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• 👶 Silicon Valley’s race to create gene-edited babies

• 🤖 Wikipedia wants AI firms to pay for its content

• 💰 SoftBank sells all Nvidia shares for $5.8 billion

• ⚖️ EU to relax GDPR rules to boost AI training

• 🧑‍💻 China launches new visa to lure tech talent

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👶 Silicon Valley’s race to create gene-edited babies ↗️LINK

• What: A new San Francisco startup called Preventive, backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, is exploring how to create babies free of genetic diseases. The company wants to edit embryos before birth—a practice banned in the U.S.—and has looked for countries like the UAE where it might be allowed.

• Why: Investors believe gene editing could stop inherited diseases and make future generations healthier. But scientists warn the science isn’t ready and could lead to dangerous or unethical experiments.

• Impact: The project highlights how Silicon Valley money is racing ahead of regulation, reviving fears of “designer babies” and a new era of genetic inequality.

🤖 Wikipedia wants AI firms to pay for its content ↗️LINK

• What: The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, is urging AI companies to use its paid API instead of scraping its site for free. The paid service, Wikimedia Enterprise, helps companies use Wikipedia data safely while supporting the site’s operations.

• Why: Wikipedia says AI bots are overloading its servers and reducing human traffic, which dropped 8% in the past year. It also wants AI developers to give proper credit to its volunteer contributors.

• Impact: The move aims to protect Wikipedia’s future, ensuring it stays reliable, transparent, and supported in the AI era.

💰 SoftBank sells all Nvidia shares for $5.8 billion ↗️LINK

• What: SoftBank sold its entire 32.1 million-share stake in Nvidia for $5.83 billion in October, along with part of its T-Mobile holdings worth $9.17 billion. The move is part of its broader “asset monetization” strategy to strengthen finances and fund new investments.

• Why: The firm is raising over $30 billion this quarter to fuel massive bets on AI, including $22.5 billion for OpenAI and $6.5 billion for Ampere. Executives said the sale wasn’t a negative signal toward Nvidia.

• Impact: SoftBank’s Vision Fund posted a $19 billion gain, doubling profits, as it ramps up spending across the global AI ecosystem.

⚖️ EU to relax GDPR rules to boost AI training ↗️LINK

• What: The European Commission has proposed easing GDPR restrictions to let companies train AI models on personal data under a “legitimate interest” basis—no explicit consent required if safeguards and an opt-out exist.

• Why: The goal is to make EU AI development more competitive by reducing compliance burdens and modernizing privacy rules for the AI era.

• Impact: Privacy advocates warn this could weaken data protection, while businesses see it as a key step to keeping AI innovation in Europe.

🧑‍💻 China launches new visa to lure tech talent ↗️LINK

• What: China has introduced a new K-visa for foreign science and technology professionals, allowing them to enter the country without a prior job offer. The move complements the existing R-visa but with easier requirements.

• Why: The visa aims to attract global tech talent and compete with the U.S., where tighter immigration policies have made the H-1B program less predictable.

• Impact: While boosting China’s innovation drive, locals fear increased competition in an already tough job market.

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