Fordel StudiosThe biggest AI stories of the year (so far)
What Happened
The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.
Our Take
Listicle energy. "Lots of stuff happened" isn't reporting—it's noise collection. The real story hiding in the churn: VCs funded ~50 AI CRM/sales/support clones this year. Same TAM, same unit economics, different branding. While they're all fundraising and benchmarking, the actual winner (probably) quietly hit $10M ARR with zero press. Industry churn is great for headlines. It's terrible for clarity. You're reading about acquisitions and drama while the efficient builder compounds in the corner.
Read the exits that don't get covered.
What To Do
Find the AI startup raising Series A that has zero press mentions—that's probably the real winner.
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