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[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 The biggest betrayal in tech just happened quietly, and nobody is talking about it.

​Microsoft basically built OpenAI. They handed over $13 billion and provided the Azure infrastructure that kept them alive.

​So what did OpenAI just do?

​They signed a massive deal to supply AI to the US Government—the most lucrative client in the world.
But they aren't using Microsoft Azure to do it.

​They are doing it through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Microsoft's biggest rival.
​Think about that: You use your main investor’s money to train your models, and then you partner with their top competitor to lock in defense contracts.

​But honestly? We shouldn't be surprised.
​This is the exact same company that:
​Pitched themselves as an open-source "nonprofit for humanity"

Flipped to a for-profit model to cash out
Watched their $500 Billion "Stargate" mega-project collapse
Fired their own top safety executive for opposing their new NSFW "Adult Mode"
Got sued by their co-founder for abandoning their original mission
​And the craziest part?

​Just days ago, rival AI company Anthropic was blacklisted by the Pentagon. The government labeled them a "supply chain risk" simply because Anthropic refused to let their AI be used for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.

​OpenAI saw Anthropic stand up for human ethics, and immediately swooped in to take the contract via Amazon.
​In just a few short years, the mission went from "protecting humanity" to "selling to the highest bidder."

​When a company shows you their true colors, pay attention. OpenAI has shown us exactly what their priorities are.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@WallStreetMav what to do with the japanese

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

real TOP G!!!

[Joshua @CreeCoder]

🚨 Elon Musk pauses region changes to Creator Revenue sharing!

The Global Town Square is safe for now.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨so let me get this straight..

elon spent $44 billion to build the "global town square".. and today they just completely killed it..

x is updating their monetization on thursday.. and it's an absolute rug pull for any creator outside the west..

>if you're building a global tech audience but happen to live in a developing economy.. your impressions are now mathematically worth less..
> geography now dictates your payout.. not the quality of your code, your products, or your content.. they framed it as "building local communities"..
>but it's really just a massive pay cut for international builders who out-work and out-compete american accounts..
>the whole promise of the internet was a borderless meritocracy.. x just put the borders back up..

you can build the best saas product in the world or drop the best tech alpha.. but if your ip address isn't in a premium ad market.. you get penalized..

they didn't fix the engagement farming.. they just decided your passport dictates your value..
it's only getting crazier from here.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

Starting Thursday, we'll be updating our revenue sharing incentives to better reward the content we want on X:

We will be giving more weight to impressions from your home region—to encourage content that resonates with people in your country, in neighboring countries and people who speak your language.

While we appreciate everyone's opinion on American politics, we hope this will disincentivize gaming the attention of US or Japanese accounts and instead, drive diverse conversations on the platform.

We invite creators to start building an audience locally. X will be a much richer community when there's relevant posts for people in all parts of the world.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

BREAKING: the AI startup funding bubble just quietly popped

february 2026:
>openai raises a record-shattering $110 billion
>anthropic secures $30 billion in financing
>waymo picks up $16 billion for late-stage ai
>the market looks absolutely unstoppable

march 2026:
>total u.s. startup funding crashes to just $13 billion
>late-stage ai funding completely freezes outside of the top 3
>investors pull back as tech indexes start falling

[Sam Altman @sama]

Really happy to be working with Disney to bring some magic to Sora and image gen!

Disney is the best storytelling company in the world, and our users really, really want to generate content with their characters.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@HYPEX 😭😭 don't miss the whole story
https://t.co/FwETTbNEGF

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 you know what just happened today and it's actually shocking..

​everyone is acting like epic games just quietly let go of a few people.. no.. they just fired over 1,000 employees..

​tim sweeney put out an official memo and literally admitted they are spending way more money than they make..

​fortnite engagement has been dropping consistently since 2025..
they are forcing another $500 million in hardcore cost cuts..
they completely shut down the entire rocket racing mode..
and they just raised v-bucks prices a few days ago literally just to "pay the bills"..

​he claims this "isn't because of AI".. but the reality is the biggest cash cow in gaming history can't even afford its own burn rate anymore..

​and the craziest part..

disney literally just injected $1.5 billion into them.. and they still can't afford to keep their top engineers..

​the golden era of massive, bloated live-service studios is dead..
​if you're building a SaaS or game right now.. you better be running a lean operation..

​it's only getting crazier from here.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@DiscussingFilm here's the sauce
https://t.co/FwETTbNEGF

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 you know what just happened today and it's actually shocking..

