Nov 2, 2026

The best AI scored just 12% on real expert work

Our take: when a headline says AI beats experts, ask how the test was built. Finding the right context is a big part of real work, and that's where AI still struggles. GDPx is one firm's benchmark, so treat it as one measurement, not the final word.

Sources

• SemiAnalysis, "GDPx: Measuring Frontier Model Capabilities Across the Most Valuable Domains" (Nov 2, 2026)newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/gdpx-measuring-frontier-model-capabilities
• GDPx leaderboard v1.0gdpx.semianalysis.com
• GDPx domain page: Legalgdpx.semianalysis.com/domains/legal
• GDPx domain page: Financegdpx.semianalysis.com/domains/finance

Nov 1, 2026

Tired of his feed, he had AI build his own YouTube

Our take: if an algorithm annoys you, building your own feed is no longer a startup project, it's an afternoon. The hard part now is knowing what you actually want to watch.

Sources

• Andrej Karpathy, "HackerTube" (blog, Oct 31, 2026)karpathy.bearblog.dev/hacker-tube/
• Hacker News discussionnews.ycombinator.com/item?id=50319510
• HackerTube (about page)hackertube.org/about

Nov 1, 2026

New malware asks an AI how much you're worth

Our take: your saved logins are the real prize. Use a password manager, turn on passkeys or two-factor, and never keep a seed phrase in a text file. Already hit? Change your passwords and log out of every session.

Sources

• Cisco Talos (Ryan Fetterman, Oct 31, 2026)blog.talosintelligence.com/appraisal-by-ai-model-driven-victim-prioritization-in-the-volta-infostealer/
• WIRED (Oct 31, 2026)wired.com/story/kernel-panic-volta-autodoxer-ai-infostealer-malware/

Oct 31, 2026

Google's AI satellite just wrote a haiku from orbit

Our take: not a data center in space yet, but step one worked.

Sources

• Google blog (Travis Beals, Oct 30, 2026)blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/project-suncatcher-satellite-response/
• TechCrunch (Tim Fernholz, Oct 30, 2026)techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/googles-first-data-center-satellite-is-online-and-writing-poetry/