Benedict Evans:
A look at the fundamental questions facing OpenAI: its models have a very large user base but very narrow engagement, incumbents are matching its tech, and more  —  “Jakub and Mark set the research direction for the long run.  Then after months of work, something incredible emerges …

Sources:
An interview with Notion CEO Ivan Zhao on Custom Notion AI agents launching in the coming week, over 50% of Notion databases now being built by agents, and more  —  CEO Ivan Zhao on the company's big custom agents launch, changing its business model for AI, hiring a 16-year-old engineer, and more.

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
How Claude Code, released publicly a year ago, cemented Anthropic as a leader in the lucrative, emerging market for AI coding tools  —  Anthropic released Claude Code a year ago, forcing other rivals to play catch-up.  —  Even Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei was surprised …

Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
Pinterest users, especially artists, say the platform has gotten worse in the past year due to AI moderation, AI-generated art, and AI features  —  Users are exhausted fighting AI moderation, AI-generated art, and AI-first features.  —  Pinterest has gone all in on artificial intelligence and users say it's destroying the site.

Stanley Widianto / Reuters:
Google announces a partnership with Sea to develop AI tools for Sea's Shopee, Southeast Asia's most dominant e-commerce platform, and Sea's gaming unit Garena  —  Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and Southeast Asian technology conglomerate Sea Ltd (SE.N) announced a new tie-up on Thursday …