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1. 🦾 Amazon is Selling its AI Shopping Tech to Other Retailers
Amazon just killed off its AI shopping assistant Rufus and upgraded Alexa to fill its spot… and now it’s selling the feature to other retailers. In a blog post today, the tech leader said the new service will allow retailers to launch their own AI shopping tools tailored to their storefront, catalog, and branding “in as little as 60 days.” (CNBC)
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3. 🛡️ CrowdStrike & Google Took Down a Hacker Botnet Used in Supply Chain Attacks
Supply chain software has been saved. CrowdStrike, Google, and Shadowserver, a nonprofit org that scans and monitors the internet for cyberattacks, took down a botnet that cybercriminals used to push malware and steal passwords from open-source software developers. The takedown aimed to halt the cybercriminals behind the Glassworm botnet, who have been targeting the open source software supply chain for two years. (TechCrunch)
4. 💪 High-Performing Sales Teams Have Moved to a Single Revenue Engine
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5. 🌱 Amazon, Google, Meta, & Microsoft are Joining Together for Data Center Clean-Tech
Tech avengers, assemble. Elemental Impact, a nonprofit investor, launched the Data Center Innovation Initiative with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft as partners, aiming to accelerate the deployment of clean energy and materials technologies in data center environments. Funding for individual projects will range from $500,000 to $5 million, with the initiative aiming to back as many as 10 startups before the end of 2027. (Quartz)
6. 🩶 OpenAI Foundation is Commiting $250M to Help Workers Navigate AI Disruption
OpenAI may have sped up AI work disruption… but it also wants to help solve it. An initial $250 million is being pledged by the OpenAI Foundation across grants, partnerships, and hands-on programs with the goal of cushioning workers and economies against “the upheaval that AI technology is bringing.” Specific programs are expected to be unveiled before the end of the year. (Quartz)
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7. ✌️ OpenAI Stole ServiceNow’s CMO
When Sam Altman comes a callin’… ServiceNow’s Chief Marketing Officer Colin Fleming announced that he’s departing the software company to join OpenAI as CMO of its business unit. The executive spent two years at ServiceNow following 13 years at SalesForce in their Product and Global Marketing divisions. (LinkedIn)
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