​everyone is acting like epic games just quietly let go of a few people.. no.. they just fired over 1,000 employees..

​tim sweeney put out an official memo and literally admitted they are spending way more money than they make..

​fortnite engagement has been dropping consistently since 2025..
they are forcing another $500 million in hardcore cost cuts..
they completely shut down the entire rocket racing mode..
and they just raised v-bucks prices a few days ago literally just to "pay the bills"..

​he claims this "isn't because of AI".. but the reality is the biggest cash cow in gaming history can't even afford its own burn rate anymore..

​and the craziest part..

disney literally just injected $1.5 billion into them.. and they still can't afford to keep their top engineers..

​the golden era of massive, bloated live-service studios is dead..
​if you're building a SaaS or game right now.. you better be running a lean operation..

​it's only getting crazier from here.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@pubity Read the full story here
https://t.co/FwETTbNEGF

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 you know what just happened today and it's actually shocking..

​everyone is acting like epic games just quietly let go of a few people.. no.. they just fired over 1,000 employees..

​tim sweeney put out an official memo and literally admitted they are spending way more money than they make..

​fortnite engagement has been dropping consistently since 2025..
they are forcing another $500 million in hardcore cost cuts..
they completely shut down the entire rocket racing mode..
and they just raised v-bucks prices a few days ago literally just to "pay the bills"..

​he claims this "isn't because of AI".. but the reality is the biggest cash cow in gaming history can't even afford its own burn rate anymore..

​and the craziest part..

disney literally just injected $1.5 billion into them.. and they still can't afford to keep their top engineers..

​the golden era of massive, bloated live-service studios is dead..
​if you're building a SaaS or game right now.. you better be running a lean operation..

​it's only getting crazier from here.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 you know what just happened today and it's actually shocking..

​everyone is acting like epic games just quietly let go of a few people.. no.. they just fired over 1,000 employees..

​tim sweeney put out an official memo and literally admitted they are spending way more money than they make..

​fortnite engagement has been dropping consistently since 2025..
they are forcing another $500 million in hardcore cost cuts..
they completely shut down the entire rocket racing mode..
and they just raised v-bucks prices a few days ago literally just to "pay the bills"..

​he claims this "isn't because of AI".. but the reality is the biggest cash cow in gaming history can't even afford its own burn rate anymore..

​and the craziest part..

disney literally just injected $1.5 billion into them.. and they still can't afford to keep their top engineers..

​the golden era of massive, bloated live-service studios is dead..
​if you're building a SaaS or game right now.. you better be running a lean operation..

​it's only getting crazier from here.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees.

Tim Sweeney: "I'm sorry we're here again. The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making, and we have to make major cuts to keep the company funded."

This comes shortly after Epic raised V-Bucks prices

The company is also implementing over 500 million dollars in additional cost savings.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@Techstars Research Collaboration Platform.

https://t.co/qI7A4Vj6A7

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@vidIQ you can see the full detail here 👇
https://t.co/7K11fy0YGC

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨everyone is distracted by the macro news.. and Google just quietly dropped a nuke on the entire $21 billion influencer marketing industry..

they just fully integrated Gemini into YouTube Studio..

AI now analyzes billions of data points to automatically match brands with 3 million creators.. no agencies needed.. brands can now turn organic creator videos into performance ads across all screens with one click.. boosting Shorts conversions by 30% instantly.. they dropped the receipts too.. YouTube is now driving 86% higher long-term ROAS than standard paid social..

they didn't just build a matchmaking tool.. they built an AI that completely replaces the middleman between billions in ad spend and the creators..
every influencer marketing agency just watched their entire business model become a free drop-down menu in Google Ads..

if you're building SaaS in the creator economy right now.. you better hope you're building something Gemini can't do..

it's only getting crazier from here.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨everyone is distracted by the macro news.. and Google just quietly dropped a nuke on the entire $21 billion influencer marketing industry..

they just fully integrated Gemini into YouTube Studio..

AI now analyzes billions of data points to automatically match brands with 3 million creators.. no agencies needed.. brands can now turn organic creator videos into performance ads across all screens with one click.. boosting Shorts conversions by 30% instantly.. they dropped the receipts too.. YouTube is now driving 86% higher long-term ROAS than standard paid social..

they didn't just build a matchmaking tool.. they built an AI that completely replaces the middleman between billions in ad spend and the creators..
every influencer marketing agency just watched their entire business model become a free drop-down menu in Google Ads..

if you're building SaaS in the creator economy right now.. you better hope you're building something Gemini can't do..

it's only getting crazier from here.

