Notable links: July 3, 2026

Most Fridays, I share a handful of pieces that caught my eye at the intersection of technology, media, and society.Did I miss something important? Send me an email to let me know.Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe for free.OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stakeIn order to ward off backlash against AI and curry favor with the Trump administration, Sam Altman has floated the idea of giving 5% of OpenAI to a wealth fund that pays dividends to both the government and citizens — and that every leading AI vendor should do the same.“Sam Altman, chief executive of the ChatGPT maker, has argued that giving the public a financial stake in the company is the best way to share the upside of AI and has suggested a stake of this size in early conversations with the administration, according to two people familiar with the talks.”It’s transparently a way to align everyone with AI vendor profits. If the sector increases in value, the government and the voting population…