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Recursion Is The Next Scaling Law In AI
Ankit Gupta, Francois Chaubard
Two 2025 research initiatives, Hierarchical Reasoning Models (HRM) and Tiny Recursive Models (TRM), challenge standard scaling laws by utilizing inference-time recursion to achieve state-of-the-art reasoning with drastically fewer parameters. HRM reaches 27 million parameters using a three-level weighted hierarchy, while the simplified TRM distills the architecture to just 7 million parameters yet achieves 87% accuracy on ARC-Prize benchmarks by treating recurrence as a dynamic latent memory tape. These systems overcome historical RNN limitations through Deep Equilibrium Models and latent recursion, offering a pathway to efficient, deep reasoning that diverges from traditional Chain-of-Thought constraints.
The $10 Trillion Bet on Humanoid Robots | Figure Founder Brett Adcock
Founded by Archer eVTOL creator Brett Adcock, Figure AI pursues the commercialization of general-purpose humanoid robots capable of operating autonomously for extended shifts across diverse industries. Having raised nearly $2 billion with a $39 billion valuation, the company recently terminated an OpenAI partnership to maintain control over its vertically integrated hardware and AI stack, aiming to triple production by May and deploy thousands of units within the year. Despite facing technical hurdles in scaling reliability, Figure projects a market opportunity worth trillions as it transitions from prototype testing to mass commercial deployment in homes and factories.
- All-In Podcast1h 9m
CA Governor Candidate Steve Hilton on Why California is Destroying Itself & How a Republican Can Win
Steve Hilton, Chamath, Jason, Friedberg
Steve Hilton, a former UK government advisor and naturalized U.S. citizen, is leading the crowded California gubernatorial race by proposing a radical conservative platform focused on eliminating state income tax for households earning under $100,000 while slashing the state budget by $60 billion. His policy agenda identifies union power, CEQA litigation, and climate regulations as primary drivers of the housing and energy crises, advocating for immediate construction deregulation, increased oil production, and strict law enforcement to address homelessness and crime. With poll numbers ahead of Democratic contenders, Hilton aims to capitalize on a perceived Republican base in the state to implement these affordability measures in the 2026 election.
- Y Combinator41 min
Demis Hassabis: Agents, AGI & The Next Big Scientific Breakthrough
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis projects Artificial General Intelligence will emerge around 2030, contingent on inventing specific architectural breakthroughs in continual learning and structured memory rather than merely scaling current methods. While deep tech startups are warned to anticipate AGI disrupting their decade-long cycles, the organization is simultaneously deploying efficient, modular "Flash" and open-source nano models to power edge devices and accelerate scientific discovery in fields like drug design and materials science. Ultimately, DeepMind advocates for interdisciplinary collaboration between AI and physical sciences to overcome current reasoning limitations and drive the next generation of autonomous agents.
300 Pages on Anduril: Inside Modern Warfare
Anduril Industries disrupts the defense sector by replacing the Pentagon's cost-plus acquisition model with fixed-cost contracts and a "build-to-mission" strategy that prioritizes high-volume, low-cost autonomous systems. The company utilizes its proprietary Lattice AI platform to integrate multi-domain assets into a unified network, aiming to counter China's industrial superiority by accelerating the production of drones, torpedoes, and munitions. Founded on the philosophy that credible military capability is essential for conflict deterrence, Anduril has seen its valuation double to roughly $60 billion as global power dynamics shift toward Great Power competition.
- Milken Institute20 min
A Conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva | Global Conference 2025
Kristalina Georgieva, Gerard Baker
Following an IMF downgrade of the global growth forecast to 2.8%, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva addresses diverging inflation trajectories and rising fiscal constraints while urging China to undertake structural reforms to shift toward domestic consumption and reduced state intervention. Amidst a volatile trade landscape marked by the erosion of fair trade mechanisms and a transition to new economic equilibriums, policymakers are prioritizing bilateral agreements and supply-side productivity enhancements to stabilize financial markets and foster sustainable expansion. This strategic pivot seeks to navigate "off the charts" uncertainty by balancing emerging market resilience against the severe deflationary pressures in China and the debt challenges facing advanced economies.
- Goldman Sachs17 min
How Warsh Could Shape Fed Policy
Kevin Warsh, Rob Kaplan, Alison Nathan
Following the Justice Department's decision to drop its investigation of Jerome Powell, the Trump administration expects Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as the next Fed Chair by June. Warsh, a former "lieutenant" to Ben Bernanke who views quantitative easing strictly as an emergency tool, plans to collaborate with Treasury Secretary Bessent to manage the balance sheet while prioritizing a reduction in the Federal Reserve's communication burden through the potential elimination of the dot plot. This strategy aims to navigate sticky inflation and geopolitical uncertainties that have pushed market rate cut expectations into 2027, requiring Warsh to build consensus among diverse FOMC members to secure seven votes for any policy shift.
