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Sources: Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the US government 15% of revenues from H20 and MI308 chip sales in China to obtain export licenses granted last week — Chipmakers agree to unusual arrangement to secure export licences from Trump administration — Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give …
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| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
Sources: Chinese officials have urged the Trump administration to relax HBM chip export controls during trade talks, after the Biden administration ban in 2024 — Experts warn dropping restrictions would give Beijing a competitive advantage in artificial intelligence
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| Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to meet Trump on Monday to propose ways the US and Intel could work together, show his commitment to the US, and more — Lip-Bu Tan is set to meet with the president, who last week called for Tan's removal — Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to visit …
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| Luc Olinga / Gizmodo: |
Sam Altman says OpenAI is restoring GPT-4o to ChatGPT and raising reasoning model limits for free and Plus users, as usage of reasoning models increases — The move is a stunning reversal, proving that even the most powerful AI company can't ignore a mutiny from its loyal user base.
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| Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI: |
GPT-5's release was underwhelming, offering incremental improvements and failing to meet expectations, showing that pure scaling simply isn't the path to AGI — A new release botched ... and new research paper that spells trouble — GenerativeAI had a truly bad week.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is testing upgraded App Intents with Uber, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, WhatsApp, and other apps to transform Siri into a true voice-first interface — Apple's upcoming voice-control feature for the new Siri could be an under-the-radar hit — if it works.
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| Stevie Bonifield / PC Gamer: |
AOL is discontinuing its dial-up internet service on September 30; it was launched in 1991 and reportedly had subscribers “in the low thousands” in 2021 — Dial-up's days are numbered, after 34 years of service. — On September 30, AOL's dial-up hold-outs will need to finally move on to another internet service.
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| David Sacks / @davidsacks: |
Doomer predictions of a rapid, monopolistic AGI were wrong, as recent AI model releases resemble a Goldilocks scenario with competitive, specialized models — A BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR AI? The Doomer narratives were wrong. Predicated on a “rapid take-off” to AGI, they predicted that the leading AI model would use its intelligence to self-improve, leaving others in the dust, and quickly achieving a godlike superintelligence. Instead, we
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Wondery's restructure suggests the end of the “Serial” podcasting era and the start of a new one, marked by investment tied to video and the creator economy — With the rise of video-centric podcasting, the industry is poised to usher in a new wave of series and deals.| Financial Times: |
A long-running cyberattack campaign between Israel and Iran has continued since the June ceasefire, with Israel landing the most telling blows — A long-running campaign of cyber attacks has continued since a ceasefire ended the 12-day conflict — In the days after Israel launched … | Bloomberg: |
Investors are increasingly divesting from companies they fear are at risk of AI disruption, like Wix and Shutterstock, which are down at least 30% in 2025 — Artificial intelligence's imprint on US financial markets is unmistakable. Nvidia Corp. is the most valuable company in the world at nearly $4.5 trillion.
More: Benzinga
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
CS grads struggle to land jobs as tech companies lay off workers and embrace AI; CS majors face a 6.1% unemployment rate in the US among grads aged 22 to 27 — Growing up near Silicon Valley, Manasi Mishra remembers seeing tech executives on social media urging students to study computer programming.
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Threads: @carnage4life and @alexia
X: @yashalevine and @jimpethokoukis
LinkedIn: Jacob Bacharach and Patrick Halina
Forums: r/antiwork, r/jobs, r/singularity, r/recruitinghell, r/technology, r/cursor, r/economy, and Beehaw
| Leslie Liang / Rest of World: |
Western pharma giants have struck multibillion-dollar deals with Chinese biotech firms using AI, signaling confidence in China's AI drug discovery research — Multibillion-dollar partnerships show China's rising influence in AI-driven pharmaceuticals. — Western pharmaceutical giants … | Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg: |
Bo Hines, the head of the White House Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, says he is stepping down and returning to the private sector — Bo Hines, the head of the White House Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, said he was stepping down and returning to the private sector.
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