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Google launches TorchTPU, an open-source version of PyTorch to let AI apps run on TPUs and Google Cloud via simple configuration changes without rewriting code (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
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Oro Mobility, a Hertz-owned fleet management business that has a deal to manage Uber's planned Lucid robotaxi fleet starting in San Francisco, raised $80M (Joann Muller/Axios)
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A US judge dismisses a civil sexual abuse lawsuit brought against Sam Altman by his sister, after she refused to appear for an independent medical examination (Luc Cohen/Reuters)
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OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio, which builds AI agents for managing drug development, and plans to integrate its tech into OpenAI life sciences suite Rosalind (Madison Mills/Axios)
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Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired a month ago in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021 (Dennis Crowley/Teendrama Snippets)
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Sources: Sam Altman told OpenAI staff of three AI endgames: an IAEA-style regulator, a CERN-like lab merger, or one lab using RSI to "melt everyone else's GPUs" (The Information)
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Sensor Tower: Muse had 10.9M downloads since its September debut, 10.2M of those in the US, becoming the 12th app to hit 10M US downloads in its first 40 days (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Sources: Polymarket investors pressured CEO Shayne Coplan to add stricter financial and operational controls; Elon Musk's lawyer, Alex Spiro, joined its board (Bloomberg)
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Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, plans to leave in 2027 after 15+ years as Mark Zuckerberg's top DC adviser; Kaplan has close Trump ties (Mike Allen/Axios)
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ASI, which makes AI tools for the military and air traffic controllers, raised a $325M Series C at a $3B valuation, after winning an $875M FAA contract in June (Bloomberg)
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Daytona, which is building cloud infrastructure for AI agents, raised a $60M Series B led by FirstMark at a $1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $91M (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
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Firefly, whose AI software connects with existing cameras, radios, and sensors to detect incidents and coordinate real-time responses, raised a $20M Series A (Chris Metinko/Axios)
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Sources: OpenAI has retreated from advocating for strict export controls on US chipmakers selling to China, a boon for Nvidia and aligning with President Trump (Politico)
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TikTok staff depositions: TikTok executives ignored internal warnings about child sexual exploitation on Live, where staff said minors appeared in livestreams (Katie McQue/NPR)
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Arda, which builds AI software and agents to accelerate assembly lines and manufacturing, raised $230M at a $1.5B valuation led by Altimeter, Accel, and Khosla (Kate Rooney/CNBC)