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Command Line is a newsletter about the tech industry’s inside conversation, pealing back the curtain on tech’s most influential players, delivering scoops, interviews, and analysis you won’t find elsewhere.

Silicon Valley’s most powerful alliance just got strongerSilicon Valley’s most powerful alliance just got stronger
The power shift inside OpenAIThe power shift inside OpenAI
Alex Heath
I talked to Sam Altman about the GPT-5 launch fiasco

Over dinner, OpenAI CEO’s addressed criticism of GPT-5’s rollout, the AI bubble, brain-computer interfaces, buying Google Chrome, and more.

Alex Heath
OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonusOpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus
Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AIZuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI
Google gets its swag backGoogle gets its swag back
Alex Heath
Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browserWhy AI is moving from chatbots to the browser
Meta says it’s winning the talent war with OpenAI

A Meta exec calls Sam Altman “dishonest,” my conversation with the startup CEO who is suing OpenAI, and AI is coming for games.

Alex Heath
Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe SuperintelligenceMeta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spreeInside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree
Popular AI apps get caught in the crosshairs of Anthropic and OpenAIPopular AI apps get caught in the crosshairs of Anthropic and OpenAI
OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be a ‘super assistant’ for every part of your lifeOpenAI wants ChatGPT to be a ‘super assistant’ for every part of your life
I/O versus io: Google and OpenAI can’t stop messing with each otherI/O versus io: Google and OpenAI can’t stop messing with each other
ChatGPT is getting an AI coding agentChatGPT is getting an AI coding agent
Figma’s CEO on his new approach to AIFigma’s CEO on his new approach to AI
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are racing to build an ‘everything app’Sam Altman and Elon Musk are racing to build an ‘everything app’
Perplexity’s CEO on fighting Google and the coming AI browser warPerplexity’s CEO on fighting Google and the coming AI browser war
The government doesn’t understand MetaThe government doesn’t understand Meta
Big Tech cozied up to Trump — it’s not getting much in returnBig Tech cozied up to Trump — it’s not getting much in return
Trump’s tariffs killed his TikTok dealTrump’s tariffs killed his TikTok deal
Elon Musk pressured Reddit’s CEO on content moderationElon Musk pressured Reddit’s CEO on content moderation
How ‘Careless People’ is becoming a bigger problem for MetaHow ‘Careless People’ is becoming a bigger problem for Meta
Anthropic’s plan to win the AI raceAnthropic’s plan to win the AI race
Inside the high-wire business of MrBeastInside the high-wire business of MrBeast
Google’s cofounder tells AI staff to stop ‘building nanny products’Google’s cofounder tells AI staff to stop ‘building nanny products’
Grok resets the AI raceGrok resets the AI race
Alex Heath
TikTok isn’t out of the woods yetTikTok isn’t out of the woods yet
Meta goes to war with leakersMeta goes to war with leakers
Alex Heath
Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: ‘buckle up’

Meta’s CEO agonized about leaks, defended working with Trump, and gushed about AI and smart glasses.

Alex Heath
The AI spending frenzy is just getting startedThe AI spending frenzy is just getting started
How TikTok backed itself into a cornerHow TikTok backed itself into a corner
What does Mark Zuckerberg want from Donald Trump?What does Mark Zuckerberg want from Donald Trump?
Answering your questions about AI, smart glasses, TikTok, and moreAnswering your questions about AI, smart glasses, TikTok, and more
The AI talent wars are just getting startedThe AI talent wars are just getting started
The long-shot plan to save TikTok from a US banThe long-shot plan to save TikTok from a US ban
What Arm’s CEO makes of the Intel debacleWhat Arm’s CEO makes of the Intel debacle
Is AI hitting a wall?Is AI hitting a wall?
Alex Heath
Spotify’s CEO on why this new video push is differentSpotify’s CEO on why this new video push is different
Why Robinhood’s CEO thinks prediction markets are here to stayWhy Robinhood’s CEO thinks prediction markets are here to stay
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