Tesla, Samsung sign $16.5 billion deal

👋 Good morning/evening (wherever you are). It’s Monday.

Tesla is partnering with Samsung to produce its next-generation AI6 chip at a dedicated fab in Texas. The chip will power Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system, Optimus robots, and internal data center workloads.

A dedicated fab (fabrication facility) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing plant that’s reserved or optimized for a specific client or chip.

Tesla’s AI5 chip was recently finalized and will be manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan and Arizona. Samsung already produces the current AI4 chip.

This move strengthens Tesla’s shift from automaker to AI and robotics company, with Musk personally involved in ramping up production.

OK let’s keep going ↓

🔥 Creative pulse

I mentioned Runway’s update last Friday (they love doing those Friday updates!)

I still can’t get over it…it’s such a big announcement.

In my opinion, we’re at a very important milestone and I truly feel that AI video has now officially crossed the filmmaking barrier.

I know it sounds like an exaggeration, but watch the 2-minute video to see why. As always, posted on LinkedIn.

PS: I’m launching an AI creative community in less than 4 days. I’ll share the link here first. Keep an eye out.

💡 Here’s what you should know

• Doge AI tool set to axe 50% of federal regulations

  A new internal plan reveals the U.S. Doge Service is using an AI tool to eliminate 100,000 outdated rules, aiming to slash half of all federal mandates within a year.

• AI-enhanced Wizard of Oz hits Sphere Aug 28

  The classic film is upscaled and expanded with AI for a full wraparound screening inside Las Vegas’s massive Sphere.

• Chrome adds AI store reviews for shoppers

  U.S. Chrome users can now view AI summaries of store reviews covering service, product quality, pricing, and more, using data from Google Shopping and trusted review sites.

• Edge adds Copilot Mode for AI-assisted browsing

  Microsoft’s new Copilot Mode helps users research, navigate, and complete tasks directly in the Edge browser using built-in AI.

• Mayo Clinic taps NVIDIA Blackwell to power medical AI

  Mayo Clinic is using NVIDIA’s Blackwell infrastructure to accelerate foundation model development for pathology, drug discovery, and precision medicine.

• Zhipu releases GLM-4.5 for agents, coding, and reasoning

  The open-source model features 128k context, strong tool use, and top-tier performance across agentic, reasoning, and coding tasks.

• IMAX to screen Runway’s AI films

  Runway’s 2025 AI Film Festival shorts will play in IMAX theaters across 10 U.S. cities this August, marking the first theatrical showcase of fully AI-generated films.

• Harmonic launches Aristotle AI

  Now in beta, Aristotle is among the first AIs to achieve formally verified IMO gold‑level performance.

• AT&T’s AI push hits 2,000+ use cases

  AI is driving 2X ROI and is on track to help AT&T save $3 billion in annual run-rate by 2027.

• Chipotle’s AI assistant cuts hiring time by 75%

  “Ava Cado,” the company’s conversational AI chatbot, is speeding up applications, scheduling interviews, and helping Chipotle hire up to 10,000 workers a year faster than ever.

💰 The numbers

• NiCE is acquiring Cognigy for $955M to integrate conversational and agentic AI into its CX platform.

• n8n is in talks to raise over $100M at a $1.5B valuation to scale its AI workflow automation platform.

• Salient raised $60M from a16z and YC to scale its AI-powered loan servicing platform used by major lenders.

• Micro1 hits $50M ARR, raising at $500M valuation as Scale AI rivals heat up.

• Dropzone AI raised $37M Series B to scale its autonomous AI SOC analyst platform, led by Theory Ventures.

• Fable launched with $31M from Greylock and Redpoint to tackle AI-era human risk using behavioral signals and real-time security interventions.

• E2B raised $21M Series A to power cloud infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, reportedly used by 88% of Fortune 100 companies.

• Julius AI, the “AI data analyst,” just raised $10M to turn natural language into predictive charts and insights.

🧠 Thought starters

• How a tree reveals AI’s inner bias

• NIH reveals GeneAgent, an AI that fact-checks itself

• Scientists hit quantum computer error rate of 0.000015%

😂 Meme of the day

Thanks for reading,

Eddie

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