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Key takeaways

Microsoft acted quickly to address a serious SharePoint vulnerability impacting thousands of companies.
Apple is set to enter the foldable phone market next year, leveraging strong marketing to captivate its loyal customer base.
NVIDIA's support for RISC-V may shape future AI and heterogeneous computing landscapes.
TSMC achieving a $1 trillion market valuation underscores the burgeoning demand for AI-related technologies.
The trend is shifting towards employing experts for high-quality data labeling in AI development.
OpenAI's recent accomplishment at the International Math Olympiad raises the bar for AI capabilities and its proximity to AGI.

Summary

Massive SharePoint Zero-Day Exploit

On July 21st, 2025, a significant zero-day vulnerability impacting SharePoint servers was disclosed, allowing hackers global access to file systems. Microsoft acted swiftly, releasing a patch aimed at mitigating the risk. This breach has raised alarm bells particularly in the U.S., as thousands of institutions and companies utilizing SharePoint could potentially be at threat.

Apple's Foldable iPhone Announcement

Mark Gurman highlights Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone, expected next year, entering a market dominated by Samsung. Despite not presenting groundbreaking technology, the device aims to leverage Apple's strong marketing to capture iPhone loyalists who desire foldable phones without switching to Android. Pricing expectations are set around $2,000.

NVIDIA Embraces RISC-V Architecture

At the 2025 RISC-V Summit, NVIDIA announced CUDA's compatibility with the RISC-V architecture, signaling a potential shift in AI and computing frameworks. While RISC-V CPUs aren't likely to dominate data centers immediately, NVIDIA's move hints at future application in AI and heterogeneous computing strategies.

TSMC Surpasses $1 Trillion Market Cap

TSMC made waves by hitting a $1 trillion market cap, attributed to rising investor confidence amid the AI boom. This rise signals the chipmaker's expected strong performance in meeting AI manufacturing demands, showing robust growth potential despite traditional economic pressures.

AI's Move Towards Expertise for Data Training

In a shift from low-cost data labeling, companies are opting for highly paid experts in specialized fields to create sophisticated training data for AI. This trend, propelled by the emergence of reasoning AI models, illustrates industry's evolving demands for quality data as it recognizes the critical role it plays in AI's success.

Progress Towards AGI Demonstrated

OpenAI's experimental reasoning model garnered attention after achieving gold medal-level performance at the International Math Olympiad, showcasing AI's capabilities in problem-solving akin to human mathematicians. This raise questions about AI's evolution and its potential role in achieving General AI.

Show notes

Serious zero-day has been uncovered that is affecting everybody all around the world. There is a patch tho. Mark Gurman dishes on the foldable iPhone. TSMC joins the Trillion-Dollar-Club. If you’re an expert in a given field you too can join the AI goldrush. And did we just take a big step toward AGI, or is this just the latest in the hype-cycle?
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft SharePoint as Firm Works to Patch (Bloomberg)

The First Foldable iPhone Will Arrive Next Year in Un-Apple-Like Fashion (Bloomberg)

Nvidia's CUDA platform now supports RISC-V — support brings open source instruction set to AI platforms, joining x86 and Arm (Tom's Hardware)

TSMC’s Taiwan Stock Value Surpasses $1 Trillion Amid AI Frenzy (Bloomberg)

AI groups spend to replace low-cost ‘data labellers’ with high-paid experts (FT)

OpenAI's experimental model achieved gold at the International Math Olympiad (Engadget)

OpenAI's gold medal performance on the International Math Olympiad. (Simon Willison's Weblog)