I’ve recently been testing what happens when you slow your personal systems while the AI world scales its own. Both seem to get sharper when measured right.
From personal focus to OpenAI’s $38B AWS deal powering the next AI wave, this week’s theme is performance through precision.
In Today’s AI Simplified:
Founder’s Insight: For years, I treated rest as optional, then I started tracking metrics, and it flipped that logic completely, made me sharper and multiplied my output.
AI News: OpenAI just locked in a $38B deal that will fuel for the next generation of ChatGPT. Perplexity is giving AI its first licensed image library (finally) while headlines continue blaming AI for mass layoffs.
AI Spotlights: This week’s tool makes job hunting smarter and faster, while the social spotlight dives into OpenAI’s latest leadership drama.
What’s New at 10Web: We just launched the White-Label Reseller Dashboard — a full platform that lets agencies run their own AI website builder with their branding, pricing, and plans.
Six months ago I flipped my priorities:
Work, Health → Health, Work.
I was afraid I’d slow down.
Instead, I’m ~3× more productive—clearer decisions, steadier energy, better focus.
What changed? I made health measurable.
WHOOP became my operating system:
Metrics that matter: sleep, recovery, HRV, VOâ‚‚ max, strain.
Best UX: no notifications, charge-on-the-go, a clean app that makes trends obvious.
Simple signals I can act on, not just admire.
But the biggest unlock wasn’t data—it was social pressure.
We created a WHOOP community with 15 teammates and friends. We nudge, compete, and celebrate. Every day someone pulls the rest of us a little higher. That accountability loop made me a better founder, teammate, and human.
If you’re a founder, try flipping the order for 30 days. Put Health → Work and let the output prove it.
Health isn’t a trade-off—it’s a force multiplier.
OpenAI just signed a seven-year, $38 billion deal with AWS to power its next phase of AI growth. The partnership gives OpenAI access to hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs right away, with room to scale to tens of millions of CPUs by 2027.
It’s part of OpenAI’s plan to spend $1.4 trillion building the computing backbone for advanced AI. Sam Altman says the goal is simple: make smarter, more capable AI available to everyone and that starts with massive, reliable compute.
The AWS chips will help ChatGPT run faster and OpenAI train stronger models. OpenAI’s new for-profit structure now values it at $500 billion, with Microsoft holding a 27% stake and a separate $300 billion compute deal with Oracle already in place.
Analysts estimate global spending on AI data centers will hit $3 trillion by 2028, half funded by big tech and the rest through loans and private capital.
Perplexity has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, giving its AI engine permission to display Getty visuals across its search and discovery tools. The partnership aims to deliver richer, properly attributed visuals while addressing long-running copyright concerns and criticism over unlicensed content use.
Key takeaways:
Covers real-time image display in search results, with credits, links, and compensation for Getty.
Builds on over a year of quiet collaboration through Perplexity’s unannounced Publishers’ Program for ad-revenue sharing.
Fights back against Reddit scraping accusations while sticking to "fair use" and adding clear credits.
This deal is a step toward rebuilding trust and signaling a broader shift toward licensed partnerships in the AI industry.
Across American companies, a new pattern is emerging: companies are citing AI as a reason for layoffs, even as evidence of real productivity gains remains thin. Amazon, Walmart, Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, and Meta have all announced job cuts tied to “AI efficiencies” but economists suggest many of these moves may have more to do with slowing growth and cost pressure than automation breakthroughs.
Amazon’s latest reorganization will cut 14,000 roles, first framed as part of an AI-driven efficiency push, though executives later backtracked, saying most reductions had little to do with automation. Other major firms are following a similar playbook, using “AI efficiency” as a tidy explanation for headcount cuts and hiring freezes.
Yet, the data tells a different story:
A Boston Consulting Group survey found that 60% of companies have seen minimal financial gains from AI despite heavy investment.
In Deloitte’s latest study, only 10% of respondents said they were getting strong returns from agentic AI systems, the kind that can act independently rather than just follow prompts.
Some economists, like MIT’s David Autor, suggest AI has become a convenient cover for traditional cost-cutting. In other words, it’s easier to say “AI is reshaping our workforce” than “we’re trimming budgets.”
Massive is an AI-driven job platform built for professionals in tech, marketing, and design. It personalizes your job hunt with smart recommendations, an integrated resume builder, and tools to track applications; all while helping you connect with relevant industry peers. Think of it as a modern job assistant that combines data precision with human-style personalization.
Key Features
Personalized Job Matches: Get AI-curated opportunities aligned with your skills, goals, and career interests.
Integrated Resume Builder: Generate polished resumes and cover letters tailored to each role.
Application Tracking: Monitor all your job submissions in one organized dashboard.
Professional Networking: Connect with industry peers and recruiters directly through the platform.
Smart Job Alerts: Receive instant notifications for new roles that fit your profile.
The Internet is buzzing about OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever’s deposition, revealing that Sam Altman’s 2023 firing was planned for over a year. In Sutskever’s 52-page memo (a confidential report prepared for OpenAI’s independent board) he accused Altman of a “consistent pattern of lying, undermining his executives, and pitting them against one another.
Ilya’s deposition revealed:
Sutskever and CTO Mira Murati’s long talks about removing Altman.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s push to oust Greg Brockman and seize R&D control.
Murati’s claim that Altman had pitted her against board member Daniela Amodei.
OpenAI’s post-firing attempt to merge with Anthropic, which Sutskever opposed.
Memes, leaked screenshots, and hot takes are flooding social media as new deposition details reignited OpenAI’s leadership drama. Under all the noise, one thing is clear: even big missions can stumble when personal ambition moves faster than teamwork.
White-Label Reseller Dashboard for MSPs and Agencies
This week, the team at 10Web is flipping the switch on something big: the White-Label Reseller Dashboard. It’s built for agencies and MSPs who want to run their own AI website-building platform with their logo on top and 10Web’s engine under the hood.
Think of it as your own SaaS business in a browser tab. You get a full dashboard to:
Brand everything: your logo, URLs, invoices, even system emails.
Create and sell plans: connect Stripe, set pricing, bundle your services.
Generate real WordPress sites in minutes: clients describe their business, and AI ships the first version instantly.
Add your expertise on top: design, SEO, maintenance, automation.
Run it all from one interface: hosting, support, billing, and scaling handled for you.
This launch bridges two truths: AI can speed up the work, but trust still lives in your brand. This dashboard gives partners both.
