Alex Heath
@alexeheath.com
writing sources.news, co-hosting the Access podcast
Reposted by Alex Heath
Scoop w/ @peard33.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social: OpenAI locked down its San Francisco offices today after receiving a threat from an activist previously associated with Stop AI: www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist
A message on OpenAI’s internal Slack claimed the activist in question had expressed interest in “causing physical harm to OpenAI employees.”
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Scoop w/ @peard33.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social: OpenAI locked down its San Francisco offices today after receiving a threat from an activist previously associated with Stop AI: www.wired.com/story/openai...
From my Q&A with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis:
"World models are the thing I’m mostly spending my research time on"
"I’d love more" TPUs
"You look at seed rounds with just nothing being tens of billions of dollars... It’s not quite logical to me" sources.news/p/demis-hass...
"World models are the thing I’m mostly spending my research time on"
"I’d love more" TPUs
"You look at seed rounds with just nothing being tens of billions of dollars... It’s not quite logical to me" sources.news/p/demis-hass...
Demis Hassabis on Gemini 3, world models, and the AI bubble
Q&A with the Google DeepMind CEO on building AGI, compute bottlenecks, and the AI bubble.
sources.news
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
From my Q&A with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis:
"World models are the thing I’m mostly spending my research time on"
"I’d love more" TPUs
"You look at seed rounds with just nothing being tens of billions of dollars... It’s not quite logical to me" sources.news/p/demis-hass...
"World models are the thing I’m mostly spending my research time on"
"I’d love more" TPUs
"You look at seed rounds with just nothing being tens of billions of dollars... It’s not quite logical to me" sources.news/p/demis-hass...
Buy Anthropic. Short Perplexity.
Notes from this year’s Cerebral Valley Summit sources.news/p/what-insid...
Notes from this year’s Cerebral Valley Summit sources.news/p/what-insid...
What insiders really think about the AI race
Buy Anthropic. Short Perplexity. Notes from this year’s Cerebral Valley Summit. Also: Robinhood's Vlad Tenev this week on ACCESS.
sources.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Buy Anthropic. Short Perplexity.
Notes from this year’s Cerebral Valley Summit sources.news/p/what-insid...
Notes from this year’s Cerebral Valley Summit sources.news/p/what-insid...
Sources: During a recent private call, OpenAI's investors asked about external signs that ChatGPT's growth is slowing.
CFO Sarah Friar said time spent was down since "content restrictions" were added in Q3, but that the trend is expected to "reverse" sources.news/p/chatgpts-q...
CFO Sarah Friar said time spent was down since "content restrictions" were added in Q3, but that the trend is expected to "reverse" sources.news/p/chatgpts-q...
ChatGPT's quiet slump, Zuck's AI bubble warning
OpenAI’s CFO told investors that ChatGPT's engagement has softened. Also: Mark Zuckerberg's AI bubble warning to Meta employees.
sources.news
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Sources: During a recent private call, OpenAI's investors asked about external signs that ChatGPT's growth is slowing.
CFO Sarah Friar said time spent was down since "content restrictions" were added in Q3, but that the trend is expected to "reverse" sources.news/p/chatgpts-q...
CFO Sarah Friar said time spent was down since "content restrictions" were added in Q3, but that the trend is expected to "reverse" sources.news/p/chatgpts-q...
recap of a big NYC week: inside the Sources launch party, shooting the Breaker Media pod, speaking at the Media Summit indie media panel, and joining the Altogether collective sources.news/p/inside-the...
Inside the Sources launch party
Tech and media leaders gathered in Manhattan for tequila, sushi, and poker. Also: Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela on this week's ACCESS.
sources.news
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
recap of a big NYC week: inside the Sources launch party, shooting the Breaker Media pod, speaking at the Media Summit indie media panel, and joining the Altogether collective sources.news/p/inside-the...
did a very NYC tech thing last night sources.news/p/election-n...
