IA
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon, reenters frontier model race
Google released Gemini 4 Argon to Pro and Ultra subscribers after months of lagging behind rivals. The company claims the model competes with the best available in the AI market.
The turning week: AI becomes core to hardware and work
Google counters with Gemini 4 Argon, Microsoft unveils the Maia 300 chip, and startups create AI that designs chips. Epic Games, DoorDash, and TikTok put artificial intelligence at the heart of their businesses. The lingering question: how far will machine replace human?
Hardware
Microsoft unveils Maia 300 chip, prioritizing bandwidth for inference
Microsoft has unveiled the Maia 300, its inference chip with an emphasis on bandwidth. Designed to run models like ChatGPT, the chip was announced as a response to the accelerated growth of AI use across the company's products.
From the studio
The turning week: AI becomes core to hardware and work
The week was marked by announcements showing that artificial intelligence has moved from promise to infrastructure. Google countered with Gemini 4 Argon, Microsoft presented the Maia 300 chip, and a startup revealed an AI capable of designing chips on its own. Meanwhile, Epic Games decided to drop human coding in a Disney project, and TypeSafe AI, from the non-textual Jev model, is already worth $7.5 billion.
These are not isolated stories. They point to a coherent trend: hardware, software, and production processes are being redesigned to run AI. The cost? The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box arrives at $5,999, a sign that local computing remains pricey. But the market bets on scale: Ricursive Intelligence talks of 10,000x demand within five years.
The new normal is choosing between joining the race or staying out. For those leading, the rule holds: invest in AI as infrastructure, not as an experiment — and remember that, sooner or later, the cost of not participating outweighs the cost of entering.
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Hardware
AI startup designs chips alone to meet future demand
Ricursive Intelligence presented at TechCrunch Disrupt an AI that designs chips autonomously. The goal is to speed up the design cycle to meet an expected 10,000x surge in computing demand within five years.
Mercado
Non-text AI startup Jev hits $7.5bn valuation in weeks
TypeSafe AI raised $870 million and is valued at $7.5 billion weeks after launching Jev, a model that doesn't generate text. One third of the Fortune 500 already uses the tool.
Hardware
Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Hits Market at $5,999
Microsoft's mini PC for developers, powered by an Nvidia chip, is now available for pre-order with delivery expected in November. The price reflects rising component costs and the company's bet on local AI.
Trabalho
Epic Games goes AI-first, drops human-written code
Epic Games shifts to 100% AI-based development in a project with Disney, eliminating manual code and non-AI art. The decision reshapes the daily work of thousands of developers.
Ferramentas
DoorDash Launches AI Agent for Text Orders in iMessage
DoorDash announced an AI agent that allows ordering food via text message in Apple Messages, interpreting commands like 'order the usual'.
Mercado
TikTok launches AI shopping assistant with one-click checkout
TikTok announced an AI-powered shopping assistant and a checkout system integrated into the main feed, allowing direct purchases from brands without leaving the app.
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