Altman: an AI power monopoly would be a 'long-term disaster'
After the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI's CEO reframes closed AI as a risk vector - spread the capabilities, and the safety bar rises with them.
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"AI communism": Kimi K3 shakes the thesis of the model monopoly on Wall Street
On the TechCrunch Equity podcast, American VCs refer to the Kimi K3 effect on valuations as "AI communism." The real signal: the first time a Chinese open-weight model forces American CFOs to recalculate their P&L.
Jul 24, 2026 at 21:00 5 8
Brussels imposes €890M on Google under the DMA: the sanction mechanism is in place
New record DMA fine - Washington retaliates by threatening commercial stability. Europe consolidates an ex ante antitrust regime; Google does the math.
Jul 24, 2026 at 09:33 8 8