[Updates From YouTube @UpdatesFromYT]

78% of viewers say YouTube has the most trusted creators for product recommendations. That’s why, at the YouTube NewFront, we introduced YouTube Creator Partnerships — the newest evolution of what most creators know as BrandConnect. Brands will be able to use this centralized platform powered by Gemini to find and partner with @youtubecreators.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@TateTheTalisman I’m not the type to wait for instructions. If there’s a problem, I’ll find a way to solve it. I build full-stack digital platforms and integrate distributed AI systems from the ground up. Give me the objective, and I'll engineer the execution.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@netanyahu @grok @grok why don't you answer?

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@netanyahu @grok when this video was captured?

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@netanyahu @grok @grok speak up?

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@netanyahu @grok is this video real or ai generated?

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@it_Rutie @grok is it true?

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@exec_sum here are the details 👇
https://t.co/VsXXMO7Dcp

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 The $90 Billion illusion just collapsed. Let me explain the real history behind Meta's VR disaster.

-> They spent billions on hardware but ignored human nature.
-> Strapping a heavy, sweaty screen to your face for a legless corporate meeting is high-friction misery.
-> Reality Labs lost $19.2 billion in 2025 alone.
-> Total cumulative losses are nearly $90 billion.
-> You cannot sustain that cash burn when Wall Street demands real revenue.

-> To stop the bleeding, Meta gutted Reality Labs.
-> They fired 10% of the division and shut down top VR game studios.
-> They realized pouring capital into a fundamentally broken user experience doesn't fix it.

-> It's all about the AI Arms Race now.
-> Meta is funneling that VR budget straight into data centers and custom silicon.
-> They need to train massive Llama models just to survive against OpenAI.
-> They aren't abandoning hardware; they are abandoning immersion.
-> They pivoted heavily to AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses.
-> Glasses augment reality instead of replacing it.
-> It gives Meta's AI a literal first-person view of your life to harvest data.

The Metaverse didn't just fail. It was systematically dismantled to fund Meta's survival in the AI supercycle.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@Mr_Derivatives here's the context 👇
https://t.co/VsXXMO7Dcp

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 The $90 Billion illusion just collapsed. Let me explain the real history behind Meta's VR disaster.

-> They spent billions on hardware but ignored human nature.
-> Strapping a heavy, sweaty screen to your face for a legless corporate meeting is high-friction misery.
-> Reality Labs lost $19.2 billion in 2025 alone.
-> Total cumulative losses are nearly $90 billion.
-> You cannot sustain that cash burn when Wall Street demands real revenue.

-> To stop the bleeding, Meta gutted Reality Labs.
-> They fired 10% of the division and shut down top VR game studios.
-> They realized pouring capital into a fundamentally broken user experience doesn't fix it.

-> It's all about the AI Arms Race now.
-> Meta is funneling that VR budget straight into data centers and custom silicon.
-> They need to train massive Llama models just to survive against OpenAI.
-> They aren't abandoning hardware; they are abandoning immersion.
-> They pivoted heavily to AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses.
-> Glasses augment reality instead of replacing it.
-> It gives Meta's AI a literal first-person view of your life to harvest data.

The Metaverse didn't just fail. It was systematically dismantled to fund Meta's survival in the AI supercycle.

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

@MorningBrew here is the context 👇
https://t.co/VsXXMO7Dcp

[Mehran @mehrandotdev]

🚨 The $90 Billion illusion just collapsed. Let me explain the real history behind Meta's VR disaster.

-> They spent billions on hardware but ignored human nature.
-> Strapping a heavy, sweaty screen to your face for a legless corporate meeting is high-friction misery.
-> Reality Labs lost $19.2 billion in 2025 alone.
-> Total cumulative losses are nearly $90 billion.
-> You cannot sustain that cash burn when Wall Street demands real revenue.

-> To stop the bleeding, Meta gutted Reality Labs.
-> They fired 10% of the division and shut down top VR game studios.
-> They realized pouring capital into a fundamentally broken user experience doesn't fix it.

-> It's all about the AI Arms Race now.
-> Meta is funneling that VR budget straight into data centers and custom silicon.
-> They need to train massive Llama models just to survive against OpenAI.
-> They aren't abandoning hardware; they are abandoning immersion.
-> They pivoted heavily to AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses.
-> Glasses augment reality instead of replacing it.
-> It gives Meta's AI a literal first-person view of your life to harvest data.

The Metaverse didn't just fail. It was systematically dismantled to fund Meta's survival in the AI supercycle.