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Chinese Robots Banned, AI Labs Say Slow Down, Stripe's $10B OpenRouter Bet

Jul 29, 2026Watch on YouTube

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Venture Roundtable: Chinese robot bans, AI slowdown calls, and OpenRouter's $10B price tag Jason Calacanis, David Weisburd, Deedy Das, and Lo Toney break down the FCC's ban on Chinese robots, 1,000+ AI staffers calling for a slowdown before recursive self-improvement, Stripe's reported $10B bid for OpenRouter, Moonshot's $35B raise, Nvidia's $5B bet on SSI, Zuckerberg's superintelligence op-ed, and whether mega-funds are squeezing out emerging managers.