US Curbs on Anthropic Seen as a Gift to China’s AI Push
As Washington limits Anthropic's and OpenAI's top models on security grounds, critics warn the restrictions are handing momentum to Chinese open-weight rivals like GLM-5.2.
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Magnificent 7 Sheds $2.3 Trillion in June on AI Spending Doubts
About $2.3 trillion was wiped from the Magnificent 7 in June as investors questioned Big Tech's huge AI spending, even as chip and memory stocks kept...
Extreme Heat and Severe Weather Emerge as Threats to AI Data Centers
A record European heatwave is highlighting a growing threat to the AI boom: extreme weather that stresses data centers and the power grids they depend on...
Microsoft Heads for Worst Month Since 2008 on AI Spending Fears
Microsoft is heading for its worst month since 2008 as investors worry that its heavy AI spending may not pay off and that AI could erode...
South Korea Unveils $880 Billion Chip and AI Investment Drive
South Korea announced about $880 billion in planned investment to expand chipmaking, AI data centers and robotics, aiming to double memory output and revive regions outside...
HP Scales OpenAI Frontier Partnership to Deploy AI Across Operations
HP is scaling a strategic partnership with OpenAI, using the Frontier platform to roll out AI agents across customer support, software development and security after early...
Google Caps Meta’s Use of Gemini AI Amid Compute Shortage
Google has limited Meta's use of its Gemini AI models after Meta sought more computing capacity than Google could supply, delaying some of Meta's internal projects.
OpenAI Leans Toward Delaying Its IPO to 2027 Over Valuation
OpenAI is leaning toward pushing its IPO to 2027 rather than accept less than a $1 trillion valuation, weeks after filing confidentially for a US listing.
Google Builds Computer Use Into Gemini 3.5 Flash as a Native Tool
Gemini 3.5 Flash computer use folds screen control into one cheap model with prompt-injection safeguards, though it is a preview and the benchmark is self-reported.
OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Models Under US Government Access Limits
GPT-5.6 Sol brings stronger coding and cyber capabilities with OpenAI's most robust safeguards, but a government-approved rollout echoes the Anthropic model ban.
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.
OpenAI Updates GPT-5.5 Instant for Better Advice and Shopping
OpenAI updated GPT-5.5 Instant, ChatGPT's default model, to feel more conversational and handle advice, planning and shopping better across longer exchanges.