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Anthropic proposes committing 5% of shares to a Public Benefit Fund, subject to approval. Later additions are discretionary, with governance pending.
Cities Deliver offers $500,000 to $2 million grants for nonprofit-led AI projects with cities. Applications close November 29, with model choice open.
Oxide raises $445 million as demand exceeds manufacturing capacity. The on-premises cloud vendor plans to fund components; delivery still needs checking.
Waymo confirms its first debt financing, a $5 billion term loan for ride-hailing expansion. The closing does not establish service dates in each market.
InvestingLive relays reported Broadcom talks for over $50B in OpenAI chip financing. Discussions are early; Oracle and SpaceX transactions are separate.
Anthropic warned that AI could pose existential risks to humanity in IPO documents, raising questions about safety disclosures and investor scrutiny.
Scott Bessent and He Lifeng are set to launch U.S.-China talks on AI, trade and critical minerals, with outcomes and agenda details still unclear.
OpenAI’s page indicates support for independent journalism in Ukraine, but provides no details on funding, partners, eligibility, or delivery.
A California judge ruled the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label for Anthropic was unlawful retaliation and violated the company’s due-process rights.
Stanford researchers used an AI algorithm to discover BRP, a natural molecule that suppresses appetite like Ozempic but without common side effects.
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