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Hey fam Luis & Rui here with your Thursday dose of AI.

OpenAI just declared an internal “Code Red” to focus purely on beating Google’s Gemini 3, pausing other projects to win the race.

Meanwhile, Amazon Alexa is finally getting a brain transplant that lets you “skip to the scene” by just describing it.

Grab your coffee, this one is fast.
(3-minute coffee break ☕)

The Big Story: OpenAI declares “Code Red” in AI Race🚨

What Happened: Leaked reports confirm that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a company-wide “Code Red.” The goal? To refocus all resources on improving ChatGPT’s core models to counter Google’s upcoming Gemini 3.

They are pausing ad products and “AI agents” to prioritize model personalization, speed, and reasoning capabilities.

The Details:

  • The “Garlic” Model: Insiders say OpenAI is secretly developing a model codenamed “Garlic” (likely GPT-5.2) designed specifically to beat Google’s Gemini 3 and Anthropic’s Opus 4.5 in reasoning and coding.

  • The Pivot: This marks a massive shift. OpenAI is shelving “side quests” like their Pulse product to focus entirely on maintaining their lead in raw intelligence.

  • The Stakes: Google’s recent gains have spooked the market. OpenAI is now in “wartime mode” to ensure their next release doesn’t just compete, but dominates.

The Takeaway: The “AI Pause” is over. We are entering a new acceleration phase where the giants (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic) are trading blows weekly. Expect a massive leap in model capabilities by early 2026.

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The Best of the Rest 🌎

🤝 Anthropic helps Nonprofits: Claude is now 75% cheaper for nonprofits, launching with GivingTuesday to automate grant writing. (continue reading)

📺 Amazon Alexa gets a brain: Fire TV’s new “Alexa Plus” now lets you “jump to the scene” just by describing it using AI. (continue reading)

🌪️ Mistral 3 is here: The European lab dropped “Mistral 3,” a new model family optimized for Nvidia chips with massive performance gains. (continue reading)

⚔️ OpenAI vs Google: Insiders confirmed OpenAI is building a secret “Garlic” model to counter Google’s recent gains in reasoning. (continue reading)

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Investments in AI

💰 Curvestone AI: Raised $4M to automate heavy document workflows for legal and financial teams. (link)

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📈 Searchable: Raised $4M to help brands optimize their visibility on AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. (link)

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