AI infrastructure competition intensifies as platform giants leverage chip suppliers in semiconductor power struggle
Wall Street Journal • Oct 6
CORPORATE NEOCORP TECH
Vertical integration of AI supply chain as software platforms acquire semiconductor manufacturers, consolidating technological control
CNBC • Oct 6
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America loses technological and industrial leadership in electric vehicle manufacturing to China and Europe through policy failures and corporate short-termism
BBC News • Oct 5
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Corporate AI deployment accelerates battery technology research, concentrating energy infrastructure innovation in hands of tech giants
IEEE Spectrum • Oct 1
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Ant Group unveils humanoid robot R1 that serves shrimp and enters the global race to build AI-powered robots, directly competing with Tesla's Optimus.
The Verge • Sep 11
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Brian Quintenz accuses Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss of attempting to influence his CFTC confirmation process, releasing text messages about past lawsuit concerns.
Crypto News • Sep 11
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Really Simple Licensing (RSL) Standard allows web publishers to set licensing terms for AI training data. Reddit, Yahoo, Medium support this robots.txt successor to monetize AI scraping.
The Verge • Sep 10
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Ted Cruz introduces bill allowing AI companies to get federal regulation exemptions for two years. Aims to help US compete with China by reducing regulatory hurdles, despite consumer safety concerns.
Reuters • Sep 10
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New report warns that US investor involvement in commercial spyware companies rose sharply in 2024, with more countries linked to the dangerous surveillance technology.
WIRED • Sep 10
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American tech companies sold billions of dollars worth of surveillance technology to Chinese police and government, enabling mass detention campaigns targeting Uyghurs and other minorities through 'predictive policing' systems.
AP News • Sep 9
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Nvidia defends chip sales to China while dismissing AI safety concerns as 'doomerism' from competitors, as US government weighs stricter export controls.
The New York Times • Sep 9
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Nvidia announces new Rubin CPX chip system designed for AI video generation and software creation tasks, expanding its dominance in specialized AI hardware.
Bloomberg • Sep 9
CORPORATE TECH AI
OpenAI leadership faces internal and external opposition to converting from non-profit to for-profit structure, with campaigns threatening the company's massive valuation plans.
Wall Street Journal • Sep 9
CORPORATE NEOCORP FINANCE
Ant Group's tech arm tokenizes $8.4 billion worth of Chinese renewable energy infrastructure, creating globally accessible green energy investment tokens for wind turbines and solar panels.
Crypto News • Sep 9
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Finnish startup ReOrbit secures €45 million Series A funding to develop 'sovereign' satellites, offering European nations full ownership and control over their satellite communications.
TechCrunch • Sep 9
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ASML invests 1.3 billion euros in French AI startup Mistral AI's Series C round, making it Europe's most valuable AI company at 10 billion euro valuation.
Reuters • Sep 7
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS FINANCE
World Liberty Financial froze 272 wallets including Justin Sun's, claiming user protection while on-chain data suggests market manipulation was the real cause of price drops.
CoinDesk • Sep 6
CORPORATE CRYPTO FINANCE
AI company Anthropic agrees to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors to settle class-action lawsuit over use of copyrighted books in AI training.
The Verge • Sep 5
CORPORATE REGULATION AI
San Mateo County's $12 million investment in C3 AI's Project Sherlock has stalled, with police departments reporting usability issues and lack of investigational benefits.
Forbes • Sep 4
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