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Anthropic has called on the global AI industry to consider slowing or temporarily pausing frontier model development, warning that AI systems are already automating parts of their own creation and that full recursive self-improvement – where AI designs and trains its own successors without human involvement – could arrive within one to two years.

Microsoft has introduced seven proprietary AI models spanning reasoning, coding, image generation, transcription, and voice synthesis.

Meta has eased plans to track employee computer activity for AI training after internal criticism, introducing new controls that allow workers to pause data collection or request exemptions.

Anthropic has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, positioning itself for one of the most closely watched AI listings in history.

OpenAI has introduced role-specific plugins, collaborative websites, and annotation tools for Codex as the platform expands beyond software development. More than 5 million people now use Codex weekly, with non-developers becoming one of its fastest-growing user groups.

Investors and technology leaders increasingly view humanoid robots as the next major growth opportunity in artificial intelligence. Industry forecasts suggest the market could expand from a few billion dollars today to hundreds of billions within the next decade.

Anthropic says cybercriminals are increasingly using AI for advanced post-compromise operations and autonomous attack chains. The company argues that existing cybersecurity frameworks may no longer fully capture how AI-powered threats operate.

Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing to approximately 200 organizations using Claude Mythos Preview to identify software vulnerabilities. The initiative aims to strengthen cybersecurity defenses as increasingly powerful AI models become widely available.

Morningstar has valued SpaceX at $780 billion, far below the company’s reported $1.75 trillion IPO target. The research firm cited uncertainty around SpaceX’s AI business, Starlink’s long-term prospects, and unproven technologies.

Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion through stock offerings and a strategic investment from Berkshire Hathaway to expand AI infrastructure. The funding will support growing demand for Google’s AI services and computing capacity.

Major AI companies are increasingly focusing on humanoid robots as the next frontier of artificial intelligence. The shift is drawing investments from Nvidia, OpenAI, Tesla, Meta, and a growing group of robotics startups seeking to bring AI into the physical world.

OpenAI has launched a dedicated robotics division focused on building humanoid robots for infrastructure projects and future consumer use. The move expands the company’s ambitions beyond software and places it in direct competition with Tesla’s Optimus program.

SoftBank plans to invest €45 billion in three large-scale AI data centers in France as part of a broader €93 billion foreign investment push announced at the Choose France summit.

ElevenLabs has introduced Dubbing v2, a new AI dubbing model that preserves a speaker’s tone, pacing, and emotional delivery across more than 90 languages.

Intel has disclosed new details about Crescent Island, its next-generation AI accelerator designed for data centers and agentic AI workloads. The chip is expected to launch later this year as Intel seeks to compete more aggressively with Nvidia in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.