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GOOGLE UNVEILS GEMINI 4 CARBON, RETAKING THE WORLD'S NO. 1 SPOT ON UPDATED, HARDER BENCHMARKS — BUT ACCESS IS LIMITED

Gemini 4 Carbon promises improvements in cybersecurity and complex software engineering. It is now available to selected cybersecurity defenders. A broader release will be available after Google improves guardrails on the model based on feedback. Carbon will launch at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with a 95% discount for cached inputs. Prices will return to $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens when the introductory period ends.

UNVEILING THE GRID: PCBS MADE IN AMERICA, TWICE AS FAST AS SHENZHEN

The Grid is a factory-scale robot that can build circuit boards on demand. Every board takes its own route through the factory, which has machines that print solder paste, place parts, reflow, solder, and inspect. With The Grid, printing one unit of 100 designs is as easy as printing 100 units of one, and prototypes and production batches run on the same machines. It allows companies to manufacture huge numbers of low-volume boards, and could help bring manufacturing back to the US.

INTRODUCING THE SLACK CODE API: YOUR AGENTS, YOUR TEAM, ONE CODE CHANNEL

The Slack Code API allows agents to start code channels, add relevant people and files, post updates as they work, and archive channels when the work is done. It enables teams to work together with agents on tasks with the same shared context. Users can see exactly what agents are doing and who approved it, and workspace controls and data boundaries are built in. Users can choose what agents and models they want to use to suit their needs.

THE SANE ASYLUM

It is now possible to build a highly profitable business with significant scale without raising or hiring a ton. Founders can take advantage of new AI tools to generate financial freedom and build organizations to work on the things they want to, with the people they want, at a scale, ambition, and pace that works for them. This article explores how the founders of turbopuffer, a startup that powers the search infrastructure for many AI companies, built their company. It explores what life and work in the time of AI can look like, and shows how ambitious builders and founders can try it for themselves.

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