We went doom-scrolling again so you don’t have to. And turns out the feed was a mess today, but somehow the insights weren't.
📱 SCROLL (today online madness)
Kalshi just partnered with CNN
Yes, the prediction market is now teaming up with cable news
Why it matters: Media + markets is becoming the new “attention → liquidity” pipeline. Also, political forecasting just got a lot more… televised
Anthropic acquired Bun
Anthropic scooped up Bun like it was a Black Friday deal.
Why it matters: Infra consolidation is heating up - and the AI stack is quietly becoming vertically owned by a handful of players.
Tesla Optimus can now run
Optimus went from “cute demo bot” to “I can outrun your PM”.
Why it matters: Robotics is accelerating faster than regulators can spell “autonomy”. Expect early-stage robotics founders to get more attention next quarter.
⚗️ FOR YOU, FILTERED
Today’s Filter: What the hell is “Claude Advanced Tool Use”?
TL;DR:
Claude can now find, select, and use tools on its own.
Basically: less “fancy autocomplete,” more “junior engineer who actually ships.”
The Problem:
Agents today burn tokens like they’re venture-backed.
MCP/tool calling is rigid, slow and breaks the second anything changes (yes more fragile than Cinderella’s glass slipper at midnight)
The Upgrade:
Claude now has tool search + programmatic tool calling, which means it can:
Figure out which tool it needs
Call it with the right parameters
Chain multiple tools together
Recover when it messes up
… without you babysitting its every move.
Think of it like this:
Before, agents were interns who needed a 10-page brief to send one email.
Now, they’re interns who can actually open the right app, do the task, and not break anything (usually).
The Result:
Token usage drops by ~85%.
Runs faster, cheaper, and way less cursed.
Why should you care?
This shifts AI from responding → actually operating.
Infra, automation and agentic SaaS are about to level up and the orchestration layer suddenly becomes hot again.
📡 SIGNALS
Alright enough theory - let’s see who’s actually building something cool.
What is it? - Branding assets in seconds, no designer tears required.
Why it matters: Everyone wants a “brand,” no one wants a moodboard. Viral growth shows how starved consumers are for instant identity.
What is it? - Humanoids but budget-friendly, like Costco for robots. They’re building humanoids under $1k.
Why it matters: If this works, robotics stops being for the rich-only and becomes ‘yeah let’s just buy one and see.’ (like the time when you bought your 1st iphone)
What is it? - Vercel-style deploy environments for AI agents
Why it matters: If agents actually become operators, they’ll need infra the same way apps did in 2010. This could be the “Heroku for agents.”
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