Happy Thanksgiving!

Today’s AI wave hits everything from the labor market to wearable tech to scientific breakthroughs. Companies are making massive bets, regulations are evolving, and research continues to push boundaries. A packed news cycle with big implications for what comes next.

Let's dig in👇

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💼 Workforce & Industry Shifts

📉 MIT study says AI can replace 11.7 percent of U.S. jobs

A new MIT report found that AI can already replace 11.7 percent of the current U.S. workforce. The study highlights rapid automation capability driven by enterprise adoption and falling compute costs. Researchers say the transition window is shorter than expected, pushing policymakers and employers to rethink workforce planning.

👓 Alibaba's Quark AI Glasses officially launch

Alibaba announced its Quark AI Glasses and opened sales with pricing and specs now public. The device focuses on real time translation, personal assistants, and hands free navigation. It marks China's strongest consumer challenge to Meta's wearable ecosystem to date.

🏭 Foxconn invests another 569 million dollars into AI expansion

Foxconn confirmed it is pouring another 569 million dollars into its global AI manufacturing and data center footprint. This move strengthens its role as a backbone provider for edge infrastructure. Analysts say it signals a long term push to dominate AI hardware supply chains.

🧠 Big Tech, Legal Battles & Breakthrough Science

📚 OpenAI loses key discovery ruling over deleted book dataset

OpenAI was ordered to explain why it deleted a large library of pirated books at the center of a major copyright lawsuit. The ruling gives plaintiffs deeper access into training data decisions. Legal experts say this could shape precedent for future AI copyright disputes.

☀️ Musk’s xAI to build a solar farm beside Colossus

Musk’s xAI confirmed plans to build a small solar farm next to its massive Colossus data center. The goal is to offset power demand and reduce reliance on local grids. Engineers say the project hints at future vertically integrated energy-compute facilities.

🌌 AI simulates every star in the Milky Way

Scientists used AI to simulate all 100 billion stars in the Milky Way for the first time. The model reproduces the physics of stellar formation at unprecedented scale. This breakthrough could transform astrophysics and future galactic mapping.

🛠️ Tools of the Day

→ Craft.do – Collaborative workspace for structured documents, team notes, and AI assisted writing.
→ InsightTube – Auto summarizes and indexes YouTube videos for instant research.
→ InteraChat – Custom AI chat widget for websites with easy embedding.

💬 Prompt of the Day

“Summarize today’s top AI stories into a two sentence briefing for executives, focusing on business impact.”

⚡ Quick Hits

→ Venture capitalists begin trusting AI to evaluate startups.
→ Onton raises 7.5M to expand AI shopping platform.
→ Allianz cutting 1800 jobs due to AI advances.
→ STRATIO unveils LS SWIR SDK for infrared AI applications.

📌 TLDR

AI is accelerating workforce disruption, hardware innovation, legal battles, and scientific breakthroughs. Companies are doubling down on infrastructure while researchers continue breaking scale barriers. The pace is only speeding up.

Best,
David