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1. 🦾 OpenAI Unveiled its First Custom Chip
Designed and manufactured in collaboration with Broadcom, OpenAI’s first custom-built interference processor is here. The new processor, named Jalapeño, was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI’s inference systems and were made with the assistance of OpenAI’s own AI models. (TechCrunch)
2. 🤖 ChatGPT Is Recommending Your Competitor Right Now
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3. 💰 Qualcomm is Buying AI Startup Modular for $4Bn
Tech giant Qualcomm is buying AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $4 billion, gaining access to software that runs AI models across chips without having to write code for each processor. As part of the deal, Qualcomm expects to issue up to 19.2 million shares of its common stock to Modular’s equity holders. (Reuters)
4. 🔌 132+ ESPs, CRMs, and Marketing Platforms Embedded This Instead of Building It
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5. 🇫🇷 France Suffered its First Major Power Outage
A record-breaking European heat wave left around 68,000 homes without electricity in western France while several countries have issued red alerts across their nations. The outage started last night with a transformer in the town of Ergué-Gabéric and was not expected to be fully restored until the end of today at the earliest. (CNBC)
6. 🤠 Morgan Stanley is Considering a $1.33Bn Office Hub in Dallas
Y’all Street might be getting a major new tenant. The city’s lawmakers signed off on a $18.5 million incentive package to lure a $1.3 billion Morgan Stanley office tower to the city. The banking giant is considering building a major regional office in downtown Dallas and shifting nearly 5,000 jobs to the city. (New York Post)
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7. 📦 Amazon’s Prime Day Has Already Hit a Record $8.3Bn
And there are still 2 more days left of the sales holiday. Adobe Analytics tracked $8.3 billion in U.S. online spending on day one of Prime Day (week?), surpassing Adobe’s projections of $7.9 billion and marking a 5.3% increase from the same period a year earlier. What’s your prediction for the rest of the sales event? (Quartz)
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