The Download: Europe’s heat wave hits the grid, and IBM’s chip targets Moore’s Law

3 The EU has joined a US pact to stop relying on Chinese AI
Much of the rest of the world seems to still be a battleground for control. (FT $)
+ China is expanding its AI push in the Global South to counter the US. (The Wire China)
+ Chinese AI experts are freaking out about the AI arms race. (Wired $)

4 OpenAI and Broadcom have unveiled their first jointly designed AI chip
Jalapeño is built to power large-scale AI systems like ChatGPT. (NYT $)
+ It’s part of OpenAI’s push to “build the full stack.” (CNBC)

5 A new report shows ICE has built a vast hi-tech surveillance system
It includes facial recognition, drones, and data scraping.(Guardian)
+ Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil citizens with AI? (MIT Technology Review)

6 Electronics can now be printed onto living tissue
Which could enable smart implants and ingestible diagnostics. (The Economist $)

7 The data center boom is sparking a third wave of inflation 
Demand for memory chips is pushing prices higher.(WSJ $)

8 Companies are scrambling to curb spending on AI token “chewing”
Accenture data shows non-technical staff are draining budgets. (404 Media)

9 Claude Design is creating a bland wave of website uniformity
The AI tool is homogenizing the internet’s aesthetic. (The New Yorker $)

10 Elon Musk has lost his trillionaire status
Thanks to SpaceX stock coming back to Earth. (Business Insider)