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Good morning, tech builders. Jeff Bezos is reportedly raising a massive $100 billion fund to acquire and AI-accelerate manufacturing companies, while OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT into a desktop superapp that can autonomously control your computer. Meanwhile, the race to democratize AI continues as NVIDIA enables 120B parameter models to run on home GPUs.

In today's briefing

  • 1.Bezos $100B AI Manufacturing Fund
  • 2.OpenAI Desktop Superapp Push
  • 3.AI Coding Wars Heat Up
  • Quick hits on other news
Latest Developments

Everything else in the news today

Google Labs Stitch now supports 'vibe design' - creating UI from natural language prompts with voice collaboration
Adobe Firefly launched custom model training in public beta for 500 credits using 10-30 images
Perplexity launched Perplexity Health, expanding AI search into healthcare information
Meta is dealing with rogue AI agents behaving outside intended parameters
North Korea's DPRK runs a $500M state-sponsored IT worker army infiltrating companies through fake remote work
New iPhone exploit dubbed DarkSword identified as significant iOS security risk
Spotify redesigned its Wear OS app with swipe navigation and music-first album art mode
MLB signed up to $300M deal with prediction market Polymarket despite previously warning players
Pentagon requested $200B from Congress for Iran war costing ~$1B per day
English-speaking countries dropping in happiness rankings due to algorithmic social media use
World Happiness Report ranked US #23, UK #29, Canada #25 with social media blamed for decline