Today’s humanAi Daily Pulse breaks down five headlines you’ll feel in your wallet, browser, and career:

1️⃣ Stargate Norway – OpenAI, Aker & Nscale will pour $1 B into a hydro-powered data-center “gigafactory.”

2️⃣ Rulebook Roulette – Musk’s xAI signs the EU’s AI safety chapter but skips transparency clauses.

3️⃣ Chip Trust Test – Beijing grills Nvidia on potential backdoors in its H20 GPU.

4️⃣ 1.7 B Downloads – Generative-AI apps doubled revenue in six months; users now spend 12 days a month chatting with bots.

5️⃣ Layoffs Spike – Challenger data shows July job-cut plans more than doubled, blaming AI automation and tariffs.

Host Edward Jacak explains why each move matters and offers concrete steps you can take today.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI Stargate Norway, Green Data Centers, EU AI Code, xAI, Nvidia H20, Gen-AI Apps, AI Layoffs, humanAi Daily Pulse, Sixth City Publishing

📋 Show-Notes Table

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Stargate Norway: OpenAI’s $1 B European “AI Gigafactory”

https://www.reuters.com/technology/aker-nscale-build-1-billion-openai-plant-norway-2025-07-31/

02:05

Musk’s xAI Signs EU Safety Chapter—But Not the Whole Rulebook

https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-xai-sign-chapter-safety-security-eus-ai-code-practice-2025-07-31/

04:05

China Grills Nvidia on “Backdoor” Risks in H20 AI Chip

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-cyberspace-regulator-questions-nvidia-over-ai-chip-privacy-risks-2025-07-31/

06:05

Gen-AI Apps Hit 1.7 B Downloads, Double Revenue in H1 2025

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/gen-ai-apps-doubled-their-revenue-grew-to-1-7b-downloads-in-first-half-of-2025/

08:05

U.S. Job-Cut Plans Spike on AI Automation and Tariffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/us-job-cut-plans-jump-in-challenger-data-due-to-ai-and-tariffs