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Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund, Situational Awareness, collapsed from $45 billion to around $10 billion in assets ...

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An 8 employee hedge fund that was up hundreds of percent and used aggressive leverage is asking investors for more cash to meet margin calls. The tropes in this particular bull market couldn't get any lazier. www.ft.com/content/2803 ...

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-- George Pearkes (@peark.es) 5:41 AM · Jul 30, 2026

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$35 billion here $35 billion there. Soon we will be talking about REAL money!

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