- a16z58 min
Aaron Levie on AI Adoption and Enterprise Workflows | The a16z Show
Aaron Levie, Steven Sinofsky, Martin Casado
Organizations are pivoting from failed centralized AI mandates to integrating autonomous agents directly into legacy workflows, necessitating significant architectural shifts beyond traditional hybrid software models. While token-gaming and system integration bottlenecks currently stifle productivity gains, the resulting increase in infrastructure complexity and code volume is projected to drive sustained demand for engineering talent rather than reduce it. This transition requires years of organizational change management to modernize fragmented data environments, ultimately creating a multi-decade opportunity for system integrators to bridge the gap between probabilistic machine users and rigid enterprise security protocols.
- The Economist6 min
Why does political violence seem to be getting worse in America? | The Economist
During the White House Correspondents' Dinner, 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen breached the Hilton Hotel security checkpoint to attempt an attack on President Trump before being tackled by police. The incident forced an immediate evacuation of the ballroom, resulted in an officer injury, and triggered a review of Secret Service protocols following the shooter's prior claims of lax access measures. While President Trump utilized the event to advocate for new defensive infrastructure and praised the agency's response, experts warn that despite a perceived rise in political violence, the long-term impact on governance and approval ratings will likely remain tied to broader economic conditions rather than the assault itself.
- Goldman Sachs18 min
Winning the Right to Invest: 20VC’s Harry Stebbings
Harry Cassell reframes media distribution as a critical weapon for securing investment rights, leveraging a data-driven content strategy that generated $6.1 million in 36 hours to differentiate his platform from traditional venture capital models. Critiquing the current market's saturation by large multi-stage funds, he emphasizes founder empathy, specific personality traits, and a robust LP network to navigate an environment where capital is commoditized and growth expectations have shifted. Looking toward Europe, Cassell predicts a decade of massive company creation driven by lower barriers to entry and increased founder resilience, citing early successes like Lovable as evidence of a reinvigorated ecosystem ready to compete globally.
- The Economist10 min
This vaccine could stop the next pandemic | The Economist
Advances in immunology over the last 15 years, highlighted by research from Mihaly Netea at Radboud University and a 2024 Stanford study, demonstrate that vaccines like BCG can epigenetically "train" the innate immune system to provide broad-spectrum protection. This emerging approach aims to deploy universal vaccines as a strategic bridge at the onset of pandemics or before flu seasons to maintain societal stability while waiting for highly specific variants to be addressed. Although current findings are limited by species differences, the proposed strategy envisions a complementary model where these broad-acting shots work alongside traditional vaccines to buy critical time against diverse pathogens.
- Y Combinator39 min
Replit's CEO On The Only Two Jobs Left In The Company Of The Future
Replit recently secured $400 million in Series D funding to achieve a $9 billion valuation while executing a strategic pivot toward "AI-native developers" who build software through natural language interactions with their Agent 4 system. By abstracting traditional coding behind multimodal AI agents, the platform enables non-engineers to rapidly deploy applications and reduce development costs by up to 70%, effectively shifting the company's focus from technical setup to high-level business orchestration. This product-led growth model empowers a diverse range of users, from solo entrepreneurs to enterprise teams, to accelerate idea velocity and build internal tools without requiring deep programming expertise or large engineering budgets.
- The Economist6 min
What does The Economist’s election model predict for the midterms | The Economist
*The Economist*'s forecasting model predicts a 98% likelihood of Democrats flipping the House while estimating only a 48% chance of securing Senate control, heavily influenced by the President's low approval ratings and historical midterm trends. The Senate outlook hinges on winning key races in North Carolina and Michigan alongside successful Republican recruitments in Ohio and Alaska, as the party requires a 51-seat majority to overcome a structurally favorable map. Although the House projection assumes current district lines remain intact despite potential judicial interventions in Virginia and Florida, the Senate forecast explicitly accounts for primary uncertainty and the critical variable of candidate quality in competitive states.
- All-In Podcast1h 31m
SpaceX-Cursor Deal, SaaS Debt Bomb, New Apple CEO, SPLC Indictment, Colon Cancer Spike
John Ternus, Tim Cook, David Sacks, David Freiberg
David Sacks reported to the White House that President Trump is actively supporting AI development and private power generation, while SpaceX finalized a definitive agreement to acquire Cursor for up to $60 billion to leverage its GPU infrastructure against competitors. Simultaneously, the discussion highlighted severe distress in the SaaS sector driven by AI disruption and a major fraud indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center involving hidden accounts and payments to hate groups. In health news, a Barcelona study identified the herbicide piclorum as a significant environmental trigger for a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among young adults, prompting calls for updated safety testing and regulation.
- Y Combinator10 min
How To Build A Company With AI From The Ground Up
This presentation argues that AI must function as a company's central operating system rather than a peripheral tool, driving a shift toward closed-loop systems that render the entire organization queryable for automated decision-making. In this model, traditional middle-management hierarchies are eliminated and replaced by AI agents that execute engineering tasks and manage workflows, allowing human leaders to focus on strategy as founders, builders, or directly responsible individuals. By leveraging these "AI software factories," startups gain a decisive advantage over incumbents to achieve tenfold velocity increases and operate with human headcount replaced by optimized token usage.