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Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition. Plus, SoftBank lost over $3 billion pre-ordering natural gas turbines to power AI data centers. Here's what the loss means to power markets. And, United Airlines said it will not allow customers to use AI agents to book flights and manage reservations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over for as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“There are a lot of senior people in the industry that know this is happening, and are effectively condoning it,” an investment intel consultant said. Also, sales of $10B represents an almost 50% jump from revenue of $6.7 billion the company recorded in the second quarter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines. Also, OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia’s stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law expert says the company’s earlier insistence that it was all “normal” could turn into a very expensive problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia’s board is investigating Jensen Huang over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld thinks it’s roughly a coin flip whether Huang stays on as CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects. Also, a joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass-hacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines. Also, Anthropic's FlashProve is a system that would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Retail investors in Palantir were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. T Also, cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return. Plus, a Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals could make the victory short-lived. -Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices