Overview
Today’s feed circles three fronts of fast-moving tech: practical ways to work with AI without losing focus, a Super Bowl-sized moment for AI advertising, and a Musk-centred run of transport, space, and search alternatives. Creative tools are racing ahead too, from film scene generation to game-quality video, with drones giving sports coverage a fresh angle.
The big picture
AI in your coding flow, without breaking the Zone
Claude hooks with game sounds as a focus cue - Delba Oliveira
Delba shows how Claude hooks can ping you with nostalgic audio when tasks finish or need approval, complete with a macOS JSON setup and links to free sound packs. The hint is simple - make the sounds your favourite childhood cues so you actually notice them and enjoy it.
Make Claude Code learn from each session - Peter Yang with Kieran Klaassen
“Compound engineering” turns config into a living document. Plan with sub-agents, ship features and tests, review, then fold the lesson back in. A GitHub plugin helps you run these steps so Claude stops repeating the same mistakes across a codebase.
Guard your focus with an agent IDE - Google Antigravity
Antigravity pitches a quiet cocoon for coding - agents plan and debug while you stay in flow. The demo shows Rust tests humming along, with users calling for multi-model support and fewer rate limits as the tool matures.
Anthropic adjusts its Super Bowl copy on ads in AI chats - Ben South
Claude’s ad changed from a sharp “Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude” to a softer “There is a time and place for ads. Your conversations with AI should not be one of them.” The message stays clear, the tone steps back.
AI takes the Super Bowl stage
SpaceX runs its first Super Bowl ad - Sawyer Merritt
Starlink’s spot opens with Arthur C. Clarke’s 1964 vision, then cuts to present-day users in remote places. It underlines reach and cost, with SpaceX stepping into a pricey slot to sell a service already into aviation and mobile.
Starlink pushes global sign-ups - Starlink
The official account doubles down with a call to order in minutes, echoing the ad’s “fast, affordable, available everywhere” line and showing launches and field use. Fans ask about coverage gaps and terrain reliability.
AI-heavy creative in a prime-time slot - Justine Moore
Dunkin’ riffs on Good Will Hunting as a 90s sitcom with AI tricks, part of a wave that also touched the Olympics intro. Viewers split between clever nostalgia and a whiff of uncanny, which is par for new visual tools.
Grok jumps on game day memes - Grok
New Imagine templates let fans spit out dancing animal mascots in team kits right before kickoff. It is light, quick, and built for social sharing.
Musk-world: tunnels, patents, Mars questions
Vegas Loop throughput at CES - X Freeze
The Boring Company reports 90,000 rides during CES, peaking at 6,600 per hour across the current 2-mile, 8-station setup. Video shows pink-lit tunnels and steady flow. Backers point to future scale, critics note the small footprint so far.
“We open-sourced patents” - Mars University clips Elon
Musk reiterates Tesla’s 2014 patent pledge and says SpaceX avoids patents to dodge trolls. The stance frames speed and diffusion as a strategy, not just a talking point.
Is SpaceX easing off Mars this window - Teslaconomics asks
A direct ask to Elon about Mars vs the Moon, packaged with a rundown of Starship upgrades like Raptor 3, tower catches, and prop transfer. The subtext - lunar work can fund and prove what Mars still needs.
Grokipedia’s backlink climb - DogeDesigner
xAI’s encyclopedia claims 350k+ backlinks and growing. Supporters say it is starting to outrank Wikipedia on some searches, which would be a notable turn in a fight for traffic and trust.
Creative tech races ahead
Seedance 2.0 rattles filmmakers - el.cine
A ByteDance model in China turns scripts into edited 1080p scenes with VFX, voice, SFX, and music. The director posting it fears a wipeout of jobs, and shows how it can rework existing clips in ways that raise legal and ethical flags.
AI video leaps will hit games - Grummz
From spaghetti-Will-Smith memes to crisp 2026 clips, the jump in realism is stark. Mark Kern argues games will feel this next - faster pipelines and higher fidelity with fewer people in the loop.
Drones change Olympic coverage - Sunny Madra
Milano-Cortina’s ski runs filmed from the hip show speed and line like never before. Fans love the view, some dislike the buzz. Broadcasters now have a fresh grammar for winter sports.
Why it matters
Work with AI is settling into a pattern - you protect focus, you keep a running playbook, and you use cues you care about so the system fits your habits. That is how the average developer gets compounding gains without blowing up their day.
AI’s first Super Bowl felt like a marker. Starlink pitched reach, Anthropic pitched trust, and brands tried AI-native storytelling at scale. Marketing is testing where AI helps, where it goes too far, and how to talk about it without spooking people.
Musk’s cluster shows a familiar mix: move people under cities, ship internet from orbit, argue for open access to ideas, and keep Mars on the table while ticking off nearer-term steps. The strategy leans on quick cycles and cash flows that can support the big bets.
Creative pipelines are changing fast. Film scene generators, ad revamps, and game-ready video hint at a future where craft shifts from pushing pixels to guiding taste, story, and rights. Jobs will not vanish overnight, but the centre of gravity is moving toward direction, curation, and compliance.
And sports coverage reminds us why this tech sticks - when the viewer sees something new and useful, like a ski line from a drone, the case makes itself. The same test will sort keepers from fads across the rest of today’s stack.
