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Elon Musk has received the just-launched NVIDIA DGX Spark: Petaflop AI Supercomputer at SpaceX. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang kicked off the rollout of DGX Spark, the world’s smallest AI supercomputer, with a hand-delivery to Elon Musk. tinyurl.com/ue6ekk47

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure says it will deploy 50K AMD graphics processors starting in the second half of ';26. The move is the latest sign that cloud companies are increasingly offering AMD’s GPUs as an alternative to Nvidia’s market-leading GPUs for AI. tinyurl.com/jt56j3vy

Intel has announced a new AI chip for the data center that it plans to launch next year, in a renewed push to break into the AI chip market. The new GPU will be optimized for energy efficiency and support a wide range of uses such as running AI apps,. tinyurl.com/mrxdtuvu

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says the gov’t shutdown is “starting to affect” the US economy. IThe shut down could become the longest ever. Troops were paid Oct. 15, but thousands of federal workers face furloughs or unpaid work. Full story: tinyurl.com/e2y99h42

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Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock, and Elon Musk’s xAI are backing a $40B deal to acquire Aligned Data Centers—marking the largest global data center acquisition to date. The company operates campuses across the Americas and is currently owned by Macquarie. tinyurl.com/5bxna7ax

Troubling sentiment. A new poll shows 57% of Americans believe the US economy is worsening—the highest in over a year. Rising negativity tracks with the government shutdown, inflation worries, and deepening political divides. tinyurl.com/yck9zeey

Anthropic has revamped its smallest AI model, Haiku. The new Haiku 4.5 costs just 1/3 of Sonnet 4 and 1/15 of Opus—yet matches or beats Sonnet on tasks like coding. Companies are leaning into cost-effective AI without sacrificing performance. tinyurl.com/4sd66dmk

AI is poised to transform industries—but integrating it with real-world manufacturing is the next big challenge. Rowan University’s new Digital Engineering Hub is tackling that head-on, merging smart tech with advanced methods in its cutting-edge lab. tinyurl.com/dkr7dzhx

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India’s exports to the US fell 12% to $5.5B in Sept after new 50% tariffs took effect Aug 27. Overall exports rose 6.7% to $36.4B, while imports surged 16.7% to a record $68B—just above Aug '24’s $68.51B. Full story: tinyurl.com/5xejjhdh

TSMC is accelerating its 2nm chip production in Arizona amid strong AI demand from US clients. It’s also eyeing another major property near its current fab—hinting at expansion beyond its $165B commitment. More: tinyurl.com/4evu3v94

Monday Musing: It’s not that craftsmen and artists don’t make mistakes, it’s that they cover their mistakes so no one can see them. When you make a mistake, be like a craftsman or artist. #MondayMotivation #MotivationMonday

So proud to have been a part of this! From SJSU student to startup visionary, Zaidi joined the ZinnStarter program and pitched TransCrypts, winning funding. Now the blockchain platform serves 4M users and 450+ enterprises, backed by $15M in seed funding. tinyurl.com/3fvt9w2j

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