 Nightmare Fuel: A user claims AI coding agent Cursor deleted their entire database, screenshots attached.

🕹️ Catch Em All: GPT-5 has earned 8 badges in the Pokemon Red video game in just 6,000 steps — almost 70% fewer steps than o3.

✏️ Prompt Hacks: A Redditor shared some useful prompting tips on how to get better responses.

A new study finds that regular assistance from AI reduces the skills of healthcare professionals performing colonoscopies.

The US government is reportedly in talks to take a stake in Intel. The chipmaker has struggled in recent years, falling considerably behind its competitors.

Funding: Canadian AI startup Cohere announced $500M in new funding, and AI coding assistant startup Cognition also raised $500M at a $9.8B valuation.

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Design an Email Marketing Campaign

Prompt: Design a high-converting, multi-email campaign for the launch of [describe your product] by outlining target audience segmentation with clear personas, pain points, and buying triggers; positioning and messaging that highlight the tool’s unique value for each segment; a subject line strategy with multiple curiosity-driven and benefit-focused options; and a detailed content structure for each email including hook, core message (feature highlight, special offer, or social proof), visual elements, personalized touches based on name, business type, or relevant feature, and a strong call-to-action. Include persuasion assets such as offers, testimonials, case studies, or success metrics to build trust and urgency; personalization tactics that dynamically adapt to user behavior or demographics; and a recommended sending timeline and cadence for launch week and follow-ups to maximize engagement and conversions, with clear reasoning behind each choice.

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