xAI bets speed beats smarts in AI coding wars. New model prioritizes rapid tool loops over raw capability, launching free via GitHub Copilot with aggressive pricing. Platform partnerships signal broader shift from proprietary tools to commodity competition.
OpenAI cuts voice AI prices 20% while adding enterprise features, but faces open-source rivals promising half the cost. The race for production-ready voice agents intensifies as integration complexity becomes the new battleground.
Anthropic abandons its 30-day data deletion promise, asking Claude users to choose: opt into 5-year retention for AI training or keep the old policy. The September deadline reveals industry-wide hunger for conversation data.
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