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AI agent marketplace by AWS | Kimi K2 by Moonshot AI | Samsung’s thin new foldable | Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google

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July 12, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

12th July 2025

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AI & Tech Frontier

  • AWS is launching an AI Agent Marketplace on July 15 during its NYC summit, featuring Anthropic as a key partner.

  • The platform will let businesses deploy pre-built agents securely and allow developers to monetize their creations.

  • This move positions AWS more competitively against Microsoft and Google in the rapidly growing AI agent ecosystem.

  • China’s Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K2, an open-source model designed for coding and tool use.

  • It rivals DeepSeek V3 and other top Chinese models, showing strong performance across multiple tasks.

  • The release signals China’s push to reclaim global AI leadership through open innovation and transparency.

  • Samsung’s new foldables and smartwatches headline the latest VergeCast episode.

  • The podcast explores how AI is changing consumer hardware, including OpenAI’s Jony Ive collaboration.

  • It emphasizes how AI design is moving beyond software and reshaping physical devices.

Business Briefs

  • OpenAI’s $3B acquisition of AI startup Windsurf collapsed due to conflicts with Microsoft and access to IP.

  • Google quickly stepped in, securing Windsurf’s CEO and key team in a $2.4B deal to boost its Gemini AI coding tools.

  • The move intensifies the AI coding assistant race, shifting talent and momentum toward Google.

  • Indeed and Glassdoor will lay off around 1,300 employees across functions.

  • The cuts are attributed to restructuring and efficiency efforts, likely involving AI.

  • The move reflects shifting dynamics in the job-tech industry as automation grows.

Hidden Gems / Learn & Grow

  • A course on computer architecture by CMU

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