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Iâve added a new weekly column every Monday. What happened in tech that mattered, and what did it mean? Once a week, I sift through the changes and ideas, picking the one you donât want to miss in all the noise, and provide it with context and analysis.
+ This weekâs important news đïž âOpenAI and NVIDIA have announced a monumental strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts (GW) of NVIDIAâs advanced systems to power OpenAIâs next-generation AI infrastructure. To support this massive build-out, NVIDIA plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, cementing a relationship that is both financial and technical.â Continue reading below.
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OpenAI has launched its first major brand campaign for ChatGPT, a series of ads that show people using the AI assistant for creative and personal tasks. Meanwhile, Nvidiaâs CEO Jensen Huang is reportedly using the companyâs vast cash reserves to invest in its own startup customers, a strategy to boost chip sales.
In other industry news, the OpenSSF has warned that open-source infrastructure is underfunded, with billions of downloads relying on registries that lack proper financial support. A new Indeed report suggests that more than half of all skills related to tech jobs will be transformed by generative AI. On the technical side, Alibaba has unveiled a new open-source AI model, Qwen3-Omni, while a guide has been released on how to use GitHub Copilot to modernize legacy Java projects. Additionally, Google Research has introduced AfriMed-QA, a new open-source benchmark to test the effectiveness of medical LLMs in Africa.
đŠŸ AI daily pulse
Inside ChatGPTâs first major brand campaignâOpenAI marketing leaders discuss the work
After running a Super Bowl commercial last February, OpenAI is now launching its first extended brand campaign for ChatGPT with a series of ads featuring evocative, slice-of-life stories that double as product demosâshowing how people are exploring and expressing themselves using the fast-growing AI assistant. [LINK]
How Jensen Huang is using Nvidia cash to rule the AI economy
Nvidiaâs strategy to boost sales of its chips: invest in startups that are its own customers. Did you say âspeculative bubbleâ? [LINK]OpenSSF warns that open source infrastructure doesnât run on thoughts and prayers
Foundations say billions of downloads rely on registries running on fumes â and someoneâs gotta pay the bills [LINK]
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âĄïž Top trends
[Research Google] AfriMed-QA: Benchmarking large language models for global health
Ensuring generalization of LLMs in response to distribution shifts is especially important for medical and health-related models. Here we describe AfriMed-QA, an open-source benchmark questionâanswer dataset sourced from countries across Africa. [LINK]Generative AI will affect tech jobs more than other sectors More than half of skills related to tech jobs will face greater transformation as generative AI comes into the fold, according to an Indeed report. [LINK]
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Alibaba unveils open source AI model Qwen3-Omni, heating up competition with US tech giants [LINK]
A step-by-step guide to modernizing Java projects with GitHub Copilot agent mode
Learn how to use GitHub Copilot agent mode to modernize legacy Java projects with guided upgrades, automated fixes, and cloud-ready migrations. [LINK]
đź What else
Bell Labs scientists accidentally proved the Big Bang theory
How a buzzing noise revealed the origins of the universe [LINK]Godfather of AI WARNS: âYou have no idea whatâs comingâ
đïž In the news, âthe OpenAI and NVIDIA systems partnershipâ
A monumental partnership involving a massive $100 billion investment from NVIDIA to build 10 GW of AI infrastructure for OpenAI.
We explore how this deal secures OpenAIâs future and solidifies NVIDIAâs role as the foundational architect of the AI economy.