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Nvidia agrees to a $20B deal to acquire key AI assets from Groq, boosting its chip and inference power.
Hollywood is experimenting with generative AI to cut costs, though results remain uneven and messy.
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The Future of Shopping? AI + Actual Humans.
AI has changed how consumers shop by speeding up research. But one thing hasnβt changed: shoppers still trust people more than AI.
Levantaβs new Affiliate 3.0 Consumer Report reveals a major shift in how shoppers blend AI tools with human influence. Consumers use AI to explore options, but when it comes time to buy, they still turn to creators, communities, and real experiences to validate their decisions.
The data shows:
Only 10% of shoppers buy through AI-recommended links
87% discover products through creators, blogs, or communities they trust
Human sources like reviews and creators rank higher in trust than AI recommendations
The most effective brands are combining AI discovery with authentic human influence to drive measurable conversions.
Affiliate marketing isnβt being replaced by AI, itβs being amplified by it.
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Nvidia agrees to a 20 billion dollar deal to buy key AI assets from Groq.
Nvidia has agreed to pay 20 billion dollars to buy major assets from Groq, a company known for fast and powerful AI inference chips. The deal also includes a non exclusive license for Groqβs inference technology.
Groq leaders, including founder and CEO Jonathan Ross, will join Nvidia to help grow the licensed technology.
Groq will stay independent, led by Simon Edwards as CEO, while its cloud unit GroqCloud will keep running on its own.
This is Nvidiaβs biggest deal ever, much larger than its 7 billion dollar Mellanox purchase in 2019.
This deal strengthens Nvidiaβs position in AI, especially in real time and low latency computing. It helps Nvidia handle more AI workloads faster and shows how serious the company is about leading the future of AI hardware and inference technology.
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TODAYβS HIGHLIGHT
Hollywood is leaning into generative AI, even as the results stay weak and messy.
In 2025, AI tools became more visible across film and TV. Big studios moved from suing AI companies to working with them, hoping to cut costs and move faster.
Major studios like Disney, Netflix, and Amazon began testing or using generative AI in shows, effects, and videos
Smaller startups pushed text to video tools, but delivered low quality content with more hype than value
Several AI experiments, including AI dubbing and recaps, failed badly and were pulled after public backlash
This shift matters because it shows how far studios are willing to go to save money, even if the results disappoint audiences.
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