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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced plans to reduce corporate staff as the company adopts Generative AI across operations. While automation will eliminate some positions, it will also create new roles requiring different skills. Amazon is implementing AI in inventory management, customer service, and e-commerce enhancements. This strategy aligns with industry trends where companies are leveraging AI coding tools to boost productivity. Analysts note that while AI advancements won't cause mass unemployment, they will necessitate workforce restructuring as routine tasks become automated.

Elon Musk's AI company xAI is negotiating a $4.3 billion equity funding round to strengthen its finances after significant recent spending. Founded in 2023, xAI has raised about $14 billion total, with only $4 billion currently remaining. The company's flagship product is Grok, an open-source AI chatbot integrated with X (formerly Twitter), which has seen multiple upgrades including Grok-1.5 and Grok-2 with improved reasoning and image generation capabilities. xAI has also released other AI tools including DeeperSearch and Aurora for text-to-image generation. This funding would help xAI compete with industry leaders like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini while pursuing Musk's vision of creating "maximally truth-seeking" AI models.

Adobe has launched its Firefly AI image generation app for iOS and Android, bringing AI-powered creativity to mobile devices. The app features advanced Image Model 4 for high-fidelity content creation and seamlessly integrates with desktop workflows via Creative Cloud. Users can generate images and videos using natural language prompts, with results that maintain Adobe's commercially safe standards. Adobe has also expanded Firefly's ecosystem through new strategic partnerships, enabling broader integration of generative AI across various platforms and services.

Oracle Cloud now offers xAI's Grok 3 AI model to corporate clients, alongside models from Meta Llama, Mistral, and Cohere. Grok 3, launched in February 2025, features finance, healthcare, and science expertise, excelling at data extraction and coding. Oracle's multi-model strategy lets businesses access advanced AI while maintaining security and compliance standards, without developing proprietary models.