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An OMAAT reader asked me an interesting question about staying at a hotel at the same time as a controversial conference being hosted there. I know how I feel about this, and I’m curious to hear how others feel… Guest surprised by conference being hosted at hotel I received a message from a reader who is staying at a Marriott …

Musk Suggests Tesla Shareholders Will Vote on xAI Investment  Bloomberg.com Exclusive | SpaceX to Invest $2 Billion Into Elon Musk’s xAI  The Wall Street Journal Elon Musk’s Companies Had a Busy Weekend. Tesla Investors Should Take Note.  Barron’s Elon Musk’s xAI seeks up to $200bn valuation in next fundraising  Financial Times Musk’s xAI seeks up to $200 billion valuation in next funding round, FT …

Factories Were Pushed Out of Cities. Their Return Could Revive Downtowns.  The New York Times Source link

China’s Growth Seen Outpacing Target, Easing Stimulus Pressure  Bloomberg.com Will China hit its mid-year growth target?  Financial Times China’s GDP growth set to slow, raising pressure on policymakers: Reuters poll  Reuters China’s economy likely grew 5.2% in Q2 despite trade war: AFP poll  Rome Sentinel Taking GDP out of the China equation  The Japan Times Source link

Despite all the competition, OpenAI is still the leader in the space and is making its own moves that will likely worry rivals. It is planning to launch a new AI-powered web browser, for instance, that could compete with Google Chrome, the current industry leader. The browser will embed ChatGPT and feature an AI agent that can handle tasks like …

U.S. markets pointed lower on Sunday night as the Trump administration showed no signs of backing off on tariffs or Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. After Wall Street previously downplayed risks from President Donald Trump’s trade war, investors are starting to take his tariff threats more seriously. Trump continued his letter-writing blitz, warning the EU and Mexico on Saturday that …

Non-Americans Are Sharing The Best Fast Food They Had When They Visited  BuzzFeed Source link

Grok, the artificial intelligence program developed by Elon Musk’s xAI subsidiary, is rolling out to certain Teslas via the Summer Update 2025.26.  When used in the car, it is “designed to deliver accurate and insightful responses” to various questions.All new Tesla vehicles delivered on or after July 12 will have Grok available. The AI program sparked intense controversy for a series …

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Gov. Josh Shapiro to attend McCormick’s energy, AI summit in Pittsburgh  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A critical energy and AI summit is coming to Pittsburgh. Is the city ready for its close-up?  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette President Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick to visit CMU for Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit  CBS News Here’s the backstory to the tradition of The Fence at Carnegie Mellon  TribLIVE.com Can Pittsburgh’s …