Start Up No.2664: AI Outdoes ER Doctors on Triage, How Token Spend Is Rocketing, Meta Fires Smart Glass Observers, and...
A Harvard trial showed OpenAI’s o1 model diagnosed 67% of emergency‑room cases, outpacing doctors at 50‑55%. Meanwhile, token consumption for AI coding tools has surged ten‑fold, with some engineers spending $500 daily on Claude Code. The Iran‑driven halt of high‑purity PPE resin sent PCB prices soaring 40% in April, tightening costs for AI server manufacturers. In parallel, Meta terminated its contract with Kenyan firm Sama, endangering 1,108 jobs amid privacy concerns, while a bipartisan Senate bill proposes banning Chinese‑made vehicles and parts from the U.S. market.
Start Up No.2657: The Challenge for John Ternus, What Tim Cook Missed, Lufthansa Cancels Flights, Biology’s Motor, and More
Apple announced that longtime hardware chief John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as CEO, a move that signals continuity but raises questions about Apple’s lagging AI strategy. Lufthansa will cancel 20,000 short‑haul flights through October to conserve roughly 40,000 metric tonnes...
Start Up No.2655: RAM Drought Could Last Years, Europe’s Jet Fuel Stocks Running Low, China Looks to Electric Trucks, and...
A wave of supply‑chain stress is unfolding: DRAM manufacturers project only 60% of demand will be met by 2027, while the IEA warns Europe has roughly six weeks of jet fuel left as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. A...
Start Up No.2648: Meta and Anthropic Shake up AI and Cybersecurity, Iran Demands Crypto for Hormuz, GLP-1 Genetics, and More
Meta re‑enters the generative‑AI race with Muse Spark, a multimodal model now embedded in its AI app and slated for WhatsApp, Instagram and upcoming smart‑glasses. Anthropic unveiled Mythos, a model that has already uncovered thousands of critical vulnerabilities, prompting the...
Start Up No.2622: US’s iPhone Hacking Tool Stolen, Reporter Fired over AI-Fabricated Quotes, the ‘MacBook Neo’?, and More
A US‑origin iPhone hacking toolkit called Coruna, leveraging 23 iOS flaws, has resurfaced in Russian espionage and criminal crypto‑theft operations, highlighting the danger of state‑built exploits leaking into the wild. Meanwhile, Ars Technica dismissed a senior reporter after an article...