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Here is what we have Today:

• 🤖 Oracle's 4.5GW deal: Powering AI or small countries?

• 🤖 Polish programmer outlasts AI in world championship thriller.

• 🥇 Google's DeepMind matches human math champions.

• 💿️ Canadian scientists create insanely fast optical chip.

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🧠 Gemini Nails the Math Olympiad — and It’s Official

DeepMind’s Gemini just scored gold at the 2025 International Math Olympiad (IMO)

The world’s brightest teens have some serious competition.

Google DeepMind’s latest AI, powered by Gemini + Deep Think, just achieved gold-medal performance at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). And yes—it’s been certified by the IMO itself.

🔍 What did it solve?

📊 5 out of 6 problems
🧮 Covered:

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Number theory

• Combinatorics
  💬 Solved entirely using natural language reasoning — no hacks, no hardcoding

🤖 Why it matters

Last year’s attempt?
⚙️ AI needed “translation” layers to process math.
This year?
🧠 Gemini did it end-to-end in plain English.

🥊 What about OpenAI?

Yes, they hit gold level too.
BUT…

• ❌ No partnership with IMO

• ❌ Grading done by ex-Olympiad medalists, not official judges

• ❌ Unverified testing setup

✅ DeepMind = official test + official grading

🚨 The Bigger Picture

Two AIs now match the top human teens in math competitions.
Next question:
When will AI solve problems even humans can’t? 🧩🔥

💡 TL;DR

• 🥇 Gemini scores official IMO gold

• 🧠 No domain-specific tweaks

• 🆚 OpenAI = same score, less official

• 🔮 AI is racing toward next-level reasoning

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OPENAI X ORACLE

🧠 OpenAI x Oracle: Stargate Gets a Power Surge — and a Reality Check

Big numbers, big names, big problems?

OpenAI just inked a monster deal with Oracle: 4.5 gigawatts of data centers—enough computing power to rival two Hoover Dams. That brings OpenAI’s U.S. footprint to over 5GW.

But behind the scenes? Not everything is going smoothly...

🔍 What’s New

🧠 $30B/year deal
Oracle’s cloud muscle will deliver “two Hoover Dams” of AI computing power
💬 Sam Altman: Stargate will “significantly expand” past its $500B goal

🚧 But Stargate Is Slowing Down

WSJ says Stargate is already scaling back — just 6 months after launch.

❗ SoftBank + OpenAI = gridlock over site selection
📉 2025 plans reduced to only ONE confirmed site

🏗️ Where’s That Site?

📍 Abilene, Texas
Oracle is installing Nvidia GB200s
➡️ Early AI training is already underway

🗣️ Musk Weighs In

💬 Elon: “SoftBank doesn’t have the money”
🔥 Adds fuel to the rumors that the partnership is fraying

🤔 Why It Matters

Stargate was hyped as a $500B AI mega-infrastructure moonshot 🚀
But six months in, we’re seeing delays, disputes, and downsizing.

🧩 Can it still live up to the hype? Time will tell...

🧭 TL;DR

• ✅ Oracle deal = big boost

• ⚠️ SoftBank partnership = shaky

• 🏗️ Only 1 site under construction

• 🕰️ Stargate's future = uncertain

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