EP-67 Prime Day Record 📈, Gpt-4o Mini Launch 🚀, Usps Data Privacy Scandal 🔍

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, july 19. in today's episode, we cover the latest in technology and the digital world:

• record-breaking online spending: u.s. consumers spent $14.2 billion during amazon's prime day event, driven by back-to-school shopping and new product purchases, surpassing adobe's $14 billion prediction.
• gpt-4o mini launch: openai's new multimodal ai model, gpt-4o mini, integrates image, video, and audio capabilities, available for free users of chatgpt starting thursday.
• usps privacy issue: the u.s. postal service inadvertently shared customer postal addresses with meta, linkedin, and snap through hidden tracking pixels, leading to increased scrutiny over web tracking practices.
• nvidia shares rebound: strong ai chip demand reported by tsmc boosts nvidia shares by 3%, amidst ongoing sector volatility and tight supply projected through 2025.
• political spotlight on elon musk: president joe biden targets elon musk's financial backing of donald trump's campaign, leveraging the narrative to garner support for the upcoming election.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!