⛵ X Opens Its Algorithm

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Platforms are opening up, skies are getting crowded, and logistics is quietly re-architecting itself.

X

X Opens Its Algorithm Without Flinching at Exposure

👀 What’s happening: Elon Musk says X will publish its new recommendation algorithm in seven days, including organic and ad ranking code. Updates will repeat every four weeks with developer notes. This follows EU pressure over transparency, fines under the Digital Services Act, and ongoing probes into algorithmic bias.

🌍 How this hits reality: This move fits X’s current posture. Subscription revenue now matters more than marginal ad optimization. Publishing the algorithm costs little if your core users pay for access and identity rather than reach. That is structurally different from Meta, where opaque ranking directly protects ad yield, pricing power, and campaign performance across billions of impressions.

⛵ Key takeaway: Expect divergence, not imitation. X can afford openness because it sells alignment and access. Ad first platforms cannot. If regulators push harder, subscription led networks gain strategic room while ad driven giants defend opacity as commercial infrastructure.

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SPACE

Starlink Locks the Skies as Rivals File Paper Claims

👀 What’s happening: After China filed ITU paperwork for up to 200,000 satellites, SpaceX quickly received FCC approval to launch thousands more Starlink satellites. At the same time, SpaceX reaffirmed plans to lower the altitude of most of its existing fleet, reshaping orbital density in low Earth orbit within weeks, not years.

🌍 How this hits reality: Filing with the International Telecommunication Union is theoretically unlimited, but deployment speed is not. Starlink already operates over 5,000 satellites and has clearance from the Federal Communications Commission for thousands more. Lower orbits improve latency, tighten coverage, and shorten satellite lifetimes, reducing debris liability and regulatory friction while competitors are still on paper.

⛵ Key takeaway: SpaceX is converting regulatory momentum into structural advantage. By launching faster and optimizing orbits, it is reinforcing a de facto monopoly in satellite broadband. The gap is now operational, not conceptual, and closing it keeps getting more expensive.

DELIVERY

Drone Delivery Stops Being Novel

👀 What’s happening: Google's Wing is expanding drone delivery to 150 additional Walmart stores in 2026, targeting 270 locations by 2027. This shifts drones from limited trials into a repeatable retail system, operating across multiple major US cities.

🌍 How this hits reality: Last mile delivery is where costs explode. Drivers, fuel, vehicles, insurance, and idle time stack fast, often adding 20 to 30 percent to small order value. Wing’s drones move 2.5 to 5 pound packages up to 12 miles without drivers, traffic, or overtime, turning logistics from variable labor cost into predictable infrastructure cost.

⛵ Key takeaway: If drone delivery scales nationally, logistics stops taxing everyday purchases. Faster, cheaper fulfillment becomes baseline, not premium. That relieves consumer price pressure while forcing couriers and retailers to rebuild pricing around machines, not humans.

BAY AREA MEMOS

• Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are reportedly scaling back their California presence, potentially to avoid a proposed one-time billionaire tax.
• Meta has signed nuclear power deals, including with Bill Gates–backed TerraPower, to fund new reactors for its AI data centers.
• Stablecoin card startup Rain raised $250 million at a $1.95 billion valuation to expand its platform through acquisitions, new products, and regulatory growth.
• OpenAI will invest $500 million in SoftBank’s SB Energy to co-develop renewable energy projects and large-scale Stargate data centers.
• India plans tighter smartphone security rules, including possible source code sharing, drawing opposition from major tech firms.

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