Letter: three fired OpenAI researchers urge AI labs
Letter: three fired OpenAI researchers urge AI labs to halt work that could impair AI monitoring and say their firings are "chilling those who remain at OpenAI"
TL;DRFired OpenAI researchers want the industry to stop work that undermines AI safety monitoring.
Why it matters: Highlights internal conflict over AI safety priorities and potential industry-wide pressure to suppress dissent on oversight.
The DOD offers chipmaker Wolfspeed
TL;DRUS military backs struggling chipmaker Wolfspeed with $1.5B loan, gets equity stake.

Mecka, which collects human motion data
TL;DRRobot training startup Mecka raised $60M to scale human motion data collection for humanoids.
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Malaysian Chip Firm SQAI Said to Plan $73 Million IPO in Early 2027
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AI Data Center Boom Ignites Bidding War for Critical TDK Unit
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Odd Lots: The Story of Europe’s Decline Isn’t So Simple
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Nvidia-Backed Firmus Said to Close Books
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