X Handle Selection and Oura Ring Update

Big AWS outage took down half the internet overnight. X wants you to be able to snap up dormant or desirable X handles. Blackwell chips look like they’ve hit volume production in the US. And you know who else is benefiting from the AI boom? Crypto miners and makers of plain old cables.

• Major AWS outage took down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more (The Verge)
• OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. (TechCrunch)
• X to launch marketplace for buying inactive handles (TechCrunch)
• Oura redesigns app with expanded stress tracking (The Verge)
• Exclusive: Nvidia and TSMC unveil first Blackwell chip wafer made in U.S. (Axios)
• $500 purple cables put this little-known company in the middle of the AI boom (CNBC)
• Crypto Miners Riding the AI Wave Are Leaving Bitcoin Behind (Bloomberg)

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