The Federal Reserve holds rates steady for now, but an ever-evolving trade and tariff picture raises questions about for how long. Also, Meta Platforms and Microsoft earnings suggest no slowdown in AI spending.
OpenAI has released its first open-weight language models since GPT-2 — GPT-OSS-120B and GPT-OSS-20B — signaling a strategic shift to challenge rivals like Meta and DeepSeek with laptop-ready AI tools that prioritize reasoning and developer flexibility.
AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company's new MI355 AI chip is ramping production and directly competing with Nvidia's B200 and GB200 GPUs, as data center demand drives strong growth into the second half of 2025.
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