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AI’s biggest players are making moves well before they show up in a press release. OpenAI is in early talks for an acquisition that could deepen its push into cybersecurity, and self-driving software startup Applied Intuition is fielding investor offers that would put it among the most valuable AI startups outside the big labs.

Behind the headlines is a bigger question investors, founders and operators are watching: Which companies and investors are shaping tech’s next cycle?

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