Anthropic's $1.5B settlement with authors establishes first pricing benchmark for AI training data—$3,000 per pirated book. Court ruling split training rights from acquisition methods, reshaping how tech giants source content.
OpenAI's $10 billion custom chip bet with Broadcom promises cheaper ChatGPT and less Nvidia dependence—if the software stack delivers. First silicon ships 2026, but the real test is whether custom accelerators can match CUDA's mature ecosystem.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Tech executives lined up Thursday to shower Trump with billions in AI pledges. Microsoft promised
AI researchers cracked how to predict when language models turn harmful. Their 'persona vectors' can spot toxic behavior before it happens and prevent AI personalities from going bad during training.
Trump's AI Action Plan makes open-source a national priority as China dominates with models like DeepSeek-R1. America built the foundation but is now falling behind while Chinese researchers share everything. The roles have completely reversed.
Apple's scrambling to rebuild Siri by 2026 while a 30-person London startup already solved the productivity problem Cupertino is trying to crack. At $47.8M, Raycast costs Apple 4 hours of revenue—but Microsoft might grab it first.
Apple spent two years dismissing chatbots. Now it's building a ChatGPT rival through a secret 'Answers' team as the company scrambles to catch up in AI while bleeding talent to Meta and facing Siri delays until 2026.
Global AI governance takes center stage. Therapy meets ChatGPT. Data companies cash in. This week's biggest tech stories show the world grappling with artificial intelligence's rapid advance.
Singapore startup Manus challenges OpenAI and Google's single-agent 'Deep Research' by deploying 100+ AI agents simultaneously. Bold bet on parallel processing over sequential work, but zero evidence it actually works better.
OpenAI's Sam Altman admits he's "scared" of GPT-5, comparing its development to the Manhattan Project. The model launches this week, but internal testing reveals AI progress is slowing. Why is the CEO afraid of his own creation?
Anthropic cuts OpenAI's access to Claude models just weeks before GPT-5 launch, citing terms of service violations. OpenAI's engineers were using Claude Code internally to test their upcoming model. The timing raises questions about AI competition tactics.
Apple CEO Tim Cook rallied employees around AI in rare all-hands meeting, calling it "ours to grab" despite being late to the race. With iPhone revenue up 13% and major internal restructuring underway, Cook bets AI devices won't replace smartphones.
Google launches its most powerful AI yet, but at $250/month and with safety warnings about weapons knowledge, Deep Think raises questions about who gets access to advanced reasoning capabilities.
OpenAI closes $8.3B funding round months early, led by Dragoneer's record $2.8B single check. Early investors got squeezed as demand hit 5x capacity. Revenue jumped to $13B while Microsoft negotiations loom over IPO future.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Apple opened its wallet wide after crushing earnings—Cook's shopping for AI companies
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