🛑 Trump demands Intel CEO to quit over China ties

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• 🛑 Trump demands Intel CEO to quit over China ties

• 🤖 OpenAI launches game-changing GPT-5

• 💬 Musk to put ads inside Grok’s AI replies

• 🎬 Universal bans AI training on its films

• 📍 New Instagram Map lets you see friends’ locations

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🛑 Trump demands Intel CEO to quit over China ties ↗️LINK

• What: President Trump demanded Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan resign, citing $200M in past investments in Chinese chip and defense-linked firms. The call followed Senator Tom Cotton’s letter raising security concerns. Intel shares fell 3% after the remarks.

• Why: Tan’s China ties, including sales to a military university while at Cadence Design, have sparked national security worries. Trump’s public push marks a rare presidential demand for a CEO’s removal.

• Impact: The clash adds instability to Intel’s turnaround, risking leadership disruption as it struggles to regain chipmaking dominance against TSMC, Nvidia, and AMD.

🤖 OpenAI launches game-changing GPT-5 ↗️LINK

• What: OpenAI has released GPT-5, replacing GPT-4o, 4.1, 4.5, o3, and o4-mini. The lineup includes GPT-5, GPT-5 Pro, and GPT-5 Mini, with free users getting access under limits, Plus with higher caps, and Pro ($200/month) enjoying unlimited, deeper reasoning.

• Why: GPT-5 uses a real-time router to toggle “thinking” for tasks, excelling in coding, writing, math, and health benchmarks. It aims for fewer hallucinations, more honesty, and simpler access.

• Impact: The unified GPT-5 family gives mass access to elite problem-solving, though rivals like Anthropic and Google are racing to catch up.

💬 Musk to put ads inside Grok’s AI replies ↗️LINK

• What: Elon Musk said X will introduce ads into responses from its AI chatbot, Grok, letting marketers pay to appear in relevant suggestions. The plan follows declining ad revenue after ex-CEO Linda Yaccarino’s exit.

• Why: Musk aims to monetize Grok to offset high GPU costs and revive X’s struggling ads business. xAI technology will be used to improve ad targeting.

• Impact: The move blends search-style ads with conversational AI, potentially boosting X’s revenue but raising questions about user trust and ad influence on AI answers.

🎬 Universal bans AI training on its films ↗️LINK

• What: Universal Pictures has begun adding a “may not be used to train AI” notice to movie credits, starting with Jurassic World Rebirth. Outside the U.S., it cites a 2019 EU copyright law enabling creators to block use of their works in AI research.

• Why: The move seeks to prevent AI models from learning a studio’s unique visual style without permission, addressing industry fears over unlicensed reproduction of creative content.

• Impact: Universal’s stance could set a precedent for other studios, intensifying the copyright and AI training debate in Hollywood and beyond.

📍 New Instagram Map lets you see friends’ locations ↗️LINK

• What: Instagram has introduced “Instagram Map,” a feature similar to Snapchat’s Snap Map, letting users find friends and view their location-tagged posts or Reels. Location sharing is off by default, with options for Close Friends or select followers.

• Why: The tool aims to boost social discovery and engagement by blending location-based sharing with Instagram’s content ecosystem.

• Impact: While enhancing connection, the feature could spark privacy debates, echoing past concerns about real-time location sharing on social media.

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