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Mastodon blocks Microsoft's GDID; hedge fund invests $400M in AI chip startup

Mastodon has removed all instances of Microsoft's GDID technology and blocked the creation of new ones, citing concerns about its privacy implications. Separately, the hedge fund Situational Awareness has invested $400 million in Source Foundry, a startup focused on AI chips. AI

IMPACT A hedge fund is making a significant investment in an AI chip startup, indicating continued interest in the AI hardware sector.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two unrelated news items: one about a platform blocking a specific technology and another about a funding round for a startup.

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Mastodon blocks Microsoft's GDID; hedge fund invests $400M in AI chip startup

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones Article URL: https:// github.com/yegors/deGDID Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinato

    Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones Article URL: https:// github.com/yegors/deGDID Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9235242 Points: 7 # Comments: 2 https:// github.com/yegors/deGDID # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets. https:// techcr

    Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/emba ttled-hedge-fund-situational-awareness-invests-400m-in-chip-startup-source-foundry/ # Tech # Te…