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We Captured Thousands of Job Postings and Discovered ByteDance is Reviving Smartphone R&D

This article analyzes ByteDance's recent hiring activities, revealing a potential restart of smartphone hardware development. By scraping and analyzing thousands of ByteDance job postings, the authors identify three key categories: roles for the "Doubao Phone Assistant" (an AI agent), for a "Mobile OS" (system-level development), and for hardware/engineering positions in Shenzhen (a manufacturing hub). The piece traces the context to the 2025 launch of the "Doubao Phone," a concept device that integrated an AI agent directly into a smartphone, allowing it to see the screen, operate apps, and perform tasks like shopping or booking tickets. While innovative as an early AI Agent prototype, it faced operational restrictions from major platforms like WeChat and Alipay. The new hiring signals a deeper commitment. "Doubao Phone Assistant" roles focus on core Agent capabilities (task execution, memory, cross-app operation). "Mobile OS" positions involve deep system work (kernel, chip adaptation, power/thermal management) necessary for a responsive, always-on AI. Shenzhen-based hardware roles (structure design, testing, production) suggest preparation for physical device manufacturing. The article concludes that in the AI era, where phones may become an Agent's "body," controlling the operating system and hardware is critical. For a company like ByteDance, being merely an app within others' ecosystems is no longer sustainable if it aims to own the next-generation user interface. Therefore, while a consumer phone brand isn't confirmed, ByteDance is decisively moving beyond app development into the complex domain of system-level and hardware-integrated AI.

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We Captured Thousands of Job Postings and Discovered ByteDance is Reviving Smartphone R&D

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AI Impact on SaaS Software Stocks: Deconstructing the Bottom-Fishing Logic of Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Snowflake

"AI Nightmare for SaaS Stocks: Unpacking the Bottom-Fishing Logic for Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Snowflake" A deep dive analysis argues that the recent collapse in SaaS software stocks, dubbed the "SaaS Doom," presents a contrarian buying opportunity. The market panic, triggered by fears that AI will disrupt traditional per-user subscription models through "seat compression" and AI agents bypassing software UIs, has led to extreme selling in the software sector. The analysis evaluates three major players under a unified framework: 1. **Salesforce (CRM):** Positioned as a "margin of safety" play. Trading at historically low valuations (13-14x forward P/E), with strong cash flow and a massive buyback, it offers value. Its key challenge is transitioning from a "seat economy" to an AI-driven "task economy" with its Agentforce platform. 2. **ServiceNow (NOW):** The "clearest AI narrative" play. Its "AI Control Tower" strategy aims to become the governance and orchestration layer for enterprise AI agents, benefiting from AI proliferation. Backed by Nvidia's CEO, it trades at a relatively low valuation post-correction. 3. **Snowflake (SNOW):** The "high-risk, high-reward" bet. Its consumption-based model aligns with rising AI workloads, and its RPO growth is strong. However, it faces intense competition (e.g., Databricks), is not yet GAAP profitable, and carries the highest valuation. The conclusion counters the simplified "AI kills software" narrative. AI is eliminating software that sells only functional interfaces but rewarding platforms that provide essential infrastructure, data, and governance. The current sell-off may have created a buying opportunity for resilient software leaders positioned as future AI infrastructure platforms.

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AI Impact on SaaS Software Stocks: Deconstructing the Bottom-Fishing Logic of Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Snowflake

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Just Now, Ilya Drops Another Mind-Blowing Image ‘The Thinker’: What’s on His Mind in the Ocean of AI Chips?

Shortly after going quiet, Ilya Sutskever, AI's enigmatic spiritual leader, posted a mysterious sketch titled "The Thinker" on Instagram. The drawing depicts Rodin's iconic sculpture perched on a cliff, contemplating a vast, purple microscopic universe made of transistors and digital circuits—a chip die shot—signed "IS 2026." This cryptic image, saying "nothing yet everything," ignited widespread speculation in Silicon Valley. Some see it as a search for sacred meaning in silicon, others as a silent critique of brute-force compute scaling. It echoes Ilya's past influence, like the original OpenAI logo he once doodled on a wall. The post coincided with a triple announcement from OpenAI, intensifying the frenzy. First, an internal reasoning model discovered new geometric constructions, challenging a long-standing conjecture and impressing Fields Medalist Tim Gowers. Second, Codex for Mac introduced "Appshots," allowing it to access application windows—even text outside the view—and gained features like Goal Mode, a built-in browser, and plugin capabilities, evolving from a coding assistant into a persistent "resident engineer." Third, reports surfaced that OpenAI is preparing for a confidential IPO filing with banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, potentially eyeing a fall public listing. Together, these moves signal that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is not a distant slogan but an active force reshaping science, software engineering, and capital markets. Ilya's art hints at a paradigm shift where the boundary between human thought and silicon computation blurs. As OpenAI insiders excitedly say, "Feel the AGI," it suggests a tangible breakthrough may be imminent—one our generation is likely to witness.

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Just Now, Ilya Drops Another Mind-Blowing Image ‘The Thinker’: What’s on His Mind in the Ocean of AI Chips?

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Vitalik on the Future of the Ethereum Foundation: A Smaller, More Distinct, but Longer-Lasting Ship

Vitalik discusses the future direction of the Ethereum Foundation (EF), emphasizing a shift towards a smaller, more focused, and longer-lasting organization. He clarifies this is his personal view and that his own influence within EF is diminishing, which he welcomes. The key driver is aligning EF's actions with its stated values of decentralization, privacy, and being a "sanctuary technology," addressing criticism that its operations haven't fully reflected these ideals. He argues that EF should not be the "center" of Ethereum but one node among many with a specific mandate. With limited resources (holding only ~0.16% of all ETH), EF must focus its remaining efforts on long-term, mission-critical activities that wouldn't happen without its push, particularly those reinforcing Ethereum's core CROPS values (Censorship-Resistance, Resilience, Openness, Privacy, Security). This means making hard choices, potentially spinning out even respected projects to attract external capital, and cultivating a distinct cultural stance. The core technical vision is for Ethereum to be "amazing" not by chasing maximal throughput, but by excelling in the CROPS dimension. Key goals include: a provably bug-free Ethereum via AI-assisted formal verification; high-availability chain consensus combining the best of BFT and Bitcoin-style security; and minimization of intermediaries in transaction sending and user experience. These "unreasonable" ambitions aim to make Ethereum profoundly impressive in its core values, which also support ETH as a robust asset. The future EF will be a smaller, more opinionated ship built for longevity and meaningful impact.

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Vitalik on the Future of the Ethereum Foundation: A Smaller, More Distinct, but Longer-Lasting Ship

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