Chamath Is Back In The Arena

Masa Son is investing $2B into Intel, and the Uncle Sam might join in as well. Small AI models continue to have a moment. Chamath is reentering the arena with a new SPAC. The Texas AG is investigating AI chatbots. And does GPT-5 prove that we’ve hit an AI ceiling, even if only temporarily?

Links:

• ⁠Intel is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank⁠ (CNBC)
• ⁠Nvidia releases a new small, open model Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 with toggle on/off reasoning⁠ (VentureBeat)
• ⁠‘SPAC King’ Chamath Palihapitiya is back with a new one⁠ (Pitchbook)
• ⁠Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims⁠ (TechCrunch)
• ⁠Is AI hitting a wall?⁠ (FT)

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