The Computing Race Just Split Into Two Worlds and Most Companies Picked Wrong
The real story in Fast Company's computing innovation list isn't who made it, it's what kind of infrastructure race we're actually watching unfold.
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Apple Gets Google's $100B AI Model—And Permission to Clone It
Apple isn't just renting Google's AI—it's got the keys to the server room and a license to remix. Apple has complete access to Google's Gemini model in its own data centers, can fine-tune it, and distill smaller versions for on-device use
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Periodic Labs Wants $7B With Zero Products Shipped
A one-year-old AI lab that hasn't shipped product is courting a $7 billion valuation, and the money is probably going to show up. Periodic Labs, founded by ex-OpenAI and DeepMind researchers, is in talks to raise hundreds of millions at ~$7B valuation after one year of existence
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Anthropic Ships Auto Mode After Admitting Agents Were Too Dangerous to Release
Anthropic just shipped the training wheels for autonomous AI agents, and they had to. Anthropic launched "auto mode" for Claude Code, letting the AI act independently while blocking risky actions like file deletion, data exfiltration, or executing malicious code before they run.
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Newsom Says Musk Handed America's EV Lead to China
The governor who made Elon Musk is calling him out for handing America's EV lead to China. California Gov. Gavin Newsom called Elon Musk "one of the great disappointments" of this era, accusing him of abandoning EVs for robotics while China now controls 70% of the global EV market
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Google and OpenAI Turn Chat Into Commerce as Retailers Pick Sides
The chatbot wars just became a checkout war. Google's Gemini partnered with Gap Inc (Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta) to let users buy clothes without leaving the chat interface, while OpenAI rolled out an updated shopping UI in ChatGPT.
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Pentagon Picks Anthropic Over OpenAI for Military AI
The AI safety narrative just collided with the Pentagon's procurement office, and the wreckage tells us more about power than principles. Anthropic and OpenAI are both negotiating Pentagon deals, sparking user exodus from ChatGPT and London's largest AI protest to date
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Baltimore Sues Elon Musk Over AI Deepfakes Using Local Consumer Law
Baltimore just made local consumer protection law the new frontier in AI liability, and it might actually work. Baltimore filed a consumer protection lawsuit against X and xAI over Grok-generated deepfakes, bypassing the stalled federal AI regulatory conversation entirely.
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OpenAI Drops Teen Safety Kit After Regulators Circle Big Tech
OpenAI just handed developers a pre-built safety layer for teen users, and it's less about protecting kids than protecting their own liability. OpenAI released prompt-based teen safety policies through gpt-oss-safeguard, giving developers age-specific moderation guardrails
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OpenAI Kills Sora After 6 Months, Disney Deal Dead
OpenAI is killing Sora six months after launch, and the real story isn't the product failure—it's what happens when you build for demo day instead of distribution. OpenAI is discontinuing Sora, its AI video generator, just six months after launching a standalone app
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Arm Builds Its First Chip After Decades Selling Blueprints
Arm just stopped being the plumber and started building the house. Arm launched its first AI chip, with Meta and OpenAI signed as initial customers, marking a shift from licensing designs to selling silicon.
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Anthropic's $19B Revenue Number Is a 4-Week Snapshot Times 13
Anthropic hit $19 billion annualized revenue, 14x growth in a year, but here's the thing about that number: it's a four-week snapshot times 13. Anthropic reached $19B in annualized revenue, up 14x year-over-year, while OpenAI hit $25B at 4x growth
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Anthropic Ships the Mac AI Apple Can't
Anthropic just shipped what Apple promised a year ago and still hasn't delivered: an AI that can actually control your Mac. Claude now has "computer use" capability in research preview for Pro and Max subscribers, letting it point, click, and navigate your screen to complete tasks without setup.
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Disney Bet $1B on Sora Days Before OpenAI Killed It
OpenAI just killed Sora days after Disney committed $1 billion to build on it, and the lesson isn't about video generation. OpenAI shut down its Sora video tool this week, days after Disney agreed to invest $1 billion and license its characters for the platform in December
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OpenAI Kills Sora One Year In, Torching Disney's $1B Bet
OpenAI is killing Sora after barely a year, and the mouse is walking away with a billion reasons. OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video generation app and API, months after launch, torpedoing a reported $1 billion partnership with Disney
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Pentagon Tried to Ban Anthropic From Government Contracts Without Due Process
A federal judge just called out the Pentagon for trying to blacklist one of the world's leading AI labs, and the reason matters more than the ruling.
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Meta Ditches Intel for Arm's First In-House AI Chip
Arm just stopped being a landlord and became a builder, with Meta as its first tenant. Arm announced its first self-manufactured CPU, the AGI CPU, designed specifically for AI inference workloads, breaking decades of licensing-only business model
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OpenAI Kills Disney Deal, Shuts Down Sora App Entirely
OpenAI is killing its Disney partnership and shutting down Sora's standalone app to refocus on what actually makes money. OpenAI is ending its deal with Disney and shutting down the Sora video generation app, with CEO Sam Altman pivoting strategy back to core products
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Sam Altman Tells Staff Fundraising Beats Safety Oversight
Sam Altman just told his entire company that raising money and building datacenters matters more than safety oversight.
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OpenAI Kills Sora Six Months After Launch
OpenAI is killing Sora six months after launch, and the why matters more than the what. OpenAI is discontinuing Sora, its AI video generator, just six months after releasing a standalone app The company says it's simplifying its product portfolio, not that Sora failed
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