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SALTY STORIES OF THE WEEK 🧂

Want some seasoning? Here are the saltiest AI stories in FRY-nance from this week:

• Deloitte, one of the world’s largest accounting and consulting firms, has introduced a new AI tool called Zora AI, designed to automate and simplify complex financial tasks for businesses. Built using Nvidia’s technology, Zora AI can handle everything from expense and invoice management to financial analysis and decision-making support. Deloitte claims it has already used the tool internally to cut costs by 25% and boost productivity by 40%. (Read More)

• Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, is warning that spies—likely from China—are trying to steal valuable AI secrets from U.S. companies. He says these secrets are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and can be hidden in just a few lines of code, making them easy targets for espionage. Amodei believes China’s history of large-scale industrial spying means U.S. AI labs are at serious risk, and he’s calling on the U.S. government to work more closely with AI companies and intelligence agencies to improve security. (Read More)

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THIS WEEK’S DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH 💎

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This week’s diamond in the rough: Applied Materials (AMAT)

How is Applied Materials using AI? Applied Materials plays a crucial role in the AI ecosystem by providing the advanced machinery required to manufacture cutting-edge semiconductors. Its tools enable the creation of ultra-small transistors—down to 3-nanometer scales—that power modern AI chips. Without these highly precise manufacturing processes, the complex and compute-intensive AI models developed by companies like Google and OpenAI would be economically and technologically unfeasible.

Want the numbers? Financially, Applied Materials is a powerhouse, with a $125 billion market cap and gross margins near 48%. Over the past decade, it has nearly tripled its sales and consistently returned value to shareholders, reducing outstanding shares by 34% through buybacks. Management remains committed to this approach, recently approving an additional $10 billion buyback program and a 15% dividend increase.

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3. Queue: Gain more investing control with a tool that lets you plan, edit, and execute multiple trades simultaneously, all with real-time price updates.

4. Earnings Hub: Access AI-generated earnings recaps, company KPIs, investor presentations, and the actual audio of the earnings call—all without leaving Public.

5. Investment Plans: Schedule recurring investments into personalized Investment Plans with up to 20 stocks, ETFs, and cryptos to grow your portfolio automatically.

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