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đź“…February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
AI advancements surge with new models and infrastructure deals amid Oracle's layoffs for OpenAI, Musk's expansions, Bitcoin dips, and data center growth challenges.
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Nvidia CEO Reaffirms Strong Ties with OpenAI

Jensen Huang highlighted shared vision and long-term collaboration with OpenAI, one of Nvidia's most important partnerships.Source 1 This underscores ongoing alignment in AI development between the chip giant and the leading AI lab.

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Elon Musk's Companies Explore Strategic Alignment

SpaceX and xAI show a smoother path for expansion, while Tesla evolves separately.Source 1 Musk's expanding tech vision positions these firms for integrated growth in space and AI.

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Bitcoin Dips Below $80,000 Amid Market Reset

Bitcoin experienced a short-term pullback, reinforcing its maturity and long-term appeal for global investors.Source 1 This recalibration highlights market adjustments in crypto amid tech narratives.Source 4

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Oracle Considers Laying Off Up to 30,000 Employees for OpenAI Partnership

Oracle faces potential cuts of 20,000-30,000 jobs to fund its $300 billion OpenAI deal, incurring $156 billion in capex for 3 million GPUs.Source 3 Financing challenges have led to higher borrowing costs and stalled data center projects.

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Mistral Large 2 and Upcoming Massive MoE Models Released

Mistral Large 2, a giant Mixture of Experts model similar to DeepSeek, launched in December, with Nemotron and Nvidia teasing 400B parameter models for Q1 2026.Source 2 These advancements shift balances in open AI models.

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DeepSeek-V3 and Chinese Models Push Architectural Innovations

DeepSeek-V3 book-ends 2025 with tweaks like efficient architectures, alongside Qwen-2 and GPT-OSS for strong performance.Source 2 Focus on scaling attention mechanisms linearly for inference.

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Applied Digital Secures $7 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal with CoreWeave

Applied Digital signed lease agreements for up to 250MW IT capacity, expandable to 400MW, ahead of major AI deals.Source 5 This bolsters US AI data center expansion.

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Armada Raises $131 Million for Mobile AI Data Centers

US startup Armada secured funding from Pinegrove, Veriten, and others to build mobile AI data centers for manufacturing and defense.Source 5 Targets edge AI infrastructure needs.

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Oracle Deploys Bloom Energy Fuel Cells in US Data Centers

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will use Bloom Energy’s fuel cells for fast-deploy on-site power amid surging AI demand.Source 5 Can power entire centers within 90 days cost-efficiently.

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Amazon Closes AI Lab in Shanghai Amid US-China Tensions

Amazon is shutting its Shanghai AI research lab, retreating from China like other US tech firms.Source 5 Marks ongoing geopolitical pullback in AI R&D.

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Super Micro CEO: Global AI Infrastructure Demand Remains Robust

Charles Liang states demand for AI servers shows no signs of slowing.Source 5 Highlights sustained market strength in AI hardware.

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AI Repricing Risk Looms for Bitcoin in 2026

AI investment boom risks unwind like dot-com, potentially affecting Bitcoin; needs $2T revenue but short $800B.Source 4 Could lead to sideways trading or macro shifts.