Tech Brew Ride Home Mon. 07/07 – What Did I Miss?
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Jul 7, 2025 Explore the AI gold rush as Meta amps up recruitment and unveils ambitious plans for superintelligence. Dive into the corporate shake-up with CoreWeave’s multi-billion dollar acquisition amidst rising interest in data centers. TikTok is pivoting with a revamped app for security, while navigating U.S. sales. Reflect on the rocky history of U.S. smartphone manufacturing through Google’s past experiences. Finally, discover 36 new tech unicorns emerging in 2025, signaling a resurgence in startup innovation across AI and blockchain.
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Meta's AI Talent Hunt Intensifies
- Meta is aggressively hiring AI talent from OpenAI and Google to boost its superintelligence efforts.
- Their focus is on multimodal AI models with reasoning, aiming to compete directly with OpenAI.
AI Data Center Capacity Surges
- CoreWeave is buying Core Scientific to massively expand AI data center power capacity.
- AI infrastructure demand remains strong, with huge power commitments from companies like Oracle and OpenAI.
Industrial Shift to AI Data Centers
- U.S. industrial companies are pivoting into the AI-driven data center market for growth.
- Data center spending has proven resilient, with over $400 billion projected this fiscal year.