Thinking Machines Leads with New AI Model Launch

Thinking Machines Leads with New AI Model Launch

Author: Practical News July 17, 2026 Duration: 15:59

In this episode, we discuss how Thinking Machines is leading the charge with their new AI model. We’ll also explore the ramifications of AWS's $1 billion investment.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Inkling

01:01 OpenAI's GPT-RED

01:59 AI Box's MCP Server

05:00 AWS's Custom AI Engineers

07:29 Apple's AI Launch in China

10:01 Meta's AI Compute Strategy

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