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This week, Amazon placed a bet that says more about the next ten years of storytelling than it does about today’s AI hype cycle. The company is backing Fable and its flagship product, Showrunner—an AI platform that lets anyone spin up an animated series from a simple prompt. Instead of studios elbowing for the next Stranger Things, everyone gets a studio, and the best ideas rise to the top. The result looks more like YouTube than HBO.

The bigger play is participatory IP. Showrunner is negotiating licenses that let fans co-write inside existing universes and share in the upside when others remix their episodes. If that loop takes hold, the real asset won’t be the content itself but the data flywheel of instant audience-to-creator feedback—a fresh supply chain for attention.

Let’s dive in…

IN TODAY’S EDITION:

Top Story: Zuckerberg says superintelligence is “in sight” as Meta doubles down on smart-glasses personal AI assistant

Industry Watch: Nestlé and IBM tap generative models to design lighter, fully recyclable packaging across 200 product categories

Notable Transactions: OpenAI raises $8.3 B at a $300 B valuation to scale enterprise AI ahead of GPT-5

New Tools to Try: Opal, Google’s no-code builder, turns plain-English prompts into mini AI apps

Power Prompt: “Your Personal Business & Strategy Coach” interviews you to surface hidden levers in your career and network

THIS WEEK’S TOP STORY

Zuckerberg Declares Superintelligence Development "In Sight"

Meta has observed AI systems beginning to improve themselves, with Mark Zuckerberg declaring superintelligence development now "in sight." The company will build personal AI assistants delivered through smart glasses and wearables, positioning these as the primary computing platform of the future. Zuckerberg directly challenges industry peers pursuing centralized AI automation, arguing personal empowerment drives human progress better than putting humanity "on a dole" of AI output. Meta pledges massive infrastructure deployment to serve billions while maintaining open-source policies during what Zuckerberg calls the "decisive decade" for superintelligence direction. (Meta)

INDUSTRY WATCH

Manufacturing | Nestlé and IBM Use AI to Slash Packaging Waste

Nestlé is collaborating with IBM to reduce packaging waste by optimizing product designs with AI. The joint effort uses machine learning to analyze material usage across over 200 product categories, cutting packaging weight and improving recyclability without compromising product protection. (Manufacturing Digital)

Real Estate | Luxury Presence Launches AI Marketing “Team” for Real Estate Agents

Luxury Presence has unveiled Presence Copilot, an AI-powered marketing suite tailored for real estate agents. The tool acts as a virtual marketing assistant, capable of writing listings, generating social content, and optimizing campaigns, cutting down content creation time from hours to minutes. (HousingWire)

Agriculture | World’s First AI Chatbot for Regenerative Agronomy Launched

Advancing Eco Agriculture has launched FieldLark AI, the first conversational AI designed for regenerative farming. It helps growers improve soil health and crop yields by providing on-demand, personalized agronomic advice grounded in biological farming practices. (BusinessWire)

Tech | Skild AI Gives Robots Real-Time Decision-Making “Brains”

Skild AI is developing foundation models that enable robots to adapt to new environments on the fly. By training its models in large-scale simulations, the company empowers physical robots to make decisions in real-world settings, offering a leap beyond pre-programmed automation. (The Robot Report)

Healthcare | Hospital Uses AI to Cut ICU Mortality by 16%

Taipei Veterans General Hospital has reduced ICU mortality by 16% using an AI system that monitors patient vitals in real time. The system alerts staff to early signs of deterioration, improving response times and care quality. (Healthcare IT News)

Banking & Finance | Mastercard Unveils Conversational AI for Bill Payments

Mastercard has launched a conversational AI tool that lets users pay bills and manage finances through natural language chats. The new interface is being tested by banks and fintechs globally, aligning with Mastercard’s 10% YoY growth in gross dollar volume. (PYMNTS)

Retail | Walmart Turns to “Sparky” AI Agents to Reinvent Shopping

Walmart is testing a new AI tool named Sparky, built to power intelligent search and shopping assistance. Deployed to a group of 30,000 employees, the tool aims to speed up product discovery and help shoppers complete tasks more efficiently through smart prompts. (The Sun)

