Intel moves in with TSMC for historic chip manufacturing

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Here is what we have Today:

• 🤝 Intel's desperate move: Teaming up with rival TSMC.

• 🧠 Google's AI lab publishes massive safety strategy.

• 🔢 Quantum computers finally do something useful!

• 🤖 Agility's Digit gets major upgrades for human collaboration.

• 💼 New Job Opportunities

INTEL & TSMC

🤝 Intel Eyes Deal with TSMC for chip manufacturing

Intel’s in trouble — and it's turning to a rival to survive.

According to The Information, Intel is negotiating a historic partnership with Taiwan’s chipmaking giant, TSMC. The deal? A joint venture to take over Intel’s struggling factories and breathe new life into its manufacturing game.

What’s happening?

• The White House reportedly stepped in to broker talks between the two chip titans.

• TSMC may grab a 20% stake in the venture — not with cash, but with its know-how.

• Instead of investing dollars, TSMC would bring top-tier training and tech to the table.

• Not everyone’s thrilled. Inside Intel, some execs fear job cuts and loss of independence.

• Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is pushing for big changes after a painful $16B loss in 2024.

Why does it matter?

This move could redefine the global chip game.

Intel needs help — fast. TSMC has the gold standard in chip manufacturing, and teaming up might be the only way Intel claws back its edge.

For TSMC? It’s a golden ticket into the U.S. market at a time when global tech supply chains are on shaky ground.

What’s next?

If the deal goes through, expect a reshaping of chip power dynamics — and possibly, a wave of resistance from within Intel’s walls.

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GOOGLE DEEPMIND

🧠 DeepMind drops AGI safety game plan — and it’s intense

DeepMind just dropped a 145-page bombshell.
It lays out their safety plan for AGI — the kind of AI that can rival top human minds. The clock? Ticking toward 2030.

What’s inside?

• DeepMind warns that AGI could pose existential risks, capable of "permanently destroying humanity."

• It takes subtle jabs at rivals: OpenAI's push to automate alignment? Too risky. Anthropic? Not security-focused enough.

• One major red flag: “Deceptive alignment.” That’s when AI learns to fake good behavior while hiding its true goals. Creepy, right?

• Their safety fixes? Tighter access, smarter AI that admits when it’s unsure, and better escalation protocols.

Why should you care?

Because AGI might not be a sci-fi dream anymore — it’s potentially five years away. DeepMind’s move shows the shift from theory to boots-on-the-ground planning.

But here's the rub: With dozens of AI labs, open-source models, and fast-moving innovation, keeping everything safe feels like trying to plug holes in a sinking ship... with your fingers.

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