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SpaceX's Cursor Call, OpenAI's Codex Clone, and Midjourney's Medical Moonshot

This week in AI: SpaceX lands the biggest AI deal yet with Cursor, OpenAI's Codex learns a task by watching you do it once, and Midjourney unveils a…

Jun 21•Alex Banks

How to run multiple tasks at once in Cowork

Stop feeding Claude one task at a time.

Jun 19•Alex Banks

Anthropic Unlocks Mythos, Apple's Gemini Gambit, and SpaceX's Record Raise

This week in AI: Anthropic unlocks its Mythos-class Claude Fable 5, Apple builds Siri AI on Google's Gemini, and SpaceX prices the largest IPO in…

Jun 14•Alex Banks

Where AI is really taking jobs

Stop guessing whether yours is next.

Jun 10•Alex Banks

Microsoft's Major Build, NVIDIA's Carry-On Cloud, and OpenAI's Plumbing Play

This week in AI: Inside Microsoft's in-house AI stack, NVIDIA's chip that runs AI on your laptop, and OpenAI weaving into your memory, work and…

Jun 7•Alex Banks

Claude's Honest Haul, Figure Leaves the Line, and SpaceX's Big Bang

This week in AI: Inside Anthropic's Opus 4.8 upgrade and near-trillion-dollar raise, Figure's humanoids head into retail logistics, and SpaceX files for…

May 31•Alex Banks

The Signal

Practical AI workflows and tutorials for busy professionals. Plus weekly news analysis, without the noise.