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Meta's AI evolves itself: Superintelligence incoming?

Plus: Google's virtual Earth satellite, Anthropic overtakes OpenAI, and instant video creation.

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Here is what we have Today:

  • 🚀 Anthropic Dethrones OpenAI as Enterprise AI Spend Hits $8.4B

  • 🤯 Zuckerberg admits his bots are self-improving.

  • 🌍 Google’s AlphaEarth Is Building a Virtual Satellite.

  • 🎬 Hailuo creates slick 4-second clips from single images.

  • 💼 New Job Opportunities

Anthropic

There’s a new AI king in town — and it’s not OpenAI.

In a surprising twist, Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI to become the top model provider for businesses, just as enterprise spending on LLMs hits all-time highs.

Source: Menlo Ventures

This week, Menlo dropped its mid-year LLM report, surveying 150 tech leads across industries. The numbers are clear: AI spending is exploding, and Anthropic is leading the charge.

Image source: Menlo Ventures

🧪 Report Snapshot
🔍 Source: Menlo Ventures’ Mid-Year LLM Report
📊 Surveyed: 150 enterprise tech leaders

💸 Enterprise AI Spending Doubled
⏱️ Last 6 Months
💰 $8.4 Billion on LLM APIs

👑 Market Share Shake-Up

  • 🟦 Anthropic: 32%

  • 🟥 OpenAI: 25%

  • 🟨 Google: 20%
    (📉 OpenAI had 50% in 2023!)

💻 Top Use Case: Code Generation
🧠 Devs now prefer full AI ecosystems
🔧 Moving from one-off tools ➡️ agent-powered IDEs

📌 Vendor Lock-In Is Real
66% stick with the same vendor
🔄 Only upgrade models — rarely switch providers

🚫 Open-Source LLMs? Not Catching On
🏁 Performance > Cost
💡 Reliability is now king

🧠 Why It Matters
A “winner-take-most” AI market is emerging.
Early movers like Anthropic are locking in dominance.
Switching vendors? Rare.
Open-source disruption? Slowing down.

🏁 TL;DR:

Anthropic's taking the lead.
AI budgets are soaring.
And the enterprise LLM race is getting very real.

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AI Research

The Earth is changing—and now we’ve got a virtual satellite to watch it happen in real-time.

This week, Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaEarth Foundations, a powerful AI model designed to map the planet with incredible precision. Think of it as a digital eye in the sky, trained to spot everything from shrinking coastlines to spreading wildfires.

Image Source: Google Deepmind

🔍 What is AlphaEarth?
An AI model by Google DeepMind that turns satellite data into detailed, real-time maps of Earth’s changing landscapes.

🧠 How it Works:
AlphaEarth fuses data from:
📷 Optical images
🌧️ Radar scans
📐 3D laser mapping
🌊 Coastal sensors
…to create dynamic, on-demand environmental maps.

What Makes It Special?
✔️ Faster than traditional tools
✔️ More accurate tracking
✔️ Real-time insights on:
 🌲 Deforestation
 🪨 Land use
 🌿 Ecosystem changes

👥 Who’s Using It?
Over 50 organizations have tested it.
Now available via Google Earth Engine with yearly updates.

🌎 Why It Matters:
We’ve had tons of satellite data…
But it was scattered, slow to process, and hard to use. 🧩

AlphaEarth connects the dots — turning complex feeds into unified, visual maps that help us track climate change, disasters, and more.

🚀 Big Picture:
This could change how we respond to environmental threats — with AI guiding where, when, and how to act. ♻️

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  • Meta has quietly reported early signs of self-improvement in its AI systems - a step where models refine performance without direct human tuning. CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the progress “slow but undeniable,” framing it as a precursor to superintelligence. Meta envisions “personal superintelligence” as an AI that augments creativity and decision-making, integrated deeply into daily life like AR glasses. Meta is betting on personal superintelligence that is rooted in user empowerment, not automation, and models that learn to improve themselves.

  • Higgsfield AI just dropped MiniMax Hailuo: an AI video model that turns a single image into slick, four-second clips - no prompts needed. With 7,000+ new presets and unlimited free generations, anyone can create cinematic, TikTok-ready micro-films by simply clicking. Built to keep motion fluid and style consistent, Hailuo goes beyond remixing stock footage: it crafts every frame from scratch.

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