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Pentagon Cancels Anthropic Deal, OpenAI Wins DoD
After a week‑long breakdown in talks, the Pentagon scrapped its Claude contract with Anthropic, labeled the firm a supply‑chain risk, and awarded a new AI deal to OpenAI, sparking user backlash and pr
Pichai's $692M Pay Tied to Waymo, Wing
Alphabet has structured a three-year pay package for Google CEO Sundar Pichai worth up to $692 million, with new stock incentives tied to Waymo and Wing performance milestones.
ICE Operator Target Hospitality Banks $132M in AI Housing
Target Hospitality, which also operates the Dilley ICE family detention center, has signed $132 million in contracts to house workers building a 1.6-gigawatt AI data center in rural Texas, with its CC
OpenAI Robotics Head Resigns Over Pentagon Contract
OpenAI’s head of hardware and robotics, Caitlin Kalinowski, quit after the company secured a Department of Defense contract, citing governance failures and the risk of AI‑driven surveillance and auton
'The AI Doc' Review: Documentary Fails to Demystify AI
A documentary review of 'The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist' from Focus Features argues the film squanders its extraordinary access to AI executives and critics by failing to deliver substa
Nscale Raises $2B, Adds Sandberg and Clegg to Board
UK AI data center developer Nscale raised $2 billion in a Series C led by Aker and 8090 Industries at a $14.6 billion valuation, adding former Meta executives Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its boa
OpenAI delays ChatGPT adult mode again
OpenAI has delayed the launch of ChatGPT's "adult mode" — a feature that would give verified adults access to erotica — pushing it back for a second time after missing its December target.
OpenAI Hardware Chief Quits Over Pentagon Deal
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's hardware chief, resigned over the company's recently announced Pentagon agreement, citing insufficient deliberation on surveillance and autonomous weapons guardrails.
Anthropic OpenAI Pentagon talks face contract changes
Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions
OpenAI and Anthropic clash over Pentagon contracts
The rivalry between **OpenAI** and **Anthropic** extends beyond market competition into deeply personal feuds over the future of AI, exemplified by their clash over Pentagon contracts. This intense co
OpenAI Codex Security Scans 1.2M Commits, Flags 10,561 Bugs
OpenAI launched Codex Security, an AI agent that scanned 1.2 million commits during its beta and flagged 10,561 high-severity vulnerabilities across major open-source projects including OpenSSH, GnuTL
DJI Pays $30K for Romo Vacuum Flaw, Begins System-wide Fix
DJI will reward security researcher Sammy Azdoufal with $30,000 for uncovering a vulnerability in its Romo robot vacuums, while the company rolls out patches for multiple security flaws.
Claude Finds 22 Firefox Vulnerabilities in Two Weeks
Anthropic used Claude Opus 4.6 in a two-week security partnership with Mozilla to identify 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 14 classified as high-severity, with most fixes shipped in Firefox 148.
Pentagon Flags Anthropic $200M Risk, Turns to OpenAI
The Pentagon officially designated AI startup Anthropic a supply‑chain risk after a $200 million contract fell apart, leading the Department of Defense to abandon the deal and turn to OpenAI for its A
Google, Amazon, Microsoft Keep Anthropic AI
After the Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk, Google, Amazon and Microsoft each announced they will continue offering Anthropic’s AI services for non‑defense workloads, preserving commerci
TriZetto Breach Exposes 3.4M Health Records
TriZetto, a health tech firm owned by Cognizant, confirmed that hackers stole personal and health data belonging to more than 3.4 million people — accessing its systems as far back as November 2024 bu
Tim Draper Rolls Out Accelerator, AI Twins, Bitcoin
Venture capitalist Tim Draper detailed his new 'human accelerator' program, AI‑driven digital twins for pitch feedback, a global YouTube pitch series, and his bullish outlook on Bitcoin and deregulati
OpenAI releases GPT‑5.4 with 1M‑token context
OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.4, a new model tuned for knowledge-work and computer-use tasks, boasting a 1-million-token context window, enhanced image analysis, and an 18% drop in factual errors for its 900-
OpenAI launches GPT‑5.4 with native computer use
OpenAI unveiled GPT‑5.4, its newest model that adds native computer‑control abilities and improved reasoning, coding, and factual accuracy, marking a major step toward autonomous AI agents that can op
Trump Secures Grid‑Upgrade Pledge from Tech Giants
President Trump and seven leading tech firms signed a rate‑payer protection pledge that obligates the companies to fund grid upgrades, negotiate rates, and hire locally as they expand AI data centers
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