AI Madness: Google Goes Big, LinkedIn Gets Greedy, Neon Gets Creepy

TL;DR: 🚀

😎 GOOGLE LET’S TALK OPAL (OPEN PLATFORM FOR AI)

🫨 LINKEDIN WILL USE YOUR POSTS TO TRAIN ITS AI

🤝 MICROSOFT JUST LET CLAUDE INTO THE OFFICE PARTY

📲 NEON IS PAYING USERS TO RECORD PHONE CALLS… THEN SELLING THE DATA TO AI COMPANIES  

👀 90% OF DEVS USE AI… BUT MOST DON’T TRUST IT

💸 AI JUST HELPED THE UK GOVERNMENT RECOVER £500M IN FRAUD

🧠 GOOGLE JUST DROPPED AN AI PLAYBOOK FOR SMB’S

🤖 X IS GOING FULL AI

Hi 👋 

Friday again. How did that happen?

This week I shared a little update on social media (see here) about what’s been going on with my health. It’s been a long road of tests, stress, and some pretty heavy days but I’m finally through the worst of it 🙏 . I’m getting answers, I’m getting the support I need, and I’m so relieved to be feeling more myself again.

So before we dive into AI news, I just want to say this: health is wealth.

Whatever you’re building, scaling, or pushing for right now… without your health you’ve got nothing. Burnout is real. Rest matters. And taking care of yourself isn’t optional.

Alright, let’s get into this week’s newsletter.