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Daily Edition · Page 7

THE DAILY INDEX

Technology, AI, software, security, crypto and business

HEADLINES & TRENDS

TLDR Founders

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TRUMP PAVES WAY FOR $14B TIKTOK DEAL THAT PUTS US INVESTORS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

Trump just approved a TikTok deal where American investors, including Oracle, Michael Dell, and Rupert Murdoch, will control 80% of a new US entity valued at $14 billion, with ByteDance keeping 20%. The new structure means the US company will control TikTok's algorithm and content, technically complying with the 2024 law requiring ByteDance's divestiture while keeping the app running.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min

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THE RIGHT WAY TO PITCH VCS AND ACCELERATORS (AND WHY MOST FOUNDERS GET IT WRONG)

Venture capital funding is rising, with North American startups securing $184 billion, yet competition remains intense. Investors seek differentiation and scalability, and VCs require early market validation, while accelerators focus on the founder's problem-solving insights. Successful pitches emphasize clear, jargon-free communication, a distinctive future vision, and proof of traction to convert investors from skeptics to believers.

news.crunchbase.com · 6 min

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PERSONAL CONTEXT SEARCH IS THE REAL SEO APOCALYPSE

Google will launch a personal context search that adds everything it knows about you to queries. It would turn a search like "coffee" into "oat milk latte near my 2 pm meeting that won't make me late" automatically. This fragments SEO because profitable generic searches are split into millions of hyper-specific queries nobody can optimize for - sites dominating "best laptop" lose traffic to niche players matching individual contexts. The shift means SEO moves from keywords to being genuinely useful for specific moments, while Google's data moat makes this advantage permanent.

productledseo.com · 4 min

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THE ART OF PROTOTYPING

Just because AI lets anyone spin up an app in minutes doesn't mean they understand prototyping - real prototyping is about asking the right questions, not just building things. The best prototypes are disposable tools designed to answer one specific question: does this solve a real problem (Role), does it feel right to use (Look and Feel), or can we actually build it (Implementation)? Pick one lens, build just enough to learn something, then throw it away.

proofofconcept.pub · 4 min

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WHY EXPERTS WRITING AI EVALS ARE CREATING THE FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES IN HISTORY

Experts writing AI evaluations have transformed them into essential sales tools and technical benchmarks for AI companies, driving rapid growth. Mercor leveraged this opportunity and reached $500M revenue in 17 months by partnering with top AI labs to provide expert evaluations that improve model performance. Brendan Foody, Mercor's CEO, highlights the importance of evaluations in addressing AI bottlenecks and shaping the future AI-driven economy.

lennysnewsletter.com · 4 min

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