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Google's star AI researcher Noam Shazeer just left for OpenAI. "Noam was working on pre-training at Gemini… And pre-training is something that Google is viewed to be really strong at. And OpenAI is viewed to have been kind of weaker at.” It’ll help as “OpenAI tries to catch
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An audit of Anthropic customers’ bills uncovered invoicing errors, finding about $1.7 million in mistaken overcharges. The Information’s Laura Bratton explains how those errant changes could happen: "Maybe there was an AI agent that continued to retry a task that it was
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SpaceX’s rapid IPO suggests OpenAI and Anthropic could make their prospectuses public within weeks. Read more:
SpaceX’s 74-Day IPO Sets Pace for OpenAI, Anthropic
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Sam Altman’s decision to stagger OpenAI’s latest model release at the government’s request shows the power of pragmatic leadership. Dario Amodei may face the same test as Anthropic clashes with regulators over Fable. Read more:
Altman, Amodei and Why the Pragmatic Survive
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We identified 300+ bans on data center development that state and local governments throughout the U.S., with 75+ more under consideration. See the comprehensive map of data center bans:
The 300-Plus Bans and Moratoriums Threatening the U.S. Data Center Boom
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AI agents are moving from reactive assistants to proactive workforces. Allie K. Miller, AI Advisor & CEO of Open Machine, explains how her army of 34 AI agents operates: "They're completing tasks proactively. I think that's one of the bigger shifts that has come from the
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SpaceX’s xAI is leaning into Grok’s image and video tools as OpenAI and Anthropic hold back on visual AI. Much of Grok’s demand, though, appears tied to adult content that could create legal and reputational risks. Read more:
XAI Bets on Grok’s Racy Side
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Robin Zeng, exacting and detail obsessed, keeps a stranglehold over a market that touches everything from AI data centers to electric cars. Even if Silicon Valley wanted to, it couldn't live without him. Full story:
How a Chinese Megabillionaire Became the Jensen Huang of Batteries
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Exclusive: DeepSeek raised $7.4 billion after Anthropic’s Mythos preview convinced CEO Liang Wenfeng that China’s top AI lab needed far more money to compete. More details:
Anthropic’s Mythos Spooked DeepSeek, Prompting Its $7.4 Billion Fundraising
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The move raises the question of whether the government’s oversight of these new models is actually voluntary, as the Trump administration has insisted. More analysis:
Trump Administration Asks OpenAI to Stagger Release of New Model Over Security Concerns
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Exclusive: Google is reorganizing its recently launched strike team working on AI coding tools to try to catch up with Anthropic in the most lucrative AI applications. Full story:
Google Revamps New AI Coding Strike Team Amid Struggle to Catch Up With Anthropic
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Since the start of the year, cities, towns, counties and states across America have slammed the brakes on allowing new data centers in their backyards. We've created a comprehensive map of state and local measures across the country to block or pause data centers. See the map,
The 300-Plus Bans and Moratoriums Threatening the U.S. Data Center Boom
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Kalshi has topped $2 billion in annualized revenue, putting it within striking distance of far older finance companies. But its $22 billion valuation depends on whether investors see it as a brokerage, exchange or betting app. Read more in our Finance newsletter:
What’s a Bet on Kalshi Really Worth?
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