Zuckerberg drafted Trump’s AI accord, but Microsoft and Amazon didn’t sign
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America.gov, the US government’s AI chatbot, contradicted Trump on day one
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INVESTORS AND FUNDING
CScale exits stealth with $145m to stop laser failures stalling AI
The Palo Alto startup builds optical interconnect for AI data centres. Nvidia and Intel Capital joined the round as its first strategic investors, taking total funding to $188m.
OPENAI
OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn
The OpenAI valuation was $852bn in March. The new round would bridge the gap to an IPO, which Sam Altman says will not happen this year.
CORPORATES AND INNOVATION
At a private AI retreat, the vendor told us the tool won’t save you
Zapier sells automation software to more than three million businesses. Its AI transformation playbook starts with roles, incentives and a $1.2m proof point, not the product.
UK
Bank of England’s Bailey warns the AI boom could bring market shocks
He wants a right to intervene in frontier AI, starting with testing. The Bank says global AI-related debt issuance hit about $450bn by early September, more than double 2025’s total.
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