🗞️In this edition

• Nvidia faces challenge as OpenAI partners with AMD

• Workflow Wednesday #39 ‘Smart Automation’

• Google plans visual overhaul for Gemini

• In other AI news –

  • Sora adds new controls for AI-made videos

  • Altman and Ive’s secret AI device faces voice and personality issues

  • AI startups pull in $192B in 2025 VC funding

  • 4 must-try AI tools

AMD joins OpenAI, challenging Nvidia’s lead in AI hardware market

♨️News –  AMD is partnering with OpenAI to supply six gigawatts of AI processors over five years, challenging Nvidia’s lead in the AI chip market. OpenAI plans to start with a one-gigawatt deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs in the second half of 2026 to support tools like ChatGPT.

👨‍💻Fast facts – 

• AMD expects the deal to generate tens of billions of dollars in revenue.

• OpenAI can receive up to 160 million AMD shares at one cent each as milestones are reached.

• AMD stock rose 24 percent in pre-market trading after the announcement.

• OpenAI also signed a non-binding letter of intent with Nvidia for at least 10 gigawatts of GPU capacity.

• The deal follows OpenAI loosening its exclusive partnership with Microsoft earlier this year.

• 🤓Open Tools POV – OpenAI is diversifying its compute partners to scale AI infrastructure quickly while reducing reliance on a single chipmaker. This approach could reshape competition in the AI hardware market.

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This Week in Workflow Wednesday #39: Smart Automation

Smart Automation in Action: Lead Generation That Verifies Itself with Hunter.io

Step 1: Automate Lead Discovery

Objective: Use Hunter.io’s AI-powered Domain Search to automatically uncover decision-makers.

1. Sign Up for Hunter.io

• Create a free account (25 searches/month).

• If you need more volume, the premium plan is affordable at $34/month.

2. Use “Domain Search”

• Type in a company’s website (e.g., stripe.com).

Hunter automatically pulls all …we break it all down in this week’s issue, along with 2 other AI workflows.

Google tests visual revamp for Gemini to rival OpenAI’s Sora success

☕News – After OpenAI’s video app Sora topped the U.S. App Store, Google appears to be testing a new look for its Gemini AI app. The redesign, found in the app’s Android code, hints at a more visual experience with a scrollable feed of suggested prompts and images instead of the current chatbot-style interface. 

👨‍💻Fast facts – 

• The update was discovered by Android Authority through code analysis but hasn’t been rolled out publicly.

• The new layout features shortcut buttons like “Create Image” and “Deep Research,” followed by a feed of visual prompts.

• Suggested prompts include creative ideas such as “Teleport me to deep space” and “Turn my drawing into a storybook.”

• Google hasn’t confirmed any details, saying there’s “no announcement just yet.”

• The redesign could help Gemini attract users who prefer a more interactive and visual AI experience.

🤓Open Tools POV –  If released, Gemini’s new look could make AI feel more approachable and creative. Google seems to be shifting from pure functionality toward inspiration, positioning Gemini as a more engaging alternative in the AI app race.

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📢 What else is happening?

• Sora provides better control over videos featuring your AI self // It won’t help stop the avalanche of AI slop OpenAI has unleashed

• Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s secret device won’t be ‘your weird AI girlfriend // ’OpenAI is reportedly struggling to perfect the AI-gadget’s voice and personality

• AI Is Dominating 2025 VC Investing, Pulling in $192.7 Billion // Most of the capital went to established startups  Anthropic and xAI both raised billions in funding this quarter  while some other lesser-known upstarts struggled

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