Top Stories
The US proposed an incident-alert channel with China for AI threats that affect national security. President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet this week in Washington. — NBC News
Meta will let a trade union directly recruit among its 5,000 UK employees. This deal comes a month before the introduction of a new statutory right for unions to access workplaces. — Financial Times
Anthropic has reportedly pushed its planned IPO from October to November, in part due to the discourse around an “AI slowdown.” — The Wall Street Journal
OpenAI reportedly forecasts $278B in cumulative cash burn through 2030. Their revenue could reach an estimated $350B that year. — Seeking Alpha
Top Funding Announcements
SoftBank — The technology investor is seeking over $11B through a record-scale junk bond offering to finance its investment in OpenAI. — Bloomberg Tech
Vantora — The startup builder raised $100M to create physical AI companies for industrial corporations. The round’s stage and lead investor were not disclosed. — TechCrunch
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