Election night at Kalshi HQ
Inside Kalshi’s quiet Manhattan office on election night, co-founder Tarek Mansour showed how his fast-growing prediction market is calling races faster than the media.
sources.news
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
did a very NYC tech thing last night sources.news/p/election-n...
very excited to be part of this www.axios.com/2025/11/04/i...
New collective brings direct sales support to independent journalists
Alltogether's founding portfolio of journalist creators includes some of the biggest names in business, technology and political news.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
very excited to be part of this www.axios.com/2025/11/04/i...
Sources launch party tonight is gonna be great
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sources launch party tonight is gonna be great
Sources: YouTube announces opt-in layoffs and major leadership changes.
“Looking to the future, the next frontier for YouTube is AI” per internal memo from CEO Neal Mohan. “We need to set ourselves up to make the most of this opportunity.” sources.news/p/youtube-an...
“Looking to the future, the next frontier for YouTube is AI” per internal memo from CEO Neal Mohan. “We need to set ourselves up to make the most of this opportunity.” sources.news/p/youtube-an...
YouTube announces AI reorg and layoffs
Neal Mohan's internal memo about YouTube's "next frontier" and opt-in layoffs.
sources.news
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sources: YouTube announces opt-in layoffs and major leadership changes.
“Looking to the future, the next frontier for YouTube is AI” per internal memo from CEO Neal Mohan. “We need to set ourselves up to make the most of this opportunity.” sources.news/p/youtube-an...
“Looking to the future, the next frontier for YouTube is AI” per internal memo from CEO Neal Mohan. “We need to set ourselves up to make the most of this opportunity.” sources.news/p/youtube-an...
Sources: Sam Altman has tapped Mikhail Shapiro, an award-winning biomolecular engineer, to join his Neuralink rival Merge Labs
The hire suggests that, unlike Neuralink, Merge will take a noninvasive BCI approach that relies on gene therapy + ultrasound sources.news/p/altman-tap...
The hire suggests that, unlike Neuralink, Merge will take a noninvasive BCI approach that relies on gene therapy + ultrasound sources.news/p/altman-tap...
Altman taps leading researcher for BCI startup Merge Labs
The hire suggests that Merge is taking a much less invasive approach than Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Also: Sources IRL and reactions to yesterday's Snap scoop.
sources.news
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Sources: Sam Altman has tapped Mikhail Shapiro, an award-winning biomolecular engineer, to join his Neuralink rival Merge Labs
The hire suggests that, unlike Neuralink, Merge will take a noninvasive BCI approach that relies on gene therapy + ultrasound sources.news/p/altman-tap...
The hire suggests that, unlike Neuralink, Merge will take a noninvasive BCI approach that relies on gene therapy + ultrasound sources.news/p/altman-tap...
Google is getting back into AR glasses with Gemini / Android XR
We had the head of Android on the pod this week, and I wanted to know what Google learned from the original Glass launch in 2013
We had the head of Android on the pod this week, and I wanted to know what Google learned from the original Glass launch in 2013
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Google is getting back into AR glasses with Gemini / Android XR
We had the head of Android on the pod this week, and I wanted to know what Google learned from the original Glass launch in 2013
We had the head of Android on the pod this week, and I wanted to know what Google learned from the original Glass launch in 2013
Sources: Snap is in talks to raise at least $1 billion for AR glasses
Multiple investors involved, including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund
Plan is to move Specs into a new independent subsidiary and structure similarly to Waymo/Alphabet sources.news/p/snap-eyes-...
Multiple investors involved, including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund
Plan is to move Specs into a new independent subsidiary and structure similarly to Waymo/Alphabet sources.news/p/snap-eyes-...
Snap eyes $1 billion fundraise for AR glasses
New details on Evan Spiegel's quest to win the AR race. Also: this week on ACCESS.
sources.news
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Sources: Snap is in talks to raise at least $1 billion for AR glasses
Multiple investors involved, including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund
Plan is to move Specs into a new independent subsidiary and structure similarly to Waymo/Alphabet sources.news/p/snap-eyes-...
Multiple investors involved, including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund
Plan is to move Specs into a new independent subsidiary and structure similarly to Waymo/Alphabet sources.news/p/snap-eyes-...
