The FT reports that OpenAI’s $500M initial equity stake, with an option for $1B more, will go into a Delaware LLC designed to accelerate AI adoption across PE portfolio companies. OpenAI is guaranteeing backers a 17.5% annual return. A close is expected in early May. OpenAI is set to commit up to $1.5 billion of […]

Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump's sudden upending of US semiconductor policy over the past year  —  High-tech semiconductor manufacturing began in the Lehigh Valley but promised federal funds for its revival have not come through

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Tencent launches an international beta for QClaw, its OpenClaw-based AI agent, and says the Chinese version, launched in March, reached over 1M users in 10 days  —  OpenClaw's founder publicly endorsed the product's rollout.  —  Tencent has launched an international beta for QClaw …

Financial Times:
TikTok's plan to build a ~$38B data center campus in Brazil, its first in Latin America, is facing local pushback over sustainability in a semi-arid area  —  TikTok's plan for $9.5bn data centre on Brazil's coast reflects national ambitions but is hit by environmental concerns

Renju Jose / Reuters:
Australia's eSafety Commissioner issues transparency notices to Roblox, Microsoft's Minecraft, and other online gaming platforms to detail child safety measures  —  Australia's internet regulator on Wednesday asked online gaming platforms including Roblox (RBLX.N) and Microsoft's (MSFT.O) …