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OpenAI's head of safety, Johannes Heidecke, is leaving as OpenAI integrates its research and safety teams; Mia Glaese will become VP of research and safety (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-head-of-safety-leaving/

OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company
Johannes Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to further integrate its research and safety teams.

Ex-Eagles Star Admits Christian Parker Leaving for Cowboys 'Hurt Feelings' https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/ex-eagles-star-admits-christian-parker-leaving-for-cowboys-hurt-feelings

88 Corporations That Paid No US Federal Income Tax in 2025 Spent $852 Million on Recent Lobbying, Elections | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tax-dodging-corporations-spend-big-on-lobbying

Top Jon Husted Senate Aide Kept Working for Ohio Lobbying Firm (Tyler Spence/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/ohio/jon-husted-sean-dunn-lobbying-firm
http://www.memeorandum.com/260611/p13#a260611p13

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Military strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran
may constitute a war crime,
military and legal experts say,
after reviewing media reports and visual evidence of a 10 June strike on Bemani,
a small district about 2 miles from the strait of Hormuz.
It’s unclear if the strikes deliberately targeted the district’s water tanks,
or if they unintentionally destroyed a key reservoir for about 20,000 people living nearby.
But if t…

Paramount's Makan Delrahim says everything is on the table to end the suit against Paramount's WBD deal and chatter about leaving California is not "blackmail" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/08/paramount-warner-b…

Paramount’s Makan Delrahim Says “Everything Is On The Table” In Finding Merger Resolution, Says Leaving California Is A Consideration But Not “Blackmail”
The company's chief legal officer denied that a threat to leave the state was "blackmail."

Sources: the AI-driven memory chip shortage kicks off a rush of DC lobbying; many US officials appear unsympathetic to Apple's desire to buy Chinese chips (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/technology/memory-chip-shortage-ai.html

A.I.-Driven Chip Crunch Leads to New Rush of Lobbying in Washington
As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.

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The Early Years:
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Brad Lightcap, who most recently led OpenAI's special projects division and formerly was its COO, says he is leaving the company "to start something new" (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/o

OpenAI Special Projects Lead, Former COO Brad Lightcap To Depart
Brad Lightcap, who most recently led OpenAI’s special projects division and formerly was its chief operating officer, told staff on Tuesday that he is leaving the company, according to a copy of the memo viewed by The Information and a post from Lightcap on X. “Over the last few months, I’ve been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success,” Lightcap wrote