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Zach Mink

Zach has been The Rundown's lead AI writer since 2023, breaking down complex developments into clear, actionable insights for millions of readers every day.

Viral AI agent molts past trademark trouble

Viral AI agent molts past trademark trouble

PLUS: Moonshot’s K2.5 open-source model rivals frontier labs

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 28, 2026
Anthropic CEO confronts AI's dangers

Anthropic CEO confronts AI's dangers

PLUS: Build your own design system for AI

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 27, 2026
Claude for Excel opens the gates

Claude for Excel opens the gates

PLUS: Create ads and marketing videos in minutes with Remotion

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 26, 2026
Inside the Thinking Machines meltdown

Inside the Thinking Machines meltdown

PLUS: Learn any subject with custom NotebookLM podcasts

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 23, 2026
Anthropic writes Claude's Constitution

Anthropic writes Claude's Constitution

PLUS: Make Claude an expert at anything with Skills repo

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 22, 2026
AI takes center stage at Davos

AI takes center stage at Davos

PLUS: Get better AI outputs using a multiple choice technique

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 21, 2026
🧑‍💻 Claude Code sparks 'selfware' era

🧑‍💻 Claude Code sparks 'selfware' era

PLUS: Optimize prompting with this Markdown strategy

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 20, 2026
Ads are officially coming to ChatGPT

Ads are officially coming to ChatGPT

PLUS: Musk, OpenAI trade (more) public blows ahead of trial

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 19, 2026
Murati's co-founders return to OpenAI

Murati's co-founders return to OpenAI

PLUS: Run parallel media tasks with Claude Cowork

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 16, 2026
Gemini's ‘Personal Intelligence’ upgrade

Gemini's ‘Personal Intelligence’ upgrade

PLUS: The best and worst of Google’s Gemini in Gmail features

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 15, 2026
Meta's massive AI compute push

Meta's massive AI compute push

PLUS: Never lose vibe coding progress again with Git

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 14, 2026
Apple, Google go official for Siri revamp

Apple, Google go official for Siri revamp

PLUS: Exploring Perplexity’s Comet browser

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 13, 2026
Anthropic blocks xAI's Claude access

Anthropic blocks xAI's Claude access

PLUS: Find dozens of free AI tools with Google Labs

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 12, 2026
Gmail's Gemini glow-up

Gmail's Gemini glow-up

PLUS: Microsoft turns Copilot into a checkout counter

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 9, 2026
ChatGPT levels up with Health

ChatGPT levels up with Health

PLUS: Automate email expense tracking with Claude for Chrome

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 8, 2026
xAI's massive new $20B raise

xAI's massive new $20B raise

PLUS: Turn any UI into a landing page with Gemini 3 Pro

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 7, 2026
Alexa+ comes for ChatGPT's web turf

Alexa+ comes for ChatGPT's web turf

PLUS: Create Instagram product shots with Nano Banana Pro

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 6, 2026
Meta’s AI chief scientist leaves with parting shots

Meta’s AI chief scientist leaves with parting shots

PLUS: The Rundown's 2026 AI predictions

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 5, 2026
Instagram's AI-driven identity crisis

Instagram's AI-driven identity crisis

PLUS: New DeepSeek paper hints at next-gen model architecture

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 2, 2026
The Rundown’s 2025 year in review

The Rundown’s 2025 year in review

PLUS: The AI moments that defined 2025

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Jan 1, 2026
Meta’s next big AI bet: Manus

Meta’s next big AI bet: Manus

PLUS: Design better websites with Cursor’s new editor

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Dec 31, 2025
YouTube's 'AI slop' takeover

YouTube's 'AI slop' takeover

PLUS: Automate pre-meeting research with Perplexity

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Dec 30, 2025
Nvidia strikes largest deal in company history

Nvidia strikes largest deal in company history

PLUS: Perform real-time market research using Grok

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Dec 29, 2025
AI giants join forces on Genesis Mission

AI giants join forces on Genesis Mission

PLUS: Make Claude Code smarter with the Context7 MCP

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Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Dec 19, 2025
Google’s Flash-y new Gemini 3 release

Google’s Flash-y new Gemini 3 release

PLUS: Comparing ChatGPT Image and Nano Banana Pro

Zach Mink
Joey Liu
Rowan Cheung
Shubham Sharma
Jennifer Mossalgue
Zach Mink, Joey Liu, Rowan Cheung, Shubham Sharma, Jennifer Mossalgue
Dec 18, 2025
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