SCHEDULE 13D/A: General Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership
Published on August 4, 2026
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
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Core Scientific, Inc. (Name of Issuer) | |
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (Title of Class of Securities) | |
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Adriana Schwartz Seward & Kissel LLP, One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY, 10004 212-574-1200 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) | |
07/15/2026 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | 21874A106 |
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Name of reporting person
Situational Awareness LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
 (b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
14,089,395.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the close of business on August 4, 2026. As of July 15, 2026, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 25,608,473 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | 21874A106 |
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Name of reporting person
SAF AI GP LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
14,089,395.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the close of business on August 4, 2026. As of July 15, 2026, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 25,608,473 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | 21874A106 |
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Name of reporting person
Situational Awareness LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
14,089,395.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the close of business on August 4, 2026. As of July 15, 2026, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 25,608,473 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | 21874A106 |
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Name of reporting person
Situational Awareness Partners LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
14,089,395.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the close of business on August 4, 2026. As of July 15, 2026, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 25,608,473 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | 21874A106 |
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Name of reporting person
Leopold Aschenbrenner | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
GERMANY
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
14,089,395.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN, HC |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the close of business on August 4, 2026. As of July 15, 2026, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 25,608,473 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | 21874A106 |
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Name of reporting person
Carl Shulman | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
14,089,395.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN, HC |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information set forth on this cover page reflects information as of the close of business on August 4, 2026. As of July 15, 2026, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own 25,608,473 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
Core Scientific, Inc. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
838 WALKER ROAD, SUITE 21-2105, DOVER,
DELAWARE
, 19904. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2025 (the "Original Schedule 13D", and the Original Schedule 13D as amended, the "Schedule 13D"). This Amendment No. 2 amends and restates Item 2(b) and Items 5(a)-(c) and (e) as set forth below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 2 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 2. | Identity and Background | |
| (b) | 77 Federal Street, Floor 4, San Francisco, CA 94107 | |
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and percentages of the Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons.
The percentages used in this Schedule 13D as of the close of business on August 4, 2026, are calculated based upon 321,340,441 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 23, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 28, 2026.
The percentages used in this Schedule 13D as of the close of business on July 15, 2026, are calculated based upon 317,885,292 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 1, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2026. | |
| (b) | See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition. | |
| (c) | Information concerning transactions in the shares of Common Stock effected by the Reporting Persons during the sixty (60) days preceding each of July 15, 2026 and August 4, 2026 is set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. | |
| (e) | August 3, 2026. | |
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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