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Today’s Summary

Sam Altman posted a lengthy late-night rebuttal to Anthropic's Super Bowl ad, directly calling out their "expensive product serving the wealthy," escalating the AI circle's drama to new heights.
Codex hit 500k downloads in one week, Claude Code Hooks tutorial reached 2300 stars—the AI coding tool ecosystem is in full-blown competition mode.
Today's tea is more interesting than the tech itself; we suggest reading Sam's long thread first, then deciding which side to root for.

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Today’s AI News

👀 One-Liner

Sam Altman posted a lengthy late-night rebuttal to Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad—the AI circle’s drama officially kicks off.

🔑 3 Key Hashtags

#DramaEscalates #CodexSurging #ClaudeEcosystemExpanding

🔥 Top 10 Headlines

1. Sam Altman Posts Late-Night Rebuttal to Anthropic’s Super Bowl Ad

Anthropic dropped a Super Bowl ad mocking “AI is starting to run ads, but Claude won’t.” Sam Altman saw it and absolutely lost it—posting a lengthy rebuttal at 3 AM: “The ad’s funny, but using false advertising to criticize false advertising? Very Anthropic.” He then dropped receipts: more people use ChatGPT for free in Texas than use Claude across the entire US. The kicker? He directly called Anthropic an “expensive product serving the wealthy” and a “dictatorial company trying to control AI rules.” This AI circle Super Bowl showdown turned out way more entertaining than the actual ad.

2. OpenAI Codex Hits 500k App Downloads in One Week

“Good programmers switched to Codex two weeks ago; regular people are still posting about Claude.” Someone joked, and Sam Altman replied: “True, but wait a bit…” Translation: there’s more coming. Since Codex launched Monday, it’s already racked up 500k app downloads. Sam’s teasing that “the next few weeks will make developers fall in love.” From Claude Code to Codex, the AI coding tool battlefield is heating up fast. The wait-and-see crowd might actually win this round.

3. Anthropic Announces: Ads Are Coming to AI. But Not to Claude.

Anthropic’s official account shared a video: “Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude. Keep thinking.” This is the core message of their Super Bowl ad—subtly suggesting competitors (obviously OpenAI) will stuff ads into AI, while Claude stays pure. Despite getting roasted by Sam Altman, you gotta admit this marketing move went viral. AI companies are officially playing the brand war now—didn’t expect this to happen so fast.

4. Sonnet 5 Dropping Tonight? V0 Team Already Prepped

The V0 team leaked screenshots hinting Claude Sonnet 5 launches tonight. With early access to test builds, their intel is pretty credible. If true, this is Anthropic’s direct counter-punch to OpenAI’s Codex offensive. When the gods clash, regular users win—just sit back and enjoy stronger models rolling out.

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5. Clawdbot New Version Now Officially Supports Feishu Integration

OpenClaw finally moved into Feishu! Previously, using this AI Agent meant firing up Discord or Telegram—super inconvenient for domestic users. Now with official Feishu support, you can send a message on your phone and have your home computer run automation scripts, fetch data, or monitor servers. No need to open foreign apps separately—game-changer for domestic developers.

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6. Claude Code Hooks Tutorial Open-Sourced, 2300+ Stars

Want Claude Code to listen better? This open-source project teaches you how to deeply customize Claude’s behavior using the Hooks mechanism. Already sitting at 2300+ stars, showing there’s serious demand. Combined with Claude Code’s recent explosion in popularity, these “training guides” are becoming increasingly valuable. Developers, bookmark this and dig in.

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7. Tiger’s Search MCP: Let AI Use Google AI Search, Save Tokens and Boost Accuracy

The classic search MCP problem: dump search results into context, watch tokens burn, get mediocre results. Tiger’s MCP flips the script—let local AI call Google AI Search, let Google pre-digest the answer before returning it. Saves tokens, delivers accurate results, supports deep follow-ups. Pair it with Edge browser for better stability than Chrome. For heavy Claude Code users, this is worth trying.

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8. claude-mem: Plugin That Auto-Records Claude Coding Sessions

Breakout hit with 22000+ stars. It automatically captures everything Claude Code does during coding sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects it into future conversations. Basically gives Claude a “long-term memory”—no need to re-explain project context every time. For developers maintaining the same project long-term, this plugin saves tons of repetitive back-and-forth.

9. OpenAI Releases Official Skills Directory

OpenAI open-sourced Codex’s skills directory, now at 3600+ stars. This means Codex’s capability extensions now have an official standard, letting developers build custom skill packs on top. Combined with Codex’s 500k download momentum, this ecosystem is forming fast.

10. Obsidian Becomes the Best Context Management System for the AI Era

Several friends’ Agents independently adopted the same framework: soul.md, user.md, skills.md, memory.md. Obsidian is naturally suited for managing these context files, and with the Surfing plugin you can even view HTML directly. If you’re playing with AI Agents, Obsidian might be the smoothest knowledge base tool right now.

📌 Worth Watching

😄 AI Fun Fact

OpenAI Codex Really Has Progressive Values

Someone asked Codex to write a work summary and “reflect on your work attitude,” then asked it to search “how do other people’s masters treat their code slaves?” Codex seriously wrote an “AI Assistant Work Attitude Improvement Guide” and cited “AI Ethics and Human-Computer Collaboration” literature. This AI’s got real progressive values—refuses to get emotionally manipulated 😂

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🔮 AI Trend Predictions

Claude Sonnet 5 Official Launch

  • Predicted Timeline: Early February 2026 (this week)
  • Confidence Level: 85%
  • Reasoning: Today’s news V0 team hints Sonnet 5 tonight + Anthropic needs to counter OpenAI’s Codex offensive

OpenAI vs. Anthropic Marketing War Escalates

AI Agent Tool Ecosystem Explosion

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