Today's issue of Sources:
Google targets Gemini 3 for December
Perplexity just hit $200 million in ARR sources.news/p/google-rea...
Google targets Gemini 3 for December
Perplexity just hit $200 million in ARR sources.news/p/google-rea...
Google readies Gemini 3, Perplexity hits its goal
Reporting on Google's next model release and Perplexity's business. Also: AI job moves and some links.
sources.news
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today's issue of Sources:
Google targets Gemini 3 for December
Perplexity just hit $200 million in ARR sources.news/p/google-rea...
Google targets Gemini 3 for December
Perplexity just hit $200 million in ARR sources.news/p/google-rea...
I spent time with AI and Hollywood folks this week, and it was clear that if nothing changes, Hollywood is going to get mostly steamrolled by technology that’s moving faster than its leaders can comprehend. sources.news/p/hollywood-...
Hollywood has no idea what to do about AI
OpenAI is moving fast while the entertainment industry wrings its hands. Also: this week on ACCESS and some links.
sources.news
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I spent time with AI and Hollywood folks this week, and it was clear that if nothing changes, Hollywood is going to get mostly steamrolled by technology that’s moving faster than its leaders can comprehend. sources.news/p/hollywood-...
at a conference and the guy next to me seemed like he was on the phone talking to a colleague about deal flow or something, kept saying stuff like "it's hard to hear you?"
he's talking to ChatGPT
he's talking to ChatGPT
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
at a conference and the guy next to me seemed like he was on the phone talking to a colleague about deal flow or something, kept saying stuff like "it's hard to hear you?"
he's talking to ChatGPT
he's talking to ChatGPT
talked with OpenAI's Greg Brockman about Stargate, the deal with AMD, and an AI bubble sources.news/p/openai-sta...
Q&A: OpenAI's Stargate Man
"We see the fundamentals, and we were investing heavily in those." My conversation with Greg Brockman at OpenAI DevDay.
sources.news
October 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
talked with OpenAI's Greg Brockman about Stargate, the deal with AMD, and an AI bubble sources.news/p/openai-sta...
Notes from today’s big OpenAI event, including what Sam Altman and Jony Ive talked about plus a bunch of juicy tidbits from a post-keynote exec Q&A sources.news/p/chatgpt-ea...
ChatGPT eats the world
Notes from DevDay, featuring Q&A with Sam Altman and OpenAI execs.
sources.news
October 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Notes from today’s big OpenAI event, including what Sam Altman and Jony Ive talked about plus a bunch of juicy tidbits from a post-keynote exec Q&A sources.news/p/chatgpt-ea...
wrote about using the new Sora app sources.news/p/openai-mad...
OpenAI made AI Vine
Keep reading for my chat with Daniel Ek about stepping down as CEO of Spotify and some good links.
sources.news
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
wrote about using the new Sora app sources.news/p/openai-mad...
We've got the one and only @zoink.bsky.social on the second episode of ACCESS!
We discuss:
- Figma's IPO and what's next
- MCP / how he's thinking about AI
- The future of design
Out everywhere you can get podcasts
We discuss:
- Figma's IPO and what's next
- MCP / how he's thinking about AI
- The future of design
Out everywhere you can get podcasts
September 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We've got the one and only @zoink.bsky.social on the second episode of ACCESS!
We discuss:
- Figma's IPO and what's next
- MCP / how he's thinking about AI
- The future of design
Out everywhere you can get podcasts
We discuss:
- Figma's IPO and what's next
- MCP / how he's thinking about AI
- The future of design
Out everywhere you can get podcasts
SOURCES: OpenAI is planning to bring ads to ChatGPT.
Also: In a message to employees, Sam Altman says he wants 250 gigawatts of compute by 2033.
He calls OpenAI's team behind Stargate a "core bet" like research / robotics.
"Doing this right will cost trillions." sources.news/p/openai-ads...
Also: In a message to employees, Sam Altman says he wants 250 gigawatts of compute by 2033.
He calls OpenAI's team behind Stargate a "core bet" like research / robotics.
