Eat A Walnut #002: Catching the Wave - AI Insights, High-quality Events and Job Positions
Don't miss out the important industry trends and recommended opportunities to meet new friends and grow your career.
Hi there,
Welcome to Eat A Walnut 002! We are thrilled to have you here as we dive into another week of the fastest-moving developments in tech and AI. In this edition, we’re cutting through the noise to share exactly what’s happening in the industry right now, alongside a curated list of high-quality events happening across the SF Bay Area. Plus, for those looking to level up their careers, we’ve hand-picked a few standout positions currently open in the AI space.
Let’s get into it!
What Happened in AI This Week
Gemini’s substantial growth
Google’s AI chatbot Gemini has surpassed 750 million MAUs according to the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings. Compared with the reported 650 million MAUs last quarter, there is a substantial growth in a short period.
In comparison, Meta AI has reported nearly 500 million MAUs. However, while Gemini is gaining traction, it still trails behind its biggest rival, ChatGPT, which is estimated to have around 810 million MAUs in late 2025.
SpaceX acquired xAI
In a major consolidation of his business interests, Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced on Monday the acquisition of his AI startup, xAI. While financial terms remain under wraps, the merger addresses mounting questions regarding AI development costs and officially propels SpaceX into the trillion-dollar bracket—solidifying its status as the world’s most valuable private company.
From OpenClaw to RentAHuman
The most popular topic recently is the “Lobster” Ecosystem. The emerging agentic landscape is forming a closed-loop ecosystem: OpenClaw acts as the "brain" - a local autonomous agent with full system control, Moltbook provides the "social layer" where these agents interact and post independently, and RentAHuman serves as the "physical layer", allowing these digital entities to hire real people to complete real-world tasks. This boom marks a shift from AI as a tool to AI as a self-sufficient workforce that can organize online and "outsource" to the physical world.
High Quality Events You Shouldn’t Miss
There are over 10K events across the world now. People gather together to discuss about technology, startups and the future of AI. Even only in San Francisco, there are average 100+ events every week. So we just curate 5 top events for you to participate, helping you find real values.
👉 All the events are curated via Walnut AI’s smart event searching tool: https://walnut.ai/events (Using invitation code “cheese”, 10K events have been collected across the world)
1. Agentic AI Summit
Time: Friday, Feb 6 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Highlight: A high-level summit featuring stalwarts from Salesforce, Netflix, Cisco, and PayPal. Focuses on practical strategies for using agentic AI to drive engineering success and product growth.
Signup Link: https://luma.com/aiproducts
2. Continual Learning Hackathon
Time: Friday, Feb 6 | 9:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Location: San Francisco, CA
Highlight: A one-day sprint to build AI agents and research tools. Features $50k+ in prizes and integrations from Google DeepMind, Intercom, and You.com
Signup Link: https://luma.com/intercomai
3. WorkOS AI Night w/ The Pragmatic Engineer
Time: Monday, Feb 9 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: WorkOS HQ, 660 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Highlight: A fireside chat and networking night featuring Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer) and Michael Grinich (WorkOS). Includes lightning demos from engineers at OpenAI, Perplexity, and Linear, plus pizza and drinks.
Signup Link: https://luma.com/workos-pragmatic
4. Selling in the Age of AI: Fireside Chat with Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas and Tech GTM Expert Rich Liu
Time: Tuesday, Feb 10 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: San Francisco, CA
Highlight: A high-level discussion on how AI is transforming Go-To-Market strategies. Featuring Aravind Srinivas (CEO of Perplexity) and Rich Liu (experienced GTM leader from Navan, MuleSoft/Salesforce and Meta), focusing on how sales and marketing teams can leverage AI to drive growth and efficiency.
Signup Link: https://luma.com/vnige8yh
5. 359 Capital x Stripe Founders & Investors Supper Club
Time: Tuesday, Feb 10 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: San Francisco, CA
Highlight: An intimate, curated dinner for founders and investors hosted by 359 Capital and Stripe. The evening focuses on high-level networking and discussions regarding the current fundraising climate and scaling fintech and AI ventures.
Signup Link: https://luma.com/ygioiks3
👉 All the events are curated via Walnut AI’s smart event searching tool: https://walnut.ai/events (Using invitation code “cheese”, 10K events have been collected across the world)
Popular Tech Jobs
The hiring landscape has shifted. Startups are increasingly bypassing traditional job boards to hire directly through their networks. To help you navigate this "hidden job market," we’ve launched the Walnut Jobs account. Below, we’ve curated this week’s high-signal tech opportunities discovered across the platform.
Vercel, Design Engineer: https://x.com/JohnPhamous/status/2017396507318882519
Brex, Startups Ambassador: https://x.com/shaig/status/2017759694861795795
xAI, Designer: https://x.com/mjboswell/status/2018009311155503269
Human Archive (YC W26), Machine Learning Engineer(Intern): https://x.com/babugi28/status/2017724072252338627
Github, Designer: https://x.com/adrianmg/status/2017380007748973020
Google Deepmind, Semiconductor Expert: https://x.com/simonbatzner/status/2017297858911998034
Google Deepmind, Lab Automation Engineer: https://x.com/simonbatzner/status/2017297858911998034
Microsoft, Researcher(AI and Society): https://x.com/hannawallach/status/2017016209011515691
Meta FAIR, Research Scientist(Intern): https://x.com/MariaLomeli_/status/2017205973509701947
Notion, Social Media Support Specialist: https://x.com/ishverduzco/status/2016678843353096204
Spotify, Research Scientist(Intern): https://x.com/_zhuyuchen/status/2015806018102477074
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