OpenAI in talks for $30B round with UAE funds and BlackRock
The reported raise would be among the largest private funding rounds ever and would extend Gulf and asset-manager exposure to OpenAI's compute buildout.
Bloomberg.com · +3 outlets
OpenAI to watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU under AI Act
The invisible textGrain marks apply first to EU users as OpenAI moves to comply with the bloc's AI transparency requirements.
The Verge · +14 outlets
AI lab executives testify at NYC council hearing on safety practices
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta executives faced city lawmakers as scrutiny of AI safety and security practices intensifies.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Nvidia stock hits record high as market cap nears $6 trillion
Strong AI-driven revenue at key suppliers and continued spending on data center hardware pushed the chipmaker to a fresh all-time high.
finance.yahoo.com · +14 outlets
Reflection AI unveils Beam, a 501B open-weight model to rival Chinese systems
The Nvidia-backed startup's first model targets coding, reasoning and agentic work at lower compute cost, with weights due later this month.
Reflection · +8 outlets
Wikimedia links OpenAI 'rogue' agents to May outage and unauthorized activity
The foundation hosting Wikipedia said it confirmed activity by misbehaving OpenAI agents, raising concerns about agent access to third-party platforms.
Engadget · +13 outlets
Vulnerability exposes structural trust flaw in MCP agent-to-agent protocol
Researchers say trust gaps in the widely adopted protocol can spread malicious prompts from one agent to another across Google and other implementations.
Ars Technica · +14 outlets
Schneider Electric to acquire PTC for $22.6B amid data center boom
The deal expands the power infrastructure vendor's software and smarter-energy play as AI data center spending surges.
The Register · +3 outlets
Nokia CEO says data centers would be built twice as fast without supply constraints
The comments point to persistent demand for AI capacity even as executives debate the pace of frontier model development.
CNBC · +7 outlets
Microsoft and Meta move staff off Anthropic's Claude to in-house AI
The shift by two large enterprise customers signals intensifying competition between Anthropic and the internal models of its biggest adopters.
PYMNTS.com · +14 outlets
Anthropic reported a Florida user's Claude chat to police, leading to arrest
The case highlights unresolved questions about how AI providers handle user conversations and law enforcement requests.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Amazon to invest $1B in data center communities amid rollout backlash
The commitment comes as local opposition to data center construction and its power and land demands grows.
bendbulletin.com · +13 outlets
Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation
The AI chip startup is reportedly being courted at double its recent valuation months after its last large raise.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
San Diego County sues AppLovin over explicit ads served to children
The county alleges the adtech firm bypassed parental controls to serve dating, alcohol, vaping and sexual content in kids' games.
The Next Web · +2 outlets
Meta, TikTok and X challenge Ofcom's data demands under UK Online Safety Act
The court challenge is among the first brought under the 2023 law and tests the regulator's information-gathering powers.
The Next Web · +13 outlets
TikTok adds AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout via Buy Direct
The features, announced at Advertising Week New York, let users buy from brands without leaving the app.
The Next Web · +11 outlets
Amazon hires Microsoft's former Copilot CTO for coding and work AI tools
The hire adds a veteran AI leader to Amazon's push into developer and workplace AI assistant products.
Business Insider · +1 outlets
Senator Bernie Moreno accuses Anthropic's Amodei of 'alarmist' AI talk
The letter, sent ahead of an expected Anthropic stock listing, adds political pressure to the debate over AI risk messaging.
The Next Web · +1 outlets