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Apple confronts rising memory chip prices as iPhone demand surges, weighing whether to raise prices or absorb costs, a choice that could reshape the global smartphone market.

OpenAI introduced Frontier, a platform enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI agents across business workflows. The system turns AI into practical coworkers that learn, act, and improve over time.

A new platform called Rent a Human allows AI agents to outsource tasks to real people when automation falls short, highlighting an unusual hybrid model of human-in-the-loop labor.

Claude AI will remain ad-free, Anthropic says, ensuring conversations are unbiased and focused on productivity, while revenue comes from subscriptions and enterprise contracts.

OpenAI has introduced the Codex app for macOS, a new desktop interface designed to help developers manage multiple AI agents in parallel and supervise long-running software projects more effectively.

Artificial intelligence has become the top investment theme for global family offices, while cryptocurrencies remain largely sidelined, according to JPMorgan’s latest global survey.

SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, combining rockets, satellites, and artificial intelligence into a vertically integrated effort aimed at scaling AI compute beyond Earth.

NASA has used an AI model from Anthropic to help plan driving routes for its Perseverance rover on Mars, marking the first time AI-generated commands guided a planetary rover.

Amazon is in early discussions to invest tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI, a move that could deepen its position in the global AI race and make it the startup’s largest new backer.

OpenAI is developing an early-stage social network designed to limit bots by verifying real users, potentially using biometric identity tools such as Face ID or iris scanning.

Anthropic’s Claude AI now allows users to interact directly with workplace tools like Slack, Figma, and Canva inside the chat interface. The update aims to reduce context switching and make collaboration more visible and interactive.

Open-source AI assistant Clawdbot has rebranded as Moltbot following a trademark request from Anthropic, with no changes to the product’s functionality or mission.

A new assessment by Common Sense Media finds xAI’s Grok chatbot exposes minors to sexual, violent, and unsafe content, with weak age verification and ineffective safety controls.

Microsoft has introduced Maia 200, a new AI chip built with TSMC and designed to power GPT-5.2 and Microsoft 365 Copilot, promising faster, more efficient AI performance.

Analysts warn 2026 could be a pivotal year for OpenAI and other private AI companies as investors focus on profitability amid rising compute costs and IPO speculation.