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NewsletterFeb 4

Opus 4.6 + GPT-5.3-Codex + ElevenLabs $11B + Software Panic

The agent infrastructure war keep going, plus voice AI goes unicorn, and why software isnt dying

Clawdbot's Mac Mini Frenzy + Big Tech's $141B Earnings Blitz + Tesla Kills S/X for Optimus

An open-source AI agent went viral over the weekend, Meta and Microsoft dropped blockbuster earnings

Capital One swallows Brex + Big Tech's $109M influence machine + The AI jobs squeeze

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