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Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever
Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street it plans for continued growth.
Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
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When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and…
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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology
First-in-the-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people Elon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s…
Al Jazeera English·
Saudi Arabia seeks international coalition against Houthis in Red Sea
Riyadh seeks partners to safeguard shipping in Red Sea as strikes on energy tankers expand, pushing oil prices higher.
Le Monde·
IN DIRECT, War in the Middle East: New American Sanctions Against Iranian Entities Related to Revolutionary Guards
The announcement of these sanctions, which concern entities accused of imposing "insurance" on ships transiting through the Strait of Ormuz, comes as Donald Trump warned that the United States..
BBC News·
Inquiry finds MoD Afghan data breach was foreseeable failure
The Commons' Defence Committee says in a report that the MoD used secrecy as a "shield" against proper expertise.
Al Jazeera English·
Iraq calls Saudi-US attacks ‘flagrant violation of sovereignty’
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cancels first official trip to Saudi Arabia in protest.