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  1. The tech giant is planning capital expenditure of up to $135 billion related to AI this year.
  2. Meta is planning capital expenditure of up to $135 billion in AI-related costs in 2026, which raised investors' fears around unsustainable spending.
  3. Carbon credit purchases by Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft skyrocketed in 2023, based on tracked purchases.
  4. JD.com is pushing same-day delivery and international brands as a way to help it compete with Amazon.
  5. Travis Kalanick is renaming City Storage Systems to Atoms, while focusing on robotics for mining and transportation.
  6. Nvidia and AMD are seeing huge demand for CPUs and Jensen Huang is poised to unveil details for processors specialized for agentic AI at the GTC conference.
  7. With xAI now in the hands of SpaceX, Elon Musk says he's rebuilding the artificial intelligence company following high-level departures.
  8. At its GTC conference, Nvidia is expected to share some of its vision for incorporating technology from AI chip startup Groq.
  9. Amazon is boosting the price of Prime Video to $4.99 a month in the U.S., from $2.99 per month for users who want to avoid ads.
  10. Technology companies, including Block and Atlassian, have already cut jobs this year due to AI adoption.