Posts tagged “business”

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I Scored Every "Open Source" AI Model Released in 2026 Against the Actual Definition. None of Them Pass.

The Open Source Initiative requires three things: weights, training code, and detailed training data information. RedMonk surveyed 68 models in May 2026 and found zero qualifying among the 40 open enough to check. Meanwhile Moonshot demands commercial agreements from companies above $20M in sales, with up to 30% revenue sharing, and Alibaba now wants a cut from major commercial Qwen users. The label did not get abused. It got redefined into a revenue tier.

Nvidia Said There Is No Evidence of Chip Diversion to China. A Senate Committee Disagreed.

Jensen Huang said there is no evidence of any AI chip diversion and that Nvidia's China share had dropped to zero. Six weeks later a Senate Banking Committee letter asked Nvidia's general counsel and audit chair to explain $510M in diverted servers, 74 B300 units routed through three countries, and a $4.5B write-off that Nvidia's own 10-K already disclosed. The documents are public. I read them.

Startup Funding - Understanding Rounds Dilution and Terms

A plain-English map of startup funding: venture-scale vs durable profitable companies, what actually happens at pre-seed, seed, Series A and beyond, how dilution compounds round over round, and the four term-sheet clauses (liquidation preference, protective provisions, pro rata, drag-along) that decide who really controls the company.

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