1 Meta has launched its standalone AI app to rival ChatGPTThe Meta AI app combines its AI assistant with a social media feed. (The Conversation)5 The Gates Foundation is under threatThe foundation is struggling with the Trump administration’s massive cuts to foreign aid. (404 Media)+ An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary. (MIT Technology Review)7 What happens when we burn forever chemicals? (MIT Technology Review)8 The number of digital creators in the US has explodedThey’re the fastest-growing sector of the country’s internet-dependent jobs.