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Situational Awareness Hit by AI Selloff

Bloomberg Technology Friday 31 July 2026, 06:11 UTC 1 min read
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Jul 31st, 2026 Situational Awareness Hit by AI Selloff Situational Awareness, Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, was forced to sell billions of dollars of technology investments that had rapidly lost value, as nervous banks began to demand more collateral for his trades. Ken Griffin's Citadel hedge fund reached out to Situational Awareness and snapped up the investments at a discount, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens reports.

Jul 31st, 2026 Situational Awareness Hit by AI Selloff Situational Awareness, Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, was forced to sell billions of dollars of technology investments that had rapidly lost value, as nervous banks began to demand more collateral for his trades. Ken Griffin's Citadel hedge fund reached out to Situational Awareness and snapped up the investments at a discount, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens reports.
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