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Today: Nvidia gets a new rival, learn how to make pro infographics with Figma Make, and get the latest prompts, tools, and trending social posts.

TODAY IN AI

1. Qualcomm's stock soars 15% as it announces new chips to compete with NVIDIA. The chipmaker will produce the AI200 and the AI250 chips in full-rack systems that allow as many as 72 chips to work together. The timing couldn't be better for Qualcomm's ambitions: McKinsey estimates nearly $6.7 trillion will be spent on data centers through 2030, as major buyers like OpenAI are increasingly shopping around for alternatives to Nvidia’s offerings.

2. Anthropic releases Claude for Excel: Currently in beta as a research preview, the tool allows users to work directly with Claude in a sidebar in Microsoft Excel. The tool will read, analyze, modify, and create new Excel workbooks. Anthropic is also rolling out new Skills and connectors made specifically for finance professionals.

3. AI startup powering ChatGPT’s expertise reaches $10B valuation: Mercor, which connects AI labs like OpenAI with domain experts for training their foundational AI models, has raised $350M at a $10B valuation. Felicis Ventures is leading this round, with Benchmark, General Catalyst, and Robinhood Ventures also participating.

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THE AI ACADEMY

How to make pro infographics with Figma Make

• Go to Figma, sign in, and open ‘Make’ (or go to Figma Make directly).

• Upload a reference infographic, write your prompt, and press enter

Sample Prompt: Turn the article below into a single-page, info-dense infographic for LinkedIn (1080×1350). Use my brand palette [#HEX1, #HEX2, #HEX3]. Create a clear hierarchy (H1 title, 3–5 section headers, concise bullets), simple icons, and a clean grid. Highlight key stats as callouts, include a minimal footer CTA [enter CTA], and keep body text ≤ 14 words per bullet. Here’s the article: [paste text]

• Wait a few seconds for the first draft

• Refine with short prompts (e.g., ‘tighten bullets,’ ‘bigger stat callouts) or tweak in the code editor

• Click ‘Publish’, copy the public URL

• Open the HTML to Design plugin, paste the URL, and import back into Figma

• Edit layout, colors, and icons as needed and export as PDF

FROM THE FRONTIER

Anthropic is catching up to OpenAI’s revenue — but both companies are playing a different game

The next frontier for the AI giants isn’t just building smarter models — it’s how they monetize them. While ChatGPT is racking up big numbers on its consumer subscription revenue, Anthropic has reportedly now surpassed OpenAI on API revenue, putting the Claude maker ahead of its rival on business user revenue.

OpenAI is undergoing its Meta-fication. After the runaway success of ChatGPT (which now has over 800 million users), the company is focused on making the chatbot the next big consumer platform, similar to Instagram and Facebook. The comparison isn’t a coincidence — OpenAI has hired former Meta execs Fidji Simo and Kevin Weil to lead its consumer business, along with several other Meta employees.

Meanwhile, Anthropic is taking the opposite path, hiring Cloud veterans to build its enterprise empire. The company is focused on embedding its models deep inside enterprise stacks and developer workflows. The Wall Street Journal thinks this might even be a better business model — consumers change tastes much faster than businesses.

Back to the future. Meta built the apps everyone spends time on; Amazon built the cloud everything runs on. Both became trillion-dollar companies. OpenAI is betting AI follows Meta’s path: a consumer gateway to the internet. Anthropic's betting it follows Amazon's: invisible infrastructure powering everything. If history's any guide, they're both probably right.

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IN THE KNOW

What’s trending on socials and headlines today

💰️Use it or Lose it: 9 days into the experiment where someone gave various AI models $10,000 to trade crypto markets, DeepSeek is up 125% in just 9 days, while OpenAI and Gemini have lost half the money.

🕺 Smooth Jedi: A new fan-made version of Star Wars has an odd twist: This time, Anakin is trained by Michael Jackson.

🗑️ Love to Hate it: The top post on the OpenAI subreddit this week shows a Redditor tossing the ChatGPT maker’s Atlas app into the trash, as some users complain about the new browser.

OpenAI says it worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress and reduce instances where it falls short.

JPMorgan is reportedly allowing its staff to use an AI chatbot to help write their annual performance reviews.

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Cold email templates

Prompt: You’ll write 3 cold emails using my templates.

I’ll give you:

Niche, Offer, Target company, Prospect name

You’ll fill in the {} for each template.
Tone: Conversational and human. Short, clear sentences. No jargon.

Steps:
Ask me for the niche, offer, company, and prospect name.
Then write 3 cold emails (one per template).

Template 1 — Case Study Separate
Subject: Thoughts, {Name}?
Hey {Name},
Was checking out {Company Name}’s socials—your {Product/Service} looks awesome!
We help {Niche} brands {Desired Outcome} with our {Named Package}.
Recently, a {Niche/Company Name} used it to get {Desired Outcome} in {Month}. I’ll show you how at zero risk.
Mind if I share more?

Template 2 — Case Study + Body
Subject: {Benefit/Outcome} for {Company Name}
As the {Role} at a {Niche} company, I bet you’re always looking to {Desired Outcome}.
We helped a {Niche/Company Name} {Desired Outcome}—and can help you do the same. I’ll even show you how at zero risk.
Is this top of mind for you right now?

Template 3 — No Case Study
Subject: Quick question
Was checking out {Company Name}’s socials—your {Product/Service} looks awesome!
We help {Niche} brands {Desired Outcome} with our {Named Package}. I’ll show you how at zero risk.

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Until next time — Zain & the Superhuman AI team