AI Browser

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Adam Smith
July 10, 2025

Good morning! Does anyone want to build an AI data center with us? Barron’s is reporting an estimated $750 BILLION in planned investments into data centers to meet the skyrocketing demand for AI infrastructure in 2025-2026. To put that figure into perspective, that’s about 75% of what the USA spent on its military in 2024 and roughly the same amount as a 1st edition PSA 10 Charizard.

What’s in this issue?

  • Nvidia hits record highs, brings broader AI markets up with it

  • Microsoft lays of thousands and touts massive savings from AI

  • OpenAI is building a web browser

  • Build a business with us

  • What else is in your future

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AI Markets

Data is provided by Google Finance as of market close 7/9/2025.

Markets Summary: Tech and AI-focused ETFs ticked higher yesterday, supported by gains from major chipmakers and growing optimism around the AI economy. Nvidia made history by briefly reaching a $4 trillion market cap, becoming the first company to do so. Despite ongoing trade tensions, investors largely are ignoring Donald Trump’s tariff threats and are focused on long-term growth in tech and AI.

Business News

Microsoft just announced it has saved over $500 million by using AI in its call centers. The reveal came via Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff during an internal town hall, and it landed just days after the company laid off 9,000 employees across multiple divisions, including its Xbox team.

This marks Microsoft’s third round of major cuts in 2025, bringing the total number of layoffs to around 15,000. The timing has sparked backlash internally, with some employees calling it a gut punch to workers who helped build the very tools now replacing them.

The $500 million in savings is credited to Microsoft’s aggressive rollout of Copilot and other generative AI tools to support its customer service operations. These tools are handling everything from password resets and account troubleshooting to deeper technical support.

Microsoft claims that customer satisfaction is actually up as a result, and support agents who remain are getting more done in less time.

This shift isn’t isolated to support teams. Across the company, Microsoft is leaning into AI to automate internal workflows, boost productivity, and reduce costs. It's all part of a broader push that includes a staggering $80 billion investment in AI infrastructure this year alone.

At Work

OpenAI is reportedly gearing up to launch its own AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks. Designed to compete with Google Chrome, this browser will bring ChatGPT-style chat directly into the user interface, aiming to keep more interactions within OpenAI’s ecosystem. It is also expected to include Operator, OpenAI’s task-performing agent.

This move puts OpenAI into a growing category of AI-first browsers, following tools like Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia. By creating its own browser, OpenAI can collect data from how users interact with the web, which could help it serve smarter suggestions, build better agents, and even fine-tune advertising strategies.

Operator, which launched in January, is capable of handling tasks like booking flights or filling out forms. Integrated into the browser, it could turn passive browsing into active task management.

Early reports suggest the browser will be built on Chromium, the same open-source engine behind Chrome and Microsoft Edge. This gives OpenAI room to customize the experience without being limited by Google’s policies.

Right now, Google Chrome holds more than 60 percent of the browser market, with Safari in second place. But OpenAI has an edge: over 400 million people use ChatGPT weekly. If even a small portion of those users adopt the browser, it could dent Google’s dominance and shake up how search and browsing work online.

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