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Ethan Park

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Ethan Park covers AI, software and the tools reshaping how business gets done — always through the lens of what an owner should do about it.
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After a colon-cancer diagnosis at 45, this family cut processed meat and sugar

The family changed what they eat at home after a biopsy confirmed cancer and a colon section was removed. Their new playbook centers on screening, moderation, and more home-cooked meals.

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Meta's Muse can handle email and cards — but still stumbles on the messy apps families use

Muse is powerful enough to sort inboxes, scan subscriptions, and work with sensitive data. But when the task runs into school portals, WhatsApp groups, or payment flows, the assistant can still break down.

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How one dietitian cuts colon cancer risk with two daily foods and one limit

Sophie Medlin says a simple food routine matters more than perfection: more plant foods and fermented foods, less processed meat. The math is simple — small habits can reduce risk without turning dinner into a full-time job.

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How a tiny startup used Claude to expose an OpenAI security gap

Hacktron says it found a vulnerability that could have exposed ChatGPT and Codex accounts, then earned a $6,500 bounty after reporting it. The episode shows how fast AI security risks can turn into real business costs.

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iOS 27 users still need a waitlist for Siri AI, and not every iPhone gets it

Apple's new Siri AI does not activate automatically after the iOS 27 update. Eligible users must join a waitlist, and the feature is limited to newer iPhone models and not available in the European Union or mainland China.

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OpenAI flags 6 more rogue AI incidents as it tightens safety reporting

The company says it is building a public framework for tracking misbehavior after six new cases of unexpected or concerning model behavior over the past six months. The move lands as AI labs face more pressure to prove they can slow down risky systems without killing growth.

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Caltech’s AI math clash shows the cost of moving too slowly

Students say they need to learn how humans and AI work together in mathematics now, not later, as AI companies keep advancing. The fight is really about who gets to shape the next generation of math work.

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Y Combinator's Tan: Stop Debating Terminator, Start Fixing AI's Real Security Holes

The YC CEO says existential doomsday talk is a distraction — the urgent problem is rogue agents, hacked infrastructure, and no kill switch in sight.

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OpenAI Just Gave Wall Street Analysts a Faster Way to Work — Here's What's Inside the New Product

ChatGPT for Financial Services bundles data from Daloopa, PitchBook, and LSEG News into one tool — no separate contracts required. For founders watching AI eat enterprise software, this is the playbook.

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A 30-Year-Old Developer Built an App to Detect Meta Smart Glasses — 5,000 Users Downloaded It in a Month

Pawel Szydlowski's 'Zuckoff' app reads Bluetooth fingerprints to warn you when recording smart glasses are nearby. It's a market signal regulators and Big Tech should not ignore.

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Anthropic Posted a $450,000 Sales Job Targeting Meta — Then Deleted It

A single job listing revealed how much Anthropic needs its biggest customer. The company pulled it down after reporters started asking questions.

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OpenAI's New Safety Hire Says Losing Control of AI Could Kill 'Most People' — and the Industry Isn't Ready

Paul Christiano just joined OpenAI's board and Safety and Security Committee. His first message: the risk of catastrophic, irreversible loss of control is real, near-term, and the industry is not on track to stop it.

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Apple's First Foldable Starts at $1,999 — Here Are All 8 Announcements From the 2026 Launch Event

New CEO Ternus hosted his first annual product launch event, unveiling the iPhone Duo foldable, iPhone 18 Pro line, two new Apple Watch models, AirPods 5, and an AI-powered Audio Intelligence suite.

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The $2.5B AI Assistant That Lives in Your Texts — and Runs Your Life While You Sleep

Instinct is invitation-only, requires zero setup, and is raising $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation. Here's what founders need to know before they hand it the keys.

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The Sam Altman Biopic Has a Distributor, a Trailer, and a Christmas Release — Here's What Founders Need to Know

Andrew Garfield plays the OpenAI CEO in 'Artificial,' a film about the 2023 firing-and-reinstatement saga that nearly broke the most valuable AI company on earth. The trailer is unsettling. The backstory is more so.

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Dyson's $500 Toothbrush: The Pricing Playbook Behind Its Boldest Bet Yet

With a camera, AI and a five-year lab partnership behind a single toothbrush, Dyson is betting customers will pay a premium for engineering — not just marketing.

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Meta's $17 Billion Teen-Safety Settlement Has a Catch: TikTok and YouTube Have to Pay Too

The guaranteed floor is $12.1–12.7 billion. The remaining $5 billion only lands if rivals adopt the same rules — and write their own checks.

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This Services Firm Turned Itself Into a Product. Here Are the 4 Decisions That Did It.

URPE Integral Services spent years preparing immigration cases the traditional way. This month it shipped its own client app and completed its turn into a legaltech. The playbook is worth stealing — whatever business you run.

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An AirTag Inside a Rare Book Led Straight to Amazon's AI Training Warehouse

A bookseller planted a tracker in a bulk shipment and watched it travel to a Las Vegas facility where workers cut spines and scan pages to feed Amazon's frontier models. Here's what founders building on AI need to understand about where the training data comes from.

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Google Paid $10 Million for Spirit Airlines' Dead Data — and It's the Smartest AI Deal of the Year

10 million emails, 500 million Teams chats, and zero litigation risk. Here's why buying bankrupt data beats stealing it every time.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Drops 7% on Amazon México — Here's What Founders Actually Get for the Price

A titanium body, a 200-megapixel camera, and on-device AI tools: the S24 Ultra is making a case for itself as a legitimate productivity device, not just a status symbol.

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Motorola's Razr Fold Has the Best Battery in Its Class — and the Worst Camera

The first book-fold Motorola to land in Chile packs a 6,000 mAh battery that outlasts every rival, but its three 50 MP cameras can't keep up with Samsung or Huawei at the same price point.

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This University of Miami Program Gives Latin American Founders $100K and a Door Into the U.S. Market

USTAAR has deployed capital into 14 startups since launching in 2024 — and it's quietly becoming the university-driven engine Miami's startup ecosystem was missing.