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Musk v. Altman Trial Examines OpenAI's Founding
Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman are in a landmark trial examining the origins of OpenAI, with NYT tech reporter Cade Metz breaking down what the case is really about.
Anthropic Mythos Too Powerful for White House to Ignore
The White House is moving to reconcile with Anthropic after months of legal battles and animosity with the Pentagon, recognizing that the company's most advanced AI models are too powerful to keep out
Apple Q2 Revenue Hits $111.2B, Up 17% YoY
Apple posted record Q2 2026 results with revenue of $111.18B (up 17% YoY, beating estimates) and net income of $29.6B, while authorizing an additional $100B share buyback — though the quarter coincide
Huawei AI Chip Revenue $12B by 2026, Nvidia Stalls
Huawei says its AI chip sales will jump to $12 billion in 2026, a 60 % rise driven by the Ascend 950PR, while Nvidia’s growth stalls in China. The surge underscores China’s broader tech push, echoed b
India Leads ChatGPT Images 2.0 Adoption, U.S. Lags
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.0 is igniting a wave of self‑expression in India, where five million new downloads surge despite fuel‑import disruptions that have delayed 22 cargo ships. While the U.S. econ
OpenAI Blames 'Nerdy Personality' for Goblin ChatGPT
OpenAI has blamed a quirky "nerdy personality" in its ChatGPT model for a surge of goblin references, and it has ordered the model to stop mentioning them. The company is also reallocating ten Prism e
Apple Q2 Revenue Up 17% to $111.18B; China Surges 28%
Apple's Q2 2026 revenue climbed 17% YoY to $111.18B, beating estimates on the back of a 28% surge in China sales to $20.5B, even as the company warned that memory cost pressures and Mac supply constra
Apple Faces Months‑Long Mac Mini Shortage
Apple is grappling with a severe shortage of its Mac mini as AI and OpenClaw developers snap up the compact desktops faster than the company can produce them. The bottleneck will last several months,
Apple Q2 Revenue Hits $111.18B, Up 17% YoY
Apple posted a record Q2 with $111.18 billion in revenue, up 17% YoY, underscoring strong demand and prompting strategic shifts across the company.
AI Trims Genetic Code to 19 Amino Acids
Scientists have used AI to redesign the genetic code, showing that cells can operate with just 19 of the 20 standard amino acids. Reports in Nature, Scientific American and Ars Technica detail the bre
OpenAI Limits Cyber Access After Criticizing Anthropic
After Sam Altman derided Anthropic’s limited rollout of its cybersecurity tool Mythos, OpenAI—already busy shifting engineers to other products—announced it will similarly restrict access to its own G
KKR Secures $10B to Launch Helix AI Infrastructure
KKR has locked up over $10 billion to spin out Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new AI‑compute venture led by former AWS chief Adam Selipsky. At the same time, Meta’s $25 billion bond offering drew $96
OpenAI Launches Advanced Account Security with Keys
OpenAI unveiled an optional Advanced Account Security tier that replaces passwords with physical security keys, targeting high‑risk users such as journalists and officials. The move, echoing Google’s
Google Gemini rolls out to millions of vehicles
Google is extending its Gemini AI assistant to the automotive world, deploying it through Android Automotive to millions of cars — even older models — after a rollout with General Motors that already
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
Microsoft's latest pact with OpenAI reshapes their partnership: OpenAI is consolidating its engineering talent by moving ten Prism engineers onto the Codex team, while Microsoft’s stock jumps, rewardi
Google Rolls Gemini AI to Existing Cars
Google is replacing Google Assistant with its Gemini AI in vehicles equipped with Google built-in, delivering the upgrade to existing cars via software update rather than limiting it to new models.
Serverless inference platform Featherless.ai raised a $20M Series A co-led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures; the startup supports over 30,000 open models (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
Featherless.ai, a serverless AI inference platform, secured $20M in Series A funding led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures. The round backs its claim of supporting more than 30,000 open-source model
Instagram bans repost accounts from recommendations
Instagram is blocking repost‑heavy accounts from its recommendation engine, extending its original‑content rule from reels to photos and carousels to prioritize creator‑generated material and curb rep
Tom's Guide: 10 Prompts to Boost ChatGPT Answers
Tom's Guide, PCWorld, and eWeek each share a set of prompts that can instantly sharpen ChatGPT’s responses. By applying these ten targeted prompts, users can coax the model into more accurate, context
Microsoft, OpenAI Open Partnership; Tuba Launches Soil
Microsoft and OpenAI are loosening their exclusive tie‑up, moving to an open partnership that widens collaboration. At the same time, OpenAI reallocates ten Prism engineers to its Codex team to accele
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