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- Consumer inflation seen rising in Jul. with core CPI +0.3% MoM
- Elonās xAI makes Grok 4 free worldwide to take on OpenAIās GPT-5
- Trump praises Intel CEO after meeting, says he has āamazing storyā
- China chip export license fee originally 20% before being cut to 15%
- Trump familyās WLF announces $1.5B treasury company for WLFI
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1. Consumer inflation seen rising in Jul. with core CPI +0.3% MoM, out 8:30 AM ET
CPI: exp. 0.2% MoM / 2.8% YoY in July, from 0.3% / 2.7% in June.
Core CPI: exp. 0.3% / 3.0%, from 0.2% / 2.9%.
8:30 AM ET: the Bureau of Labor Statistics is releasing the Jul. CPI number.
2. Elonās xAI makes Grok 4 free worldwide to take on OpenAIās GPT-5
āSmall number of queries per dayā are given in the free tier, Elon Musk said on X.
The move expands Grok 4 access beyond X Premium and SuperGrok subscribers.
āGenerous usage limitsā are rolled out to all users for a ālimitedā time.
Grok 4 includes Grok Imagine, xAIās AI video generation tool, which is currently limited to the U.S.
Grok 4 Heavy remains exclusive to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers.
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4. Trump praises Intel CEO after meeting, says he has āamazing storyā
