00:00Last week reshaped the future of AI, energy, and geopolitics, and most people missed it.
00:05First, OpenAI rolled out new safety guardrails for miners and locked in a research alliance with the U.S. Department of Energy.
00:13The goal? Advanced AI research while securing public trust as models get more powerful.
00:18Meanwhile, China just crossed a massive milestone.
00:22Its power generation capacity hit 3.75 terawatts, nearly three times the U.S. total,
00:28and it now has 34 nuclear reactors under construction, more than the next nine countries combined.
00:35That power gap matters because AI runs on energy, which brings us to SoftBank.
00:40SoftBank is reportedly racing to raise $22.5 billion for OpenAI, even considering asset sales and debt,
00:48as the cost of competing in AI explodes.
00:51At the same time, Meta Platforms is developing two new AI models, Mango for images and video,
00:57and Avocado for Kodi, both expected in 2026.
01:01And finally, TikTok is moving closer to a U.S. future,
01:05signing a deal to form a new American joint venture backed by Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX,
01:12with a target close date of January 22nd.
01:15AI isn't just a tech race anymore.
01:16It's an energy race, a capital race, and a geopolitical one,
01:20and the lines are being drawn right now.
01:23So make sure you follow Benzinga to get real-time news impacting the markets.
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