April 28 2026 - AI Shockwaves: $5B Startup & OpenAI Phone RumorsAI Shockwaves: $5B Startup & OpenAI Phone Rumors

From David Silver’s new lab raising $1.1B at a $5.1B valuation to OpenAI phone rumors with MediaTek/Qualcomm, plus China blocking Meta’s $2B Manus buy and a ZDNet image-AI shootout where ChatGPT beats Gemini Nano Banana. Big money, hardware pivots, and geopolitical friction reshape AI.