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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-08-25: 1. Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC The AI hedge fund went from "the talk of Wall Street" to "subject of federal subpoenas" faster than you can say "diversify your portfolio." 2. Instinct AI Assistant Raises Privacy Red Flags Early testers of Instinct's powerful AI assistant are praising its capabilities, but security experts are flagging serious concerns about its sweeping access and ability to act on users' behalf. The t 3. General Intuition Raises $6B for Robotics AI General Intuition, building foundation models for AI agents that move through physical space, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion valuation from major investors including Valor Ventures and Point72. 4. Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO The president bought when the stock was in the mid-$150 range. SpaceX finished trading on Monday back at its IPO price of $135. 5. Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Replit CEO Amjad Masad will share his perspective on the future of programming and Replit's role in developing it. Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-08-25.html