Anthropic Races to Build AI Compute Capacity in Asia-Pacific
Anthropic is hiring across Australia and Japan to expand its AI data center capacity in Asia-Pacific, as soaring demand for Claude strains its infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the field of computer science focused on building machines and software capable of mimicking human cognitive processes. These include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI encompasses a wide range of technologies, from rule-based systems and machine learning to advanced deep learning and generative models. It is applied in everyday tools such as voice assistants, recommendation systems, fraud detection, autonomous vehicles, and medical diagnostics. The goal of AI is to enable systems to make decisions, adapt to new information, and operate with varying degrees of autonomy.
Immutable Cuts Game Teams to Bet on AI Marketing Platform
Web3 gaming unicorn Immutable cut 29 roles and gutted its in-house game studios to focus on Audience, an AI marketing platform for the broader games industry.
ByteDance Seeks $20 Billion Loan to Fund Its AI Buildout
ByteDance’s record offshore loan would nearly double its 2024 facility and help fund capital spending that could reach $70 billion this year on AI data centers.
Anthropic May Require Some Claude Users to Verify Their Identity
By
Daniel Mercer
• 3 mins read
A new Anthropic privacy policy taking effect July 8 lets the company ask some flagged Claude users to upload government IDs and submit biometric selfies.
Nvidia and Firebird Just Signed a $10 Billion AI Deal With Kazakhstan
By
Olivia Grant
• 3 mins read
Kazakhstan’s Data Center Valley would deploy 100,000 Nvidia GPUs near cheap power by 2027, though analysts flag execution risk after a history of stalled deals
Tech Layoffs Near 150,000 in 2026 as AI Wealth Surges
By
Samantha Reed
• 3 mins read
Tech firms have cut close to 150,000 jobs in 2026 while citing AI, even as AI-driven IPOs mint vast new fortunes, sharpening questions about who benefits.
U.S. Export Controls Force Anthropic to Disable Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Worldwide
By
Marcus Lee
• 3 mins read
Anthropic has disabled Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 globally after a U.S. government export-control directive restricted access to the models for foreign nationals, prompting the company to challenge the decision publicly.
SK Hynix Targets $14 Billion US Listing as Early as August
By
Olivia Grant
• 3 mins read
SK Hynix, Nvidia’s largest memory partner and the HBM market leader, awaits SEC clearance for an ADR listing as its stock trades at a persistent Korea discount
SpaceX Pitches Vertically Integrated AI Stack, Including Data Centers in Orbit
By
Samantha Reed
• 3 mins read
SpaceX is pitching investors on a vertically integrated AI strategy spanning chips, data centers and even compute satellites in orbit, bankrolled by Starlink’s profits.
Bezos’s Prometheus Raises $12 Billion at $41 Billion Valuation
By
Ethan Caldwell
• 3 mins read
Jeff Bezos’s industrial AI startup Prometheus raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation, emerging from stealth to build AI for engineering and manufacturing.