Chinese startup Moonshot AI released Kimi K2, an open-source model that matches GPT-4.1 performance while costing five times less. Silicon Valley's response? OpenAI delayed their planned open-source release hours after K2 launched.
Google snatched Windsurf's CEO and co-founder in a $2.4B talent raid after OpenAI's $3B acquisition collapsed. Microsoft's partnership constraints are backfiring, handing wins to competitors in the escalating AI talent wars.
Musk promised truth-seeking AI. When Grok 4 tackles politics, it searches Musk's posts first. Tests show 54 of 64 citations came from him. Accident or intent? The answer matters for every AI system we build.
Andreessen Horowitz aims to raise $20 billion for AI investments according to Reuters, dwarfing its previous funds. The venture firm wants to tap international investors eager to back U.S. artificial intelligence companies. The mega-fund signals a dramatic shift in venture capital.
Researchers from ETH Zurich and Nanjing University have created DeepProtein, a new deep learning library that makes complex protein analysis as simple as ordering takeout.
The White House wants federal agencies to go all-in on artificial intelligence. And fast. A sweeping directive issued Monday orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers and craft strategies for expanding AI use across government operations.
In a twist that would make economists cringe, America's latest trade policy looks like it came straight from ChatGPT. The Trump administration's new tariff calculations match what AI language models suggest when asked about trade policy.
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