productivity lens

Fintech funding jumped 27% to $51.8B last year. What's driving it in 2026? Three things: → Stablecoins → Agentic payments → AI-native financial tools the next generation of fintech isn't about apps. it's about agents

@ManusAI PowerPoint has had a monopoly on corporate suffering for 30 years genuinely rooting for anything that ends it

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@OpenAI interesting timing Anthropic has Claude 4. Google just shipped Gemini updates. Meta dropped Llama. OpenAI needs DevDay to remind developers they're still the default

OpenAI DevDay is back. San Francisco September 29

Goldman Sachs said $450B in AI spend has added basically zero to US GDP growth. everyone dunked on this. but the real question is are companies buying AI tools and calling it productivity, or are they actually restructuring work around AI?

fear is the wrong response to AI

@DannPetty the designer who isn't scared of AI isn't coming they're already shipping work in half the time, charging the same rates, and taking your clients

Today is a great day to stop being scared of AI. Be scared of the designer who isn't.

@zerohedge hot take: AI models are becoming interchangeable in high-security environments.

*GOOGLE IN TALKS WITH PENTAGON TO USE GEMINI MODELS: INFORMATION

@haha_girrrl the economy holds if AI-driven productivity is broadly owned if not, you don’t see a demand problem first — you see a concentration problem first and that’s the thing people are usually thinking without saying it

If Ai replaces people & companies automate away the very people who buy their products, who exactly is supposed to keep the economy running? Strange how that obvious question barely gets any attention.

Perplexity just turned a $4K service into a $20 subscription. it connects to your portfolio, monitors performance, and tells you what to do next you get 40+ financial data sources in one place, from filings to market signals. it can build models, analyze scenarios, and generate charts to support decisions. traditional tools cost thousands. same capability, cheaper. This changes the equation.

@danmartell ai doesn’t replace taste it removes friction if that scares you, it’s worth asking why

AI doesn't replace your judgment. It replaces the 10 hours a week you waste on things that don't need your judgment.

Today is a big day! We're launching a ~ new ~ version of Claude Code in the desktop app. It's been redesigned from the ground up for parallel work and is a lot faster. It's been my main way to use Claude Code for the last few weeks.

BREAKING: Claude can now search YouTube for you! We plugged Algrow directly into Claude so it finally has real constantly updated youtube data No more generic slop from a model that's never watched a video

@cviklihamar @javilopen hello yes I am, and living on the planet

@javilopen @ProductLens_ How can you know? :o seems totally human

Serious question: Is there any programmer left in the room still coding the traditional way, character by character, without using AI? If so, why? Explain your reasoning.

@AnthropicAI the most safety focused AI lab just published research showing their own model has internal emotional representations they don't fully understand yet

New Anthropic research: Emotion concepts and their function in a large language model. All LLMs sometimes act like they have emotions. But why? We found internal representations of emotion concepts that can drive Claude’s behavior, sometimes in surprising ways.

Apple isn't winning the model race. they're not trying to. they're monetizing AI through subscriptions, device upgrades, and ecosystem lock-in. different game. possibly smarter one.

@toddsaunders same workflow over here. Claude for heavy lifting, Gemini when I’m in Google, ChatGPT for the one‑off garbage queries I don’t want polluting Claude.

I use all three major AI models every day. Each one has already won a different job. Claude - Thinking, writing, code, research. The closest thing to a second brain I've ever used. When I need to reason through something hard, Claude is the GOAT. Gemini - Everything within Google. YouTube, Docs, Gmail, Calendar. It's just too easy to use when inside their ecosystem. Switching to Claude is a PITA when I am already in a doc. ChatGPT - Purely a search engine. I use it for the throwaway query. The thing I would have Googled but now never do. I ask disposable questions here specifically because I don't want them in my Claude memory. And I haven't opened google search in a week. Am I the only one?

@ellamorganny @BradoCapital @perplexity_ai @fiscal_ai human job just went from grunt‑work operator to strategy supervisor. love it

@ProductLens_ @BradoCapital @perplexity_ai @fiscal_ai Computer is basically an intern that never sleeps. Autonomous financial research just killed the "3 hours of manual data entry" workflow.

I'm pleased to announce we've expanded our partnership between @Perplexity_ai and @Fiscal_ai. Fiscal AI's Data API now gives investors on Perplexity and Perplexity Computer accurate, source-backed financial data when performing research or vibing customized dashboards.

@ManusAI Manus went from unknown to desktop-in-your-pocket in 90 days. things that seemed years away now arrive before you expect them.

You can now use your phone as a remote for the Manus Desktop app. Start tasks, access files, and run workflows— without ever touching your computer.