OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is anticipating a meeting with Mark Zuckerberg at the Sun Valley conference this week, despite Meta having poached some of OpenAI's top engineers, including offering them up to $100 million. Altman believes his strategy of retaining talent lies in having a great mission and building a strong research lab and company.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/openai-ceo-altman-looks-to-zuckerberg-reunion-amid-poaching-spatChina's recent advances in high-performance chip development, including the Meteor-1 parallel optical computing integrated chip, could transform the artificial intelligence industry by boosting generative AI capabilities. Researchers are shifting focus from electronic chips, which have reached speed and size limits, to optical alternatives using light to transfer data, promising improved system efficiency.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3317327/chinas-optical-chip-advances-such-meteor-1-light-way-ai-development?module=scmp_favourites_link&pgtype=404A third of global semiconductor production, which is crucial for AI and electric vehicle (EV) revolutions, may be disrupted by climate change-related copper supply issues by 2035, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This would represent a significant increase from the current level of disruptions, with around 32% of production at risk.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/copper-shortage-could-disrupt-semiconductor-supply-ai-ev-stocks-at-risk-pwc-warns-1034878666A US federal court is likely to rule in favor of OpenAI in its trademark lawsuit against Open Artificial Intelligence, with Judge appearing to grant the company a win on its bid for a declaration it doesn't infringe Open AI's "Open AI" trademark.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/openai-appears-to-near-victory-in-open-ai-trademark-lawsuitSeveral companies, including Sama.ai and Appen, outsource tasks to Pakistan through subcontractors due to the lower hourly pay rates of $1-3 compared to $40-60 in the Global North. In contrast, a Kenyan investigation found that OpenAI contractors labelling child abuse content were paid as low as $2/hour, leading to emotional trauma and PTSD for some workers.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1327249-pakistan-s-invisible-ai-workforceMike Lindell's lawyers have been fined for using AI to create court documents, according to Maria Tescos report from The National News Desk. This comes after My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell was interviewed at the White House on February 21, 2025.
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/ceo-of-my-pillow-mike-lindell-lawyers-fined-for-using-ai-court-documents-denver-intelligence-eric-coomer-dominion-voting-system-generative#Two US federal judges have made groundbreaking decisions allowing tech companies to use copyrighted materials to train their large language models (LLMs). Meta Platforms Inc and Loeb & Loeb's Tal Dickstein are among those who benefit from these rulings, which set a precedent for the future of artificial intelligence and intellectual property.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/big-tech-wins-in-copyright-cases-come-with-strings-attachedNvidia's data center semis AI TAM has been revised upward by Citigroup analyst Atif Malik, now projected to reach $563 billion by 2028, a 13% increase from his prior estimate. The boost is driven by stronger-than-expected demand from sovereign AI initiatives and a significant increase in networking sales, which is expected to hit $119 billion, a 32% jump from his previous forecast. Malik has raised his Nvidia data center sales forecasts for FY2027 and FY2028 by 5% and 11%, respectively, with compute sales expected to grow 4% and 8% above previous estimates. The analyst now projects a higher price target of $190, implying a further 20% upside for Nvidia shares over the coming year.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/citigroup-bangs-the-drum-on-nvidia-stock-1034880578OpenAI has hired top engineers from Tesla, xAI, and Meta, including Uday Ruddarraju and David Lau, to strengthen its core AI infrastructure and gain a competitive edge in the AI market.
https://indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/openai-snags-4-high-profile-engineers-including-xais-uday-ruddarraju-amid-meta-poaching-spree-2752957-2025-07-09