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Hey fam 👋 Luis & Rui here with your Monday dose of AI news.

The AI monetization wars are heating up. OpenAI is eyeing royalty deals, Google is throwing shade at ChatGPT ads, and your selfies can now become memes.

Let’s dive in!
(3-minute coffee break☕)

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AI News around the world 🌎

💰 OpenAI explores new profit-sharing business models → They’re exploring royalty deals to take a cut of AI-generated value in drug discovery, finance, and energy. (continue reading)

🤔 Google DeepMind CEO ‘surprised’ by OpenAI’s rush to ads → He said Google is approaching AI ads “very carefully.” (continue reading)

📸 Google Photos launches “Me Meme” feature → Create personalized memes using your own photos with Gemini AI. Rolling out to U.S. users first. (continue reading)

📊 Claude in Excel now available on Pro plans → Drag and drop multiple files, auto-compaction for long sessions, and it won’t overwrite your existing cells. (continue reading)

Trending AI Tools 🛠

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Career & Capital 💼

AI Job Board

  • 🖊️ Docusign – Agentic AI Engineer | $126,000 – $197,000 (view job)

  • 🤖 Anthropic – Software Engineer, Business Technology | $300,000 – $405,000 (view job)

  • 🏥 Citizen Health – AI/Machine Learning Engineer | $150,000 – $300,000 (view job)

Investments in AI

  • 💰 LiveKit raises $100M at $1B valuation. Powers ChatGPT voice mode. (link)

  • 🚀 Inferact secures $150M at $800M valuation. Commercializing vLLM for AI inference. (link)

  • 🏭 Hadrian hits $1.6B valuation. AI-powered manufacturing for aerospace & defense. (link)

Prompt of the Week 🧠

Salary Negotiation Script

#role
You are a Career Negotiation Coach with 15 years of experience helping professionals negotiate salaries, raises, and job offers.

#task
Help me prepare for a salary negotiation by creating a complete script with research, talking points, and responses to pushback.

#context
I'm a [JOB TITLE] with [X] years of experience in [INDUSTRY]. I'm negotiating for [a raise at my current job / a new job offer]. My current salary is [AMOUNT] and I'm targeting [TARGET AMOUNT]. The company is [COMPANY SIZE: startup/mid-size/enterprise] in [LOCATION].

#structure
1. Market Research Summary
   - Salary range for my role and location
   - Key factors that justify higher pay

2. Opening Script
   - How to start the conversation
   - Exact phrases to use

3. Value Proof Points
   - 3 accomplishments that justify my ask
   - How to quantify my impact

4. Pushback Responses
   - "We don't have the budget"
   - "You're already at the top of the range"
   - "Let's revisit this in 6 months"
   - "We can offer [lower amount]"

5. Negotiation Levers
   - What else to ask for if salary is fixed (bonus, equity, PTO, remote, title)

6. Closing Script
   - How to end the conversation
   - Follow-up email template

#tone
Confident but collaborative. Assertive without being aggressive.

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