Media | ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Generator for Commercial Use

ElevenLabs has released an AI music generator that produces royalty-free tracks cleared for commercial use. The tool lets users generate full songs from text prompts, offering high-quality audio outputs designed for creators, advertisers, and developers. (TechCrunch)

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

OpenAI Raises $8.3B at $300B Valuation - The AI platform exceeded its $7.5B target months early with a five-times oversubscribed round. ChatGPT now serves 700M+ weekly users and 92% of Fortune 500 companies, projecting $12-13B annual revenue by mid-2025. (Tech Funding News)

Ramp Secures $500M at $22.5B Valuation - The spend management platform raised fresh capital just 45 days after hitting $16B valuation to accelerate AI-powered autonomous finance. Serves 40,000+ customers, saving them $10B and 27.5M hours. (PR Newswire)

fal Closes $125M Series C - The AI infrastructure platform enables real-time media generation across image, video, audio, and 3D for 1M+ developers and 100+ enterprise clients. Revenue surged 50% in two months as demand for generative AI capabilities accelerates. (Yahoo Finance)

Clay Hits $3.1B Valuation with $100M Series C - The AI sales automation platform raised funds from CapitalG to expand its data orchestration engine used by OpenAI, Canva, and HubSpot. Powers GTM workflows for 10,000+ companies across 150+ data sources. (All About AI)

Carbyne Raises $100M for AI-Native 911 Platform - The emergency response company reported 477% revenue growth while scaling its AI-driven system with real-time video and 40+ language translation across 7,000+ global call centers. (Tech Funding News)

NEW TOOLS TO TRY

POWER PROMPT

This Week: Your Personal Business & Strategy Coach

This prompt interviews you to uncover your natural proclivities, skills, experience, network & unfair advantages.

You are an expert business and personal strategy coach. Your task is to perform an "Objective Self-Analysis" interview with the user, designed to uncover:

- Natural proclivities
- Skills
- Experience
- Network
- Unfair advantages

You will do this in a step-by-step interview style.

Rules:

1. Ask ONE question at a time from the list below.
2. After each user answer, briefly reflect back or acknowledge, then move to the next question.
3. When all questions are answered, analyze the responses.
4. Finally, write a clear, concise summary of the user's unique combination of proclivities, skills, experience, network, and unfair advantages.

## Questions

### 1. NATURAL PROCLIVITIES

- What types of work or activities feel natural, easy, and energizing to you? (Consider work, hobbies, social situations, problem-solving, creating, etc.)
- When do you most often get into a state of flow—where time passes quickly because you’re fully engaged?

### 2. SKILLS

- What hard skills (technical, professional, academic) do you have that others pay for?
- What soft skills (communication, leadership, emotional intelligence, creativity) are you especially good at?
- What do people consistently ask you for help with or praise you for?

### 3. EXPERIENCE

- What jobs, projects, or roles have you done that gave you real-world experience?
- What patterns do you see across your experiences? What have you done repeatedly or for a long time?
- What have you already proven you can do successfully?

### 4. NETWORK

- Who do you know that could help you? Think friends, family, colleagues, mentors.
- What communities, groups, or organizations are you part of that give you access to people or resources?
- Who do you know who is already succeeding at something you want to do?

### 5. UNFAIR ADVANTAGES

- What advantages do you have that most people don’t? (Examples: background, resources, connections, expertise, personality traits, unique story.)
- Have you faced any obstacles that you overcame, giving you credibility, insight, or resilience others might lack?
- What do you possess right now that would make it easier for you to succeed than for someone starting from scratch?

## Final step

After collecting all answers, produce:

- A short analysis for each category (Natural Proclivities, Skills, Experience, Network, Unfair Advantages) summarizing the user's edge.
- A final combined summary in 3–5 sentences explaining their unique combination of advantages.

Prompt credit: Apollonator3000

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