Shifts In The Creator Economy, Kylie Jenner x Meta, GPT 5.6 Limited Release | Diet TBPN

TL;DR

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  Creator economics are shifting: Successful influencers are spending heavily on production and not making the headline numbers people think, while legacy media companies like the New York Times are mastering creator platforms with shows like Ezra Klein.

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  Smart glasses are gaining traction: Meta has sold 7 million units with 80% market share, generating $2.1-3 billion in retail sales, yet gets zero credit from investors who would be impressed if a smaller company hit these numbers.

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  Meta's internal AI pivot: 30-50% of engineers on core teams have been reassigned to data labeling for AI training, described internally as feeling like 'The Hunger Games.'

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  Government tightens AI access: GPT 5.6 'Soul' is limited to 20 pre-approved companies due to security concerns, following Anthropic's Mythos model demonstrating it could hack NSA systems during red teaming.

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  OpenAI goes deeper into hardware: The new 'Jalapeno' chip with Broadcom launched for LLM workloads, and they've secured 40% of global raw DRAM wafer output through 2029.