9. Elon Musk’s $1T Tesla pay package approved Tesla shareholders approved Musk’s record compensation plan, tied to milestones like selling 1M humanoid robots and reaching an $8.5T market cap.
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Michael Burry Shorts AI Giants With $1.1B Bet
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8. Michael Burry bets $1B against top AI stocks The “Big Short” investor is shorting NVIDIA and Palantir with $1.1B in puts, warning on X that “sometimes, the only winning move is not to play.”
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OpenAI CFO Proposes U.S. Government-Backed AI Infrastructure Loans
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7. OpenAI CFO hints at U.S.-backed AI infrastructure loans Sarah Friar suggested government loan guarantees could help fund the trillion-dollar data center buildout, though Altman later clarified OpenAI isn’t seeking them directly.
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Apple Finalizes $1B Annual Google Deal for Gemini-Powered Siri
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4. Apple finalizes $1B/year deal with Google for the new Siri Apple will use a custom Gemini model (1.2T parameters) for Siri’s reboot, focusing on summarization, reasoning, and privacy-preserving cloud compute.
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Perplexity becomes Snapchat’s default AI search engine
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3. Perplexity strikes $400M deal with Snapchat Snapchat named Perplexity its default AI search engine starting 2026. The partnership combines cash and equity, and Snap’s shares surged 24% on the news.
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Google Plans AI Data Centers in Space by 2027
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2. Google plans AI data centers in space Project Suncatcher will launch solar-powered TPU satellites by 2027, aiming for 8× better energy efficiency than Earth-based data centers.
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OpenAI Co-founder’s 52-Page Memo Against Sam Altman
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1. OpenAI co-founder wrote a 52-page memo to get Sam Altman fired In a court deposition, Ilya Sutskever revealed details of Altman’s 2023 ousting attempt, including a 52-page memo outlining. Ex-CTO Mira Murati allegedly supplied most of the evidence.
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AI Drama: Altman Ouster Memo, Snapchat Deal, China Ban
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It’s been another wild week in AI – OpenAI co-founder’s 52-page memo to oust Sam Altman
– Perplexity signs $400M deal with Snapchat
– China bans U.S. chips
– Tesla approve Elon Musk’s $1T package
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Tesla Pay Package Cleared; Artificial Womb and Smart Home Tech
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Top stories in tech today: – Tesla clears Musk’s $1T pay package
– Startup builds artificial womb for preemies
– IKEA’s smart home lineup just blew up
– Australia gives solar power for free
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China’s open-source AI closes gap with major releases
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Top stories in AI today: – Kimi K2 Thinking takes open-source crown
– OpenAI walks back federal backstop comments
– Create polished PPTs with Kimi K2
– Microsoft's new Superintelligence Team
– 4 new AI tools, community workflows, and more Read more: https://
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