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⚡🔋OpenAI bets $30B a year on AGI
And more: Amazon buys AI wearable startup Bee; China races to merge AI with the human brain
Good morning ☀️, leader of the next generation.
I believe this: Technology, when used with intention, doesn’t distract us — it awakens us.
It shows us who we are. What we can build. How far we can go. It strips away the noise and gives us tools that let our natural genius come through.
That we stop waiting for the world to hand us permission — and we start using the tools already in our hands to create, to express, to become.
This is not about keeping up. It’s about breaking through.
WHAT’S AT STAKE TODAY ⚡
- ☁️💸 OpenAI agreed to pay Oracle $30B a year for data center services. AI giant writes massive cloud check!
- 🐝👂 Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say. Bezos buys digital eavesdropper!
- 📧🤖 This startup thinks email could be the key to usable AI agents. Inbox becomes robot command center!
- 🎓💰 21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight. College quitters hit startup jackpot!
- 📱💧 iOS 26 beta 4 arrives with liquid glass tweaks and AI news summaries. Apple's future OS gets fluid!
- 💻🏠 Windows 11 is the home for AI on the PC with even more experiences available today. Microsoft doubles down on desktop AI!
- 🇨🇳🔒 Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI lab. Cloud giant closes Chinese research outpost!
- 🎵💬 YouTube tests comment threading updates to Dream Track AI music. Video platform fine-tunes robot compositions!
⚡ The $30 Billion Bet: OpenAI's Infrastructure Gamble
OpenAI agreed to pay Oracle $30B a year for data center services

OpenAI’s staggering $30 billion annual agreement with Oracle marks one of the largest infrastructure contracts in tech history. Exceeding Oracle’s entire cloud revenue from other clients, the deal underscores how artificial intelligence is redefining tech economics and infrastructure scale.
Unprecedented Scale and Market Impact
The commitment equals 122% of Oracle’s cloud revenue from FY2025 and includes 4.5 gigawatts of compute capacity—equivalent to two Hoover Dams. Oracle’s stock surged on the news, and Larry Ellison became the world’s second-richest person, according to Bloomberg.
Financial Dynamics and Strategic Risk
With OpenAI earning only $10 billion in annual revenue, the $30B spend signals bold expectations for growth or future funding. For Oracle, the contract justifies its nearly $50 billion two-year infrastructure build-out, positioning it as an AI infrastructure titan.
Stargate I: Industrial-Scale Infrastructure
The deal centers around Oracle’s Stargate I facility in Abilene, Texas—an industrial complex demanding energy, cooling, and connectivity at utility scale. The costs don’t include land, pointing to even deeper investment layers.
Stargate Initiative and Strategic Context
This contract is part of the broader $500B Stargate initiative, though SoftBank isn’t directly involved in this particular deal. It highlights a new collaborative model—one where infrastructure, capital, and AI research scale hand in hand.
Industry Implications
OpenAI’s move raises the bar for AGI development. Competing companies may need to reevaluate their resource strategies as AI infrastructure becomes as capital-intensive as chip fabs or power plants. For Oracle, the pivot from software to cloud infrastructure has never looked more prescient.
🛰️ AI Meets Wearables
Amazon Acquires Bee, the Always-On AI Wearable

Amazon is acquiring Bee, the AI wearable that records everything users say to generate reminders and to-do lists. Bee's bracelet and Apple Watch app offer constant audio capture—unless muted—at a more accessible price than previous competitors.
The $49.99 device, paired with a $19/month subscription, aims to create a “cloud phone” that mirrors your current device and keeps your digital life at your fingertips. Unlike the $499 Humane AI Pin, Bee found a stronger value-price balance before being picked up by Amazon.
While Bee claims no data is stored or used for training AI, Amazon’s history with privacy—especially its Ring camera backlash—raises questions about how user data will be managed post-acquisition. The deal hasn’t officially closed yet.
⚡ More AI Bites
- 📨🤖 This startup thinks email could be the key to usable AI agents. Inbox becomes robot command center!
- 🎓💰 21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight. College quitters hit startup jackpot!
- 🍏🧪 iOS 26 beta 4 arrives with liquid glass tweaks and AI news summaries. Apple's future OS gets fluid!
- 🪟🧠 Windows 11 is the home for AI on the PC with even more experiences available today. Microsoft doubles down on desktop AI!
- ☁️🇨🇳 Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI lab. Cloud giant closes Chinese research outpost!
- 🎶💬 YouTube tests comment threading updates to Dream Track music. Video platform fine-tunes robot compositions!
What if your story was your sales strategy?
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👉 Watch the episode here⚡ Trends for the Future
China Is Working on Merging Humans and Machines in Secret AI Project, Says Report

China’s AI strategy may involve merging human cognition with machines
The details:
China is pursuing full brain-computer fusion—going beyond standard AI tools to connect brainwaves directly with machines. Researchers aim to dissolve the boundary between human and machine, forming cognitive-computational hybrids.
This strategy, detailed by Georgetown and reported by The Washington Times, includes invasive and non-invasive BCIs. It's a strategic pivot to develop brain-inspired AI as Western chip bans restrict China’s access to traditional compute.
China offered $30M to acquire U.S. brain-like AI tech in 2018, demonstrating how seriously it takes this path. The goal isn’t just smarter AI—it’s AI systems that physically and mentally merge with human capabilities.
Why it matters: While the West scales up LLMs, China is scaling into our minds—betting the future of AI on true man-machine symbiosis. A radically different kind of AI race is underway.

⚡ You’re Smart. Strategic. Intentional. So Let’s Be Real:
Where Are You Holding Back— On Purpose?
Every smart operator has something they’re intentionally avoiding.
Not because they’re lazy — but because it’s risky, unknown, or just... a bit *uncomfortable*.
So what’s that thing for you?
That one decision, move, or experiment you know would push you forward — but you’ve been choosing not to do it.
Tell us — and we’ll share a tactical POV or tool to help you rethink it.
No fluff. Just momentum.
AI is humanity's next great frontier, offering us unprecedented tools to unlock creativity, solve complex problems, and build a more prosperous future for everyone.
Shellye Archambeau is the former CEO of MetricStream and a prominent technology executive who has served on numerous corporate boards including Verizon and Nordstrom.
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What if your story were your sales strategy? This week, I sat down with Maury Rogow, a Hollywood producer and branding mastermind behind $2.5 billion in brand growth. We talked about why the brands that feel effortless aren’t the loudest — they’re just the most aligned.
👉 Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/AYv-75HoYZc?si=GSNhzfspEw2sLtpf
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