Good morning. It’s Thursday, Jul 17. Today we are covering:

* Microsoft's Copilot Challenge: 900 Million ChatGPT Downloads

* Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving

* Mistral's Le Chat chatbot gets a productivity push with new 'deep research' mode

* US set to ban Chinese technology in submarine cables

* TSMC to speed up construction of US chip plants by 'several quarters

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