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July 27, 2026, 11:45 AM
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Nvidia forms the Open Secure AI Alliance, a coalition including CrowdStrike, Hugging Face, and Dell to develop and share tools for AI safety and cybersecurity  —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) said on Monday it had formed a coalition with other companies to develop and share tools for AI safety and cybersecurity …
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia says it made a “substantial” investment in Safe Superintelligence, which will get access to Nvidia GPUs to up computing power by an “order of magnitude”  —  Partnership with former top OpenAI scientist aims to boost chip giant's high-profile customer roster during AI boom
The Information:
Sources: a Chinese state-backed company has begun manufacturing DUV machines, a key step in Beijing's drive to reduce its reliance on foreign chipmaking tech  —  A Chinese state-backed company has begun manufacturing one of the key pieces of equipment used in chip manufacturing for the first time …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Nvidia is in talks to provide a ~$250B backstop for OpenAI as part of a 10 GW data center project that SoftBank's energy subsidiary is building in Ohio  —  Project would be one of the largest AI computing hubs and involve power controlled by the U.S. government
Jenny Lee / CNBC:
CXMT's stock closed up 466% in its Shanghai debut, giving the Hefei-based memory chipmaker a ~$487B market cap, making it the most valuable China-listed company  —  Shares of chipmaker Changxin Technology Group soared nearly 466% Monday in their debut on Shanghai's tech-heavy STAR Market …
Zvi Mowshowitz / Don't Worry About the Vase:
A detailed recap of the Hugging Face breach by an internal OpenAI model, which repeatedly tried to escape OpenAI's sandbox and should be treated as critical  —  We now have more details of what happened.  Every time we learn more details, it somehow makes things seem worse.
Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
Crypto exchange BitMart says it plans to wind down its trading platform on January 31, 2027, ending nine years of operation, and stops accepting new orders  —  Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart said Sunday it will wind down its trading platform, ending 9 years of operation, and its exchange token fell almost 60% after the announcement.

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Inside Radio:
Nielsen plans to discontinue its radio and TV audience-ratings measurement services for TV and radio in Puerto Rico at the end of 2026

Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him

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Tobi Knaup:
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Wall Street Journal:
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