"Doing this right will cost trillions." sources.news/p/openai-ads...
OpenAI is looking for a head of ads
Fidji Simo is on the hunt for someone to oversee all monetization efforts, including bringing advertising to ChatGPT. Plus: Sam Altman's internal note to employees about Stargate.
sources.news
September 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
SOURCES: OpenAI is planning to bring ads to ChatGPT.
Also: In a message to employees, Sam Altman says he wants 250 gigawatts of compute by 2033.
He calls OpenAI's team behind Stargate a "core bet" like research / robotics.
"Doing this right will cost trillions." sources.news/p/openai-ads...
Also: In a message to employees, Sam Altman says he wants 250 gigawatts of compute by 2033.
He calls OpenAI's team behind Stargate a "core bet" like research / robotics.
"Doing this right will cost trillions." sources.news/p/openai-ads...
Trump’s EO on H-1B visas has thrown the tech industry into chaos overnight
I just published an email Google sent H-1B employees yesterday warning them to not leave the US / to return by midnight tonight sources.news/p/heres-goog...
I just published an email Google sent H-1B employees yesterday warning them to not leave the US / to return by midnight tonight sources.news/p/heres-goog...
September 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Trump’s EO on H-1B visas has thrown the tech industry into chaos overnight
I just published an email Google sent H-1B employees yesterday warning them to not leave the US / to return by midnight tonight sources.news/p/heres-goog...
I just published an email Google sent H-1B employees yesterday warning them to not leave the US / to return by midnight tonight sources.news/p/heres-goog...
First issue of Sources is out!
It’s a deep dive into the (very cool) new Meta Ray-Bans. They’ve got a display, neural band that feels like sci fi, & suggest a lot about where things are headed
Feat. my interview w/t Zuck (full convo airs on the Access podcast tomorrow) sources.news/p/meta-ray-b...
It’s a deep dive into the (very cool) new Meta Ray-Bans. They’ve got a display, neural band that feels like sci fi, & suggest a lot about where things are headed
Feat. my interview w/t Zuck (full convo airs on the Access podcast tomorrow) sources.news/p/meta-ray-b...
Inside Meta’s display glasses with Zuck
I sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to try Meta’s impressive new Ray-Ban Display glasses and its neural band.
sources.news
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
First issue of Sources is out!
It’s a deep dive into the (very cool) new Meta Ray-Bans. They’ve got a display, neural band that feels like sci fi, & suggest a lot about where things are headed
Feat. my interview w/t Zuck (full convo airs on the Access podcast tomorrow) sources.news/p/meta-ray-b...
It’s a deep dive into the (very cool) new Meta Ray-Bans. They’ve got a display, neural band that feels like sci fi, & suggest a lot about where things are headed
Feat. my interview w/t Zuck (full convo airs on the Access podcast tomorrow) sources.news/p/meta-ray-b...
I’m launching Sources, a new publication about the tech industry’s inside conversation, and Access, a tech interview podcast with my friend @hamburger.bsky.social.
The first issue of Sources drops tomorrow, featuring an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, which airs in full on Access this Thursday.
The first issue of Sources drops tomorrow, featuring an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, which airs in full on Access this Thursday.
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’m launching Sources, a new publication about the tech industry’s inside conversation, and Access, a tech interview podcast with my friend @hamburger.bsky.social.
The first issue of Sources drops tomorrow, featuring an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, which airs in full on Access this Thursday.
The first issue of Sources drops tomorrow, featuring an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, which airs in full on Access this Thursday.
Reposted by Alex Heath
I wrote about Charlie Kirk and the viral content machine that sprang to life in the wake of his shooting — and how this time, even people running the country are partaking in the churn.
www.theverge.com/analysis/776...
www.theverge.com/analysis/776...
How Charlie Kirk’s death fed the content machine
Moments after the news broke, the content started
www.theverge.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I wrote about Charlie Kirk and the viral content machine that sprang to life in the wake of his shooting — and how this time, even people running the country are partaking in the churn.
www.theverge.com/analysis/776...
www.theverge.com/analysis/776...