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1/ Why SWE-1 Is More Than a Model — It’s Your New Dev Teammate

Windsurf just dropped its own AI model family called SWE-1 — and it’s not just about coding anymore. These models (SWE-1, SWE-1-lite, and SWE-1-mini) are built to handle the full chaos of software engineering: editors, terminals, browsers, incomplete states, you name it. SWE-1 is basically near-frontier level (just behind Claude 3.7 Sonnet), and it outperforms anything open-weight. What really sets it apart is a “flow awareness” system that tracks the dev journey like a timeline, letting you and the AI tag-team across long, messy projects. It’s a big step up from just auto-completing code — and the timing? Suspiciously perfect, right after OpenAI’s $3B acquisition. Feels like Windsurf’s playing a bigger game here.

2/ This AI Reads Faces to Predict Cancer Survival Better Than Doctors

FaceAge is a new AI tool that guesses your biological age just by looking at your face—and it turns out, it’s surprisingly accurate for predicting cancer outcomes. Researchers found cancer patients tended to look almost 5 years older than their actual age, and that “older-looking” faces were linked to shorter survival. Docs using FaceAge alongside traditional data made better 6-month survival predictions. Even cooler? It taps into aging-related genes that regular age doesn’t. Basically, your face might know more about your health than your birth certificate does.

3/ OpenAI’s Codex Is Like GitHub Copilot on Steroids

OpenAI just dropped Codex — a cloud-based AI dev agent that can fix bugs, ship features, run tests, and answer code questions all at once. It’s built on a tweaked o3 model (codex-1) and lives in its own isolated cloud space, so it can go to town on your repo without needing you to babysit. You can even guide its behavior using an AGENTS.md file. For now, it’s available to ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise users — but expect limits and paid options soon. Basically, it’s a software engineering assistant that doesn’t sleep.

4/ Netflix & YouTube’s New AI Ads Will Blow Your Mind

YouTube and Netflix are stepping up their ad game with AI magic—YouTube’s “Peak Points” drops ads right after the most emotional or exciting parts of videos, thanks to Gemini AI. Netflix is cooking up AI-generated ads that blend seamlessly with their shows, even popping up as interactive pause ads soon. Both are using AI to make ads smarter, more personal, and way less annoying. The future? Ads that feel like part of the show, perfectly timed and tailored just for you.

5/ OpenAI Just Shot Its Shot at Google Chrome

OpenAI says it’d totally be down to buy Google Chrome—if the courts ever force Google to sell it. The comment came during a major antitrust trial where the DOJ is trying to break up Google’s dominance in online search. Google’s not having it, insisting Chrome isn’t up for grabs and calling the lawsuit bogus. OpenAI previously tried partnering with Google (no luck), and now it’s riding with Microsoft and Bing. Meanwhile, Google’s flexing Gemini, and OpenAI might even be cooking up its own social network. The AI wars just keep getting juicier.

Prompt: “Write the body copy for a promotional email campaign about GAP spring sale. Write in an upbeat and friendly tone.”

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- Charlie “Your AI Assistant” Patel