It's issue #293 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, its newest flagship AI model, amid mounting competitive pressure from Google and other rivals. The launch follows reports of an internal “code red” alert. Read all about it here.
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Addressing the design-engineering gap with AI coding tools
How shadow repos and data layer helped me move from design handoffs to working prototypes that ship in hours.
Blockchain gets the gate pass to enter US financial markets
There could be lessons here for India on how new-age financial assets, such as cryptos, might be integrated into current rules and regulations.
Using GenAI for product research
In this piece, Canvs Editorial talks about how a designer/researcher can go about product research that gets to the heart of user needs, with AI in the mix, and choose methods to get meaningful insights.
The $1.5 trillion SpaceX IPO explained
A look at why people are whispering about a $1.5 trillion SpaceX IPO, and why that number both excites and unsettles markets.
The Polyglot neuroscientist resolving how the brain parses language
Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain and has found some similarities to LLMs.
AI hackers are coming dangerously close to beating humans
A recent Stanford experiment shows what happens when an artificial-intelligence hacking bot is unleashed on a network.
✨ Product find of the week
Disco - Discovering the next great AI features for the web
Google is building an experimental new browser and a new kind of web app. Disco is not coming to replace Chrome, but rather to test GenTabs, an AI-forward way of using the web.
📰 In other news
A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera
China wants electric cars to feed power back to the grid
A brief history of Times New Roman
Special mentions this week
Bloomberg’s top articles of 2025, all from rival publications
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