Google and Blackstone have formed a new AI infrastructure company focused on offering cloud access to Google’s TPU chips. The venture aims to expand alternatives to Nvidia-powered AI infrastructure with $5 billion in initial funding.
KPMG has formed a global alliance with Anthropic to deploy Claude across its Digital Gateway platform and workforce of more than 276,000 employees.
Meta is moving thousands of employees into AI-focused teams while cutting 10% of its workforce as part of a broader organizational overhaul. The restructuring comes as new labor data shows AI-exposed occupations across the U.S. continue to lose jobs.
Amazon has introduced Alexa Podcasts, a feature that generates custom AI-powered podcast episodes on demand through Alexa+. The tool transforms news, educational topics, and personal interests into conversational audio content tailored to users.
Accenture has expanded its collaboration with Stellantis and Nvidia to build AI-powered digital twins for automotive manufacturing.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has warned that growing dependence on AI-generated answers could weaken critical thinking and human curiosity. Researchers and academics say AI tools can aid learning, but overreliance risks reducing cognitive engagement and long-term knowledge development.
xAI has launched Grok Build, a coding agent and command-line tool aimed at professional software development workflows. The early beta release targets competitors such as Anthropic’s Claude Code as xAI pushes deeper into the AI coding market.
OpenAI has launched personal finance tools for ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S., allowing account connections through Plaid for spending analysis, portfolio tracking, and financial planning.
More than 45,000 Samsung workers are threatening an 18-day strike over bonus disparities tied to the AI chip boom. The dispute risks disrupting global semiconductor supply chains and deepening tensions inside Samsung’s chip business.
Anthropic and PwC have expanded their strategic partnership to deploy Claude across PwC’s global workforce and enterprise clients. The alliance focuses on AI agents, finance transformation, and enterprise automation across regulated industries.
More than 50 researchers and engineers have reportedly left Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI since February following the merger of SpaceX and xAI.
OpenAI has added Codex support to the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to manage coding agents and long-running development tasks from iOS and Android devices.
Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview to help identify vulnerabilities and develop a macOS privilege escalation exploit targeting Apple’s M5 silicon.
Mistral AI is developing a cybersecurity-focused AI model for European banks as institutions seek alternatives to restricted U.S. systems like Anthropic’s Mythos.
Anthropic has introduced Agent View for Claude Code, allowing developers to manage multiple AI coding agents from a single interface. The update also adds a continuous execution mode that lets Claude work uninterrupted until a task is completed.