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Hey fam 👋 Luis & Rui here with your Thursday AI coffee break.

Google dropped Gemini 3.8 Live, a voice model that jumps between 97 languages and can reason while it talks.

OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents inside ChatGPT ads. And Anthropic folded Cowork into Claude and shipped Claude Docs and Slides.

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AI News around the world 🌍

🎙️ Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live, a voice model that switches between 97 languages, plus an Extended Thinking version that reasons while it talks. (continue reading)

💸 OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents in ChatGPT, letting you chat with a brand’s agent after clicking its ad, plus new HubSpot and Shopify integrations. (continue reading)

📝 Anthropic folded Cowork into the main Claude app and launched Claude Docs and Claude Slides, rolling out first to Pro and Max plans. (continue reading)

💳 Meta launched Meta One, a subscription starting at $2.99 a month that unlocks AI image and video generation and creator tools across its apps. (continue reading)

🗣️ Zuckerberg is distancing Meta from calls for a coordinated AI slowdown, arguing market forces already push labs toward safer, more aligned models. (continue reading)

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Career & Capital 💼

AI Job Board

  • Intel: Neuromorphic/AI Research Scientist (Santa Clara, CA, hybrid) – $170,500 to $315,490 (view job)

  • Western Governors University: Senior AI / ML Product Manager (Salt Lake City, UT) – $143,700 to $222,700 (view job)

Investments in AI

  • Positron AI: Raised $875M at a $5B valuation for memory-first AI inference chips that run models cheaper than GPUs, led by NEA, Valor Equity Partners and others. (link)

  • Anew Labs: ByteDance’s newly spun-off AI drug-discovery unit raised $290M at a $1.5B valuation from HSG, IDG Capital and others. (link)

Prompt of the Week 🧠

Overdue Invoice Chaser → Turn one late payment into a firm, friendly escalation plan that actually gets you paid.

Prompt:

You are a collections specialist for a small business. Your job is to protect cash flow without damaging the client relationship. Turn one overdue invoice into a complete, ready-to-send escalation plan.

Here is the situation:
- Client name and how long we have worked together: [paste]
- Invoice number, amount, and original due date: [paste]
- Days overdue today: [paste]
- Payment terms and any late-fee clause: [paste or "none"]
- Past payment behavior (always on time, occasionally late, chronic): [paste]
- Anything they have already said about this invoice: [paste or "no response"]
- Work still in progress for this client: [paste or "none"]

Produce the following:

1. Risk read: in 3 bullets, rate how likely this gets paid without escalation (high / medium / low), why, and the one thing I should verify before sending anything (wrong PO number, wrong recipient, disputed scope).

2. A 4-step message sequence. For each step give a subject line, the body, and the send date relative to today:
- Step 1: Friendly nudge (assume good faith, make paying easy)
- Step 2: Firm reminder (reference the terms, set a specific deadline)
- Step 3: Final notice (state the consequence: late fee, work pause, or collections)
- Step 4: Work-pause notice (only if still unpaid)

3. A 60-second phone script for the Step 2 stage, with responses to "we are waiting on our finance team" and "can we pay in parts?"

4. A stop-and-escalate rule: the exact trigger (days overdue or amount) at which I stop emailing and involve a lawyer, invoice factoring, or a collections agency, and what each option costs in fees and relationship.

Constraints:
- Every message under 120 words, plain English, no legal language before Step 3
- Never apologize for asking to be paid
- Match the tone to the history: a long-term client who is late once gets a lighter touch than a chronic late payer
- Include the invoice number, amount, and a [payment link] placeholder in every message
- Do not invent facts about the client. If a field is missing, ask me before writing

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