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Howard Lutnick

American billionaire businessman (born 1961)

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  • yesterday

    Nvidia in talks for $250bn guarantee to back OpenAI's Ohio data center lease

    The chip giant is in talks to provide a financial guarantee that would allow OpenAI to lease a 10-gigawatt facility being built by SoftBank's SB Energy in Piketon, Ohio, with the first phase expected online in 2028.

  • Jul 2

    OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration amid regulatory push, FT reports

    Sam Altman’s $852 billion startup has discussed giving the White House an equity share, along with similar contributions from other AI labs, as it looks to ease regulatory tension.

  • Jun 26

    US allows Anthropic to restore Mythos 5 for trusted partners, Fable 5 may be unblocked soon

    The Commerce Department authorized Anthropic to redeploy its most powerful cybersecurity model to a limited set of US organizations on Friday, partially reversing a two-week national security block, while negotiations to release the public-facing Fable 5 continue.

  • Jun 13

    US government blocks Anthropic's newest AI models over jailbreak fears, forcing worldwide shutdown

    The Trump administration ordered Anthropic to deny all foreigners access to its flagship Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, citing national security. The company, unable to filter users by nationality, shut down both systems for everyone just three days after their launch.

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Kumamoto shakes, chips slide

Kumamoto rattles Asia as chip selloff and Iran pause test global nerves

A quake in Kyushu, wildfires in western Europe and a shaky pause around Iran set the day’s hard edge. Markets then added their own tremor, as chip investors questioned both Chinese progress and the circular financing of the AI boom.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

New findings highlight the narrowing performance gap and significant cost advantage of Chinese and European open-weight models, shifting competitive dynamics and informing policy discussions on export controls.

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