{{first_name | Leader}}, welcome back.
The AI ecosystem felt more exposed today. Code went open, funding went big, and one major platform revealed how its core engine runs. These are today’s updates.
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Block launches Goose, a free open-source code agent
Humans& secures $480M seed pre-launch
X releases source code for feed algorithm
Tools, resources, and a prompt to train ChatGPT to handle your routine tasks. ⬇️
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Block launches Goose, free alternative to Claude Code
Block Inc. released Goose, a free, open-source coding agent that runs locally and can connect to multiple LLMs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek. Goose lets developers automate coding tasks and build apps through prompts without paying per-seat fees or locking into a single model provider.
Humans&, a startup founded by former Anthropic, xAI, and Google researchers, raised $480 million at a $4.48 billion valuation ahead of its first product launch. The company is focused on human-centric AI tools for communication and collaboration, with an initial release expected soon.
X published the source code behind its For You feed ranking system, showing how in-network and out-of-network content is scored using a Grok-based transformer called Phoenix. The repository will be updated regularly, giving developers visibility into how ranking logic evolves over time.
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Train ChatGPT to Handle My Routine Tasks
When to use this?
When you want ChatGPT to reliably handle routine work the same way every time, without micromanagement.
You are learning how I handle routine tasks.
I’ll share examples of how I usually do this kind of work.
Your job:
Identify my preferred format and level of detail
Note what I care about vs what I skip
Capture rules I follow (length, tone, structure, speed)
Summarize a short execution checklist you should follow
Confirm by completing one small task using these rules
Apply this checklist to similar tasks going forward unless I say otherwise.
Examples:
[paste 2–5 examples of routine work: emails, summaries, reports, task lists]P.S. Get more such prompts in the Prompting Playbook (free for you)
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