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OpenAI made a quiet but significant move this week, announcing that free and Go tier ChatGPT users will soon be able to send unlimited text messages to the chatbot. Rate limits on text are going away entirely, though image generation and voice mode will still carry restrictions. It's a clear signal that OpenAI is prioritizing user growth over gating its core experience.
Shifting to investment, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has made SpaceX and the stablecoin company Circle two of its top ten holdings following a fresh round of buying after their second-quarter earnings. The moves reflect Ark's continued bet on private space infrastructure and the maturing crypto payments sector, two areas that sit well outside traditional portfolio comfort zones.
And in startup land, a company called Naïve has raised twenty-eight point five million dollars with a pitch that goes beyond vibe-coding — it claims its platform can automate most of the operational groundwork involved in actually setting up and running a business, from infrastructure to back-office tasks. Whether that promise holds up under real-world pressure remains the open question.
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