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OpenAI and Broadcom agree to co-develop and deploy 10GW of custom AI chips to run OpenAI's models over four years; sources: the deal is worth multiple billions — The companies plan to deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips over the next four years — OpenAI and Broadcom are working together …
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The Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia using its Goods Availability Act, a first, to safeguard chip supply for Europe — Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology
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CoinGecko: crypto's combined market cap rises 6%+ to hit $4T, recovering from a brutal weekend selloff as President Trump tries to calm US-China trade war fears — Most major cryptocurrencies rebounded from steep losses suffered over a brutal weekend selloff, as President Donald Trump sought … | Tyler Katzenberger / Politico: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 1043, which requires device makers and app stores to verify users' ages; Google, Meta, and OpenAI supported the bill — “We can continue to lead in AI and technology, but we must do it responsibly — protecting our children every step of the way," …
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| Tyler Katzenberger / Politico: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 56, which requires that social media companies show users under 18 warning labels for “profound” mental health risks — “Emerging technology like chatbots and social media can inspire, educate and connect — but without real guardrails …
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| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce unveils Agentforce 360, a unified agentic AI stack to connect humans, AI agents, and more, and positions Slack as an “agentic OS” — Salesforce announced a series of product updates, a process intelligence acquisition and an Agentforce 360 architecture designed … | Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, which mandates safety protocols for AI chatbot companions, the first US state law to regulate such AI chatbots — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state … | Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Apple says that its Apple TV+ streaming service has been renamed Apple TV, “with a vibrant new identity” — Buried in its announcement about “F1: The Movie” making its streaming debut on December 12, Apple has also announced that Apple TV+ is being rebranded as simply Apple TV.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: London-based self-driving tech startup Wayve is in early stage talks with Microsoft and SoftBank to raise between $1B and $2B, valuing Wayve at ~$8B — London-based group seeks valuation of $8bn as global investors snap up deals with fast-growing AI start-ups
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| Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
Ofcom fines 4chan £20K under the OSA for failing to provide info on the risk of illegal content; the UK's tech minister says the government “fully backed” Ofcom — Britain said on Monday it had issued U.S. internet forum site 4chan with a 20,000 pound ($26,644) …
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| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
Strava CEO Michael Martin says Strava plans to launch a US IPO; Sensor Tower says Strava has 50M MAUs and users spent $180M+ on Premium in the year to September — CEO Michael Martin targets US IPO to raise capital for deals to keep Strava ahead of rivals including Garmin and Nike| Brandi Vincent / DefenseScoop: |
Anduril plans to deliver ~100 units of its AI-powered EagleEye helmet and eyewear to the US Army by Q2 2026, replacing Microsoft's IVAS; Meta provided some tech — “This is an extremely powerful capability. It's going to get cheaper and cheaper over time," Anduril founder Palmer Luckey told reporters.| Robert Olsen / Forbes: |
NYC- and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to help speed up settling insurance claims and works with 20+ insurers, raised a $13.3M seed led by Atomico — Robert Olsen is a journalist covering transatlantic business news. … The tedious, time-consuming process of settling insurance claims is practically begging for disruption.
More: FinTech Global, EU-Startups, and BusinessCloud
| Alex Traub / New York Times: |
John Searle, known for “the Chinese Room” AI consciousness thought experiment, died on September 16 at 93; his UCB tenure ended over alleged sexual harassment — His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar.
More: Colin McGinn, IFLScience, Daily Nous, The Guardian, Daily Californian, and The Times
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| George Hammond / Financial Times: |
OpenAI's multibillion-dollar Nvidia and AMD deals add a new layer to its complicated ownership structure and dilute shareholders, like Microsoft and SoftBank — Microsoft, OpenAI's staff and non-profit arm are due close to 90% of start-up. But Nvidia deal will dilute shareholders
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