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AI Hedge Fund Liquidation and Regulatory Scrutiny

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Latest: Situational Awareness fund faces new losses in AI stock comeback

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness, which had ballooned to approximately $45 billion AUM and delivered a 439% return by June 2026, suffered a 67% plunge in its public-equity portfolio in

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Launch of the Rhine Group for EU competitiveness

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Latest: Mario Draghi launches Rhine Group to boost EU innovation

Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank, has launched the ‘Rhine Group’, a new think tank designed to enhance European Union competitiveness and innovation. Working with entrepreneur Patrick Collison,

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Launch of the Rhine Group for EU competitiveness

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Latest: Mario Draghi launches Rhine Group to boost European competitiveness

Mario Draghi and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison have launched the Rhine Group, a pro-European think tank intended to address the declining economic competitiveness of the European Union. The group aims to implement policy r

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Stripe acquisition of OpenRouter

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Latest: Stripe to acquire OpenRouter in deal valued over $7 billion

Fintech company Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence model gateway that provides developers access to hundreds of AI models from various providers. While initial reports estimated the deal

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Z.ai confirms development of Ox Alpha AI model

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Latest: Z.ai reveals Ox Alpha is its new GLM-5.3-Flash AI model

The mystery surrounding the Ox Alpha stealth AI model has been resolved. The Chinese AI laboratory Z.ai, also known as Zhipu, confirmed that it developed the model as a stealth preview for its new GLM-5.3-Flash series.

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Stripe acquires OpenRouter and signals preference for status

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Latest: Stripe executives signal preference for remaining private

On August 18, 2026, Stripe announced its $7.5 billion acquisition of OpenRouter, an AI model routing platform. The transaction includes $6 billion for investors and $1.5 billion for the company’s founders, a significant