Satellite launches, AI funding, and legal AI sanctions

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Ars Technica reports that some satellite companies still prefer dedicated boutique launch services. TechCrunch reports Mecka AI is nearing a $500M valuation in a Sequoia-led round, and that Khosla Ventures is opening its first office outside Sand Hill Road in New York this fall. TechCrunch also reports Y Combinator's Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to distill frontier models, and that 25 mathematicians signed an open letter arguing AI labs threaten their work. The Verge reports New Mexico's Supreme Court fined lawyer Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt over AI-fabricated witn

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  • Space launch demand
    • Ars Technica: boutique launch appetite persists
    • Dedicated launch called essential by some
  • AI investment
    • TechCrunch: Mecka AI nears $500M valuation
    • Sequoia leads reported round
    • Khosla Ventures opening New York office
  • Open-weight AI debate
    • TechCrunch: Garry Tan urges US distillation
    • Tan seeks non-Chinese open-weight options
  • AI and research
    • TechCrunch: mathematicians sign open letter
    • Letter says AI labs threaten intellectual work
  • AI in courts
    • The Verge: lawyer fined $5K
    • New Mexico court cites fabricated witnesses
  • Game theory research
    • Ars Technica: random rewards enrich strategies
    • Simple games gain rich strategies

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