Top of Stack: Safety Sprints, Shutdown Looms, and AI Money Goes Mega

From AI safety diplomacy to mega-checks for infrastructure and models, this week’s stack shows the industry scaling fast while policy and markets try to keep their footing.

AI is maturing in public: infrastructure is being bought in bulk, foundational talent is reorganizing, and regulators are moving from hearings to handshakes, and, at times, handcuffs. The week’s mix includes CoreWeave’s multibillion-dollar build with Meta, Google’s AI Mode push, and rumblings of a $100B bet on OpenAI, colliding with California’s new AI law, SEC shifts around crypto, and the specter of a federal shutdown. Markets are cautious but not frozen; banks are sketching AI-native operating models; and healthcare leaders are bracing for policy and payment shocks. For communicators and executives, the signal is clear: readiness beats reaction.
 

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