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.
Experienced developers work 19% slower with AI coding tools but think they're 20% faster. New study challenges AI's flagship use case and shows why self-reported productivity gains can't be trusted.
Chinese AI company DeepSeek caught training its model on Google's data while simultaneously censoring 85% of government criticism topics. How companies steal billions in training costs.
Former Cisco executives have developed a solution geared towards preventing unexpected IT emergencies, aiming for uninterrupted operations.
Sahil Lavingia joined Elon Musk's government efficiency team with Silicon Valley confidence. Fifty-five days later, he got fired for telling reporters what he found inside. His account reveals who really ran DOGE—and why the VA surprised him.
The world's richest man walked away from Washington this week after his attempts to block a rival's AI deal backfired. What made Elon Musk finally quit Trump's team—and why won't he pay the $100 million he promised?
UC Berkeley researchers discovered AI models can teach themselves complex reasoning by monitoring their own confidence levels—no human feedback or answer keys required. The implications reach far beyond the lab.
A former AI researcher left his Munich lab to chase what he calls the "holy grail" of artificial intelligence. His startup just raised $13 million with barely more than a demo video. What convinced investors to bet big on something that doesn't exist yet?
Tim Cook skipped Trump's Middle East trip. Days later, the president threatened a 25% tariff on iPhones made outside America. The timing wasn't coincidence—it was payback that ended their once-cozy relationship.
Oracle just agreed to spend $40 billion on chips for OpenAI's first independent data center. The deal marks OpenAI's break from Microsoft after years of relying on its cloud. Why now, and what does this mean for the AI race?
Elon Musk's efficiency team is pushing his Grok AI into federal agencies while he profits from each contract. Three government sources reveal how sensitive data on millions of Americans may be training his chatbot.
OpenAI's $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's startup could reshape how we interact with AI. But first, the iPhone designer must solve a puzzle that's stumped the industry: What comes after smartphones?
Google's new AI pauses to consider multiple solutions before answering complex problems. Early tests show remarkable results in mathematical competitions, but questions about real-world applications remain. What happens when machines learn to think more carefully?
Microsoft just made its AI coding tools open source - a move that could reshape how developers work. The decision opens up GitHub Copilot's core features and adds an autonomous coding agent that writes and fixes code on its own. Here's what developers need to know.
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