AWS Challenges Nvidia, Amazon Slashes Jobs, and xAI Raises Billions!
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AWS' custom chip strategy is cutting into Nvidia's AI dominance (CNBC)
AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says (CNBC)
Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI’s talent with $100M offers (TechCrunch)
Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly seeking a $4.3B equity raise (TechCrunch)
Sequoia-backed Crosby launches a new kind of AI-powered law firm (TechCrunch)
Google's Gemini AI family updated with stable 2.5 Pro, super-efficient 2.5 Flash-Lite (Ars Technica)
Oracle adds xAI Grok models to OCI (TechTarget)
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