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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : OpenAI warns investors against “unauthorized opportunities” to gain exposure to its equity, including through special purpose vehicles   —  In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI through a variety of means,” including special purpose vehicles, known as SPVs.

Katie Tarasov / CNBC : A look at Texas Instruments' new 300mm wafer fab in Sherman, Texas, a part of its $60B US investment megaproject where some chips for iPhones will be made   —  When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio 's announcement this week halting work visas for foreign commercial truck drivers drew praise from conservatives in the wake of a deadly accident in Florida. "Effective immediately, we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers," Rubio announced on X on Thursday. "The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers." The move follows a deadly crash in Florida in which an illegal immigrant from India allegedly struck and killed three people while driving a truck. Questions still loom about how he obtained a commercial driver’s license, as federal investigators say the suspect, Harjinder Singh, failed English proficiency and road sign tests. OVER 55 MILLION VISA HOLDERS SUBJECTED TO CONTINUOUS VETTING AMID TRUMP ADMIN CRACKDOWN Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the C...

Mike Allen / Axios : Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, named by Trump as the first US chief design officer, says he wants to update federal websites to an “Apple Store-like experience”   —  Joe Gebbia — a co-founder of Airbnb who was named by President Trump this week to be the first U.S. chief design officer …

Richard Henderson / Bloomberg : Australia orders Binance Australia to hire an external auditor within 28 days over “serious concerns” with money laundering and terrorism financing controls   —  Australia's financial crimes agency ordered Binance Holdings Ltd.'s local arm to appoint an external auditor after finding …

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is renewing the call for DNA testing for migrants to prevent trafficking at the southern border in a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security on Friday morning. Blackburn noted the recent passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" contains funding for the practice in the billions intended for border security and immigration enforcement. "As an essential component of that commitment, this landmark legislation provides critical resources to prevent child trafficking and child recycling—specifically allocating funds for ‘collecting fingerprints’ and ‘collecting DNA’ in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act," the senator wrote in the letter . YOUNGKIN CREDITS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WITH BOLSTERING ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING EFFORTS "Implementation of this critical provision will be a significant step forward in our fight to protect these innocent children—many of whom were trafficked into the Unite...

Wall Street Journal : Trump says Intel has agreed to give the US a 10% stake; source: the government won't be on the board or play a major role in Intel's governance; INTC jumps 6%+   —  Move comes after days of discussion in Washington about options for troubled American chipmaker's future