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The weekend is here—time to relax and explore some AI tools! If you're in one of the countries where Meta has launched its AI models, you can now access them via WhatsApp or other Meta apps. Meanwhile, Tesla has unveiled its ambitious Cybercabs—are they realistic, or just wishful thinking? And AMD is taking aim at the AI chip market, challenging Nvidia's dominance. Can they succeed? Let's dive deeper into these stories and find out.

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• Wikipedia Editors Fight Back Against Surge of AI-Generated Fake Content (404)

• Amazon’s new AI guides can help shoppers find what they need with more informed product suggestions (TheVerge)

• Wimbledon judges will be replaced with AI next summer (NPR)

• OpenAI documents indicate the company might not become profitable until 2029, with projected annual losses climbing to $14 billion by 2026—almost three times this year's estimated deficit. (The Information)

• Fears of AI taking jobs echo past anxieties about technology, but history shows progress can create more jobs than it displaces if managed responsibly (MIT)

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• TikTok launches Smart+ to compete with Meta in AI-driven ad automation, aiming to close the gap in ad revenue (DigiDay)

• China is increasingly targeting political races in America, spreading divisive and antisemitic claims about politicians on social media (WP)

• LinkedIn says 10M people have signed up as freelancers on its Services Marketplace (TC)

• PayPal enters the ads game, led by an architect of Uber's $1 billion advertising business (BI)

• Substack expands beyond newsletters with IRL events to build community and foster in-person engagement (BI)

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Meta Expands AI Chatbot to 21 more countries.

Meta is expanding its AI chatbot to 21 more countries, including Brazil, highlighting its importance as both a market and regulator. Brazilian authorities have been criticized for heavy-handed regulation, such as the Supreme Court's brief ban on X (formerly Twitter) over disinformation issues, and potential new taxes on Big Tech.

Despite these challenges, Brazil's high usage of platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram makes it a key market for Meta. However, concerns over excessive social media use impacting mental health and productivity remain. The introduction of AI chatbots has benefits, such as improving engagement and combating misinformation, but also risks increasing online dependency and privacy issues. Meta must balance these factors as it grows in Brazil.

AMD Launches AI Chip to Challenge Nvidia's Market Lead.

AMD launched its Instinct MI325X AI chip, targeting Nvidia's dominance in data center GPUs. The MI325X promises up to 40% better performance on Meta's Llama AI model compared to Nvidia's H200. Despite Nvidia's market share exceeding 90%, AMD aims to capitalize on the growing AI chip demand, projected to reach $500 billion by 2028.

AMD also introduced new EPYC 5th Gen CPUs to support AI workloads. However, Nvidia's ecosystem, particularly its CUDA software, remains a significant challenge for AMD in gaining developer adoption.

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Are Tesla's Cybercabs a Visionary Dream or Castles in the Sky?

At Tesla's "We, Robot" event, 20 futuristic Cybercabs were revealed—compact, sleek, two-seater versions of the Cybertruck. Priced under $30,000, Musk promised ultra-low operating costs of $0.20 per mile. However, the timeline remains vague, with production hinted at by 2026 but no firm commitments.

The companies optimistic predictions are reminiscent of previous missed targets, like the "million robotaxis by 2020" promise. Today, Teslas still require attentive drivers, and the path to full autonomy is unclear.

While Waymo's robotaxis are already in operation, Tesla's Cybercab faces regulatory hurdles, technical limitations, and safety concerns. Musk also revealed concepts like the Robovan and Optimus robots, but these too lack concrete timelines or functional demos.

Tesla's vision is ambitious, but real-world deployment remains far off. With numerous challenges ahead, the Cybercab might stay a concept rather than a competitor in the robotaxi market for now.

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