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Here’s what’s in store for you today:

• Featured Story: 🧬 AI at the Edge of Humanity

• Featured Story: 🏛️ AI and the New Power Game

• AI Academy: 🔥 Create stylish presentation with Canva AI

FEATURED STORY

🧬 AI at the Edge of Humanity

AI isn’t stopping at screens and keyboards — it’s moving into our bodies and biology. From drug discovery and protein folding to AI-driven mental health companions, machines are beginning to influence the core of human life. Some startups are even exploring “digital twins” of people, predicting health risks before symptoms appear.

This could lead to breakthroughs: faster cures, longer lives, and personalized healthcare at scale. Imagine a doctor who never forgets your history, or a therapy bot available at any hour. But it also raises unsettling questions. What happens when AI knows more about your body than you do? Who owns that data? And where do we draw the line between healing and hacking humanity?

The coming decade could see AI not just as a tool, but as an intimate partner in human evolution — one that blurs the boundary between natural and artificial.

Sunday takeaway: The real frontier of AI isn’t in chatbots or image models — it’s in our DNA, brains, and health.­

🏛️ AI and the New Power Game

AI isn’t just changing industries — it’s reshaping geopolitics. Nations are racing to secure chip supply chains, build sovereign AI models, and regulate how these systems shape economies. From Washington to Beijing, AI is now as critical as oil once was — a strategic resource that defines global power.

But this arms race isn’t only about military or politics. Smaller countries are also leveraging AI to leapfrog in education, healthcare, and digital governance. The UAE, Singapore, and India are quietly building AI hubs of influence, showing that you don’t need to be a superpower to shape the future.

Meanwhile, alliances are shifting. The U.S. is tightening export controls on chips, while Europe pushes ahead with regulation. These moves highlight how AI isn’t just a technology — it’s a tool of diplomacy, economics, and even national survival.

Sunday takeaway: The next global power shift won’t be decided by armies or oil rigs, but by algorithms and GPUs.

SUNDAY AI ACADEMY

🔥 Create stylish presentations with Canva AI

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Canva AI to generate professional presentations that don't look cookie-cutter — combining AI speed with full editing control for decks that actually feel custom.

Step-by-step:

1. Go to canva.com and click into the text box on the homepage to instantly open Canva AI (or click the Canva AI logo)

2. Describe your presentation: "Create a 2026 business plan template companies can fill in with their own info"

3. Pick from the style  polished for finance, or clean hybrids (the sweet spot)

4. Click "Use Canva Editor" to customize — swap stock images for product shots, change colors/fonts, add slides

5. Share with teammates, export to PPT, record voice-overs, or download as PDF

Pro tip: Create templated versions with placeholders you can fill in later. Canva gives you AI speed plus full editing freedom so your deck feels truly yours, not AI-generated.­

THIS WEEK IN AI

🛒 AI Shopping Agents Reshape E-Commerce

AI-powered shopping agents are quickly transforming how people browse and purchase products. Instead of scrolling through endless pages, users can now rely on agents to find, compare, and even purchase items on their behalf. This shift is forcing retailers to rethink their online strategies, as products not optimized for AI-driven recommendations risk being invisible to consumers.

🇨🇳 China’s Pragmatic AI Vision

While U.S. tech giants chase artificial general intelligence (AGI), China is doubling down on practical applications of AI. From healthcare and agriculture to education, the country is prioritizing solutions that solve real-world problems. Analysts believe this pragmatic strategy could give China a long-term advantage while avoiding the pitfalls of AGI hype.

🔊 Microsoft Enters the AI Model Race

Microsoft has introduced its first in-house AI models, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, signaling a major shift from relying heavily on partners like OpenAI. These models are tailored for enterprise use, with a strong focus on speech and productivity. The move underscores Microsoft’s ambition to compete directly with OpenAI and Google in building foundation AI models.

⚖️ Anthropic’s Landmark Copyright Settlement

Anthropic has reached a copyright settlement that could redefine how AI companies train their models. The agreement suggests a shift away from free use of online content toward direct negotiations with rights holders. If widely adopted, this could reshape the economics of AI development and set a new precedent for the industry.

💡 Meta’s Superintelligence Push

Meta’s Superintelligence Lab is gearing up to launch its first major release by the end of 2025, with industry watchers speculating on an advanced Llama 4.X model. This development marks Meta’s most ambitious step yet to catch up with OpenAI and Google in the race to build cutting-edge AI systems.

QUICK HITS

📰 Everything else in AI today

• 🆕 OpenAI launches GPT-5 with 256K context and advanced reasoning for agentic AI

• 💼 Microsoft debuts in-house AI models MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1 Preview to rival OpenAI & Google

• 🏢 OpenAI plans a $500B ‘Stargate’ data hub in India with a massive 1GW AI data center

• 🔍 Meta faces AI brain drain as top researchers quit Superintelligence Labs to rejoin OpenAI

• 🎙️ OpenAI’s gpt-realtime model and Realtime API go live, powering next-gen voice AI apps

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