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AICA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Saturday, July 11, 2026

AI model mania and the new chip gold rush

New AI models from OpenAI and Meta accelerate foundational model competition cycle.

AI model mania and the new chip gold rush

Just when you thought the artificial intelligence model race might slow down, it starts up again double-time. This week alone brought new models and related services from OpenAI (twice), Meta (also twice), SpaceXAI, Anthropic and a raft of Chinese companies. …

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#13 that day3.65/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%4/10
Economic impact · weight 25%5/10
Job impact · weight 20%1/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%6/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%1/10

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