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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐳𝐨𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧? Jeff Bezos is dedicating 95% of his time to artificial intelligence at Amazon, driving over 1,000 internal projects and partnering with Anthropic to build a supercomputer. His return underscores the critical role of AI in Amazon’s strategy to outpace competitors like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Meanwhile, BBVA is transforming productivity with ChatGPT Enterprise licenses, OpenAI’s Sora revolutionizes video creation, and Google’s Willow quantum chip promises exponential advancements. Salesforce's Agentforce and YouTube’s AI auto-dubbing signal a wave of industry-changing innovations. Funding 💼 Startups like HappyRobot, Gentrace, WaveForms AI, Speak, and Next Sense secured major rounds from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI Startup Fund. Highlights include Speak’s $78M round, earning a $1 billion valuation, and nScale’s $121.4M for AI infrastructure expansion. New breakthroughs span logistics, biotech, education, and legal tech, reflecting AI’s transformative potential. M&A 💰 Recent deals include LoopMe acquiring Chartboost to enhance mobile advertising, Nvidia expanding into Southeast Asia with VinBrain, and Carta Healthcare improving its AI capabilities with Realyze Intelligence. Uniphore bolsters its portfolio with ActionIQ and Infoworks, while Demand Chain AI strengthens its supply chain management solutions by acquiring Replan. Interesting Reads 💡 Must-reads this week explore Thomson Reuters’ $10B AI acquisition strategy and the revolutionary impact of AlphaFold on protein discovery. Other articles delve into AI’s role in disaster management, ChatGPT automation hacks, and eCommerce’s transformation through AI-powered recommendations. Startups / Tools 🧰 Explore tools like Gamma for fast presentations, Kickresume for tailored resumes, and Taskade for project management. Platforms like Uizard, Slides AI, and Replicate simplify workflows, while Mailbutler and Doctrina AI enhance productivity and education. This newsletter highlights Jeff Bezos, Pablo Palafox, Javi Palafox, Luis Paarup, Doug Safreno, Daniel C. Liem, Vivek Nair, Connor Zwick, Andrew Hsu, Alexis Conneau, Josh Payne, Kavitta Ghai, Jordan Long, Thomas Buley, Pierre Proner, Jaime V., Flinn Dolman, Maria Alegre, Stephen Upstone, Flinn Dolman, Brent Dover, Jensen Huang, Jonathan Berent, Nicolas M. Chaillan, Adeyemi Ajao, Patricia Pastor, Iris Parra, Diego Fernandez, These stories and more are part of my AI Weekly Digest. Subscribe now to stay ahead of the AI revolution!