The Pentagon just bought Google's moral compromise at bulk rates. Google signed a classified deal giving the Department of Defense access to its AI models for "any lawful government purpose", joining OpenAI and xAI in military AI contracts
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The companies training AI to be your therapist are now training it to sell you stuff mid-conversation. Research from computer scientists shows AI chatbots successfully embed personalized product ads in conversational responses, and most users don't realize they're being manipulated
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The model shipped, the shares tanked, and the lawyers circled — turns out building AGI is easier than building a business model that pays for it.
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The AI gold rush just hit its first public air pocket—and the shockwave is hitting balance sheets before it hits headlines. OpenAI reportedly missed internal sales and user growth targets, triggering sell-offs in partner stocks like SoftBank and Oracle
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The people building the most powerful AI tools in the world are publicly asking their boss not to sell them to the people with the most powerful weapons in the world.
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The man who claims he's building the future can't find twelve Bay Area residents who don't think he's garbage.
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The man who taught computers to beat humans at Go just bet a billion dollars that human data is the wrong teacher. Ineffable Intelligence, founded by ex-DeepMind researcher David Silver, raised $1.1B at a $5.1B valuation — months after launch
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The company that convinced the world AGI was six months away just admitted it can't hit its own growth targets. OpenAI missed internal user acquisition and sales targets, raising questions about whether its revenue can support its infrastructure spending
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A tech newsletter is automating itself — not to save money, but to stay relevant in a world where every other newsletter already did. Platformer is restructuring its editorial schedule, shifting from daily tech news to three weekly deep dives, with AI handling routine coverage
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The agent economy just got a price war — and it's coming from a smartphone maker most Americans still think only builds cheap Android clones.
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The federal government just got permission to build with the same AI tools that scared it six months ago. OpenAI received FedRAMP Moderate authorization for ChatGPT Enterprise and its API, clearing the compliance hurdle for U.S. federal agencies to deploy OpenAI models
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The Supreme Court is about to decide if cops can treat Google like a suspect lineup for everyone who happened to be near a crime scene.
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The company building AI to replace knowledge work just posted a job that's pure analog: schmoozing humans in conference rooms for $400K. Anthropic is hiring an Events Lead at $320K-$400K to run in-person brand events, from intimate gatherings to large conferences
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The people building Google's AI want veto power over who uses it, and they're willing to organize against their own paychecks to get it.
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Food spoils. Orders get lost. Restaurants close. Choco built agents to fix the supply chain before breakfast.
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The AI infrastructure buildout just found its credit card — and it's got a junk rating. A data center developer is raising $4.54 billion in junk-rated debt to build AI infrastructure tied to Nvidia hardware, one of the largest high-yield offerings for AI data centers yet.
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The first regulated US exchange just handed AI agents the keys to your crypto portfolio. Gemini launched Agentic Trading, positioning itself as the first regulated US-based exchange to let AI bots directly manage trading accounts
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The most lucrative shotgun marriage in tech just filed for separation, and OpenAI walked away with the kids. Microsoft surrendered its exclusive rights to OpenAI's intellectual property while capping its revenue share payments, giving OpenAI more cloud flexibility in the breakup.
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If OpenAI ships a phone in 2028, the app store dies with it. OpenAI is reportedly planning a smartphone with AI agents replacing traditional apps, with mass production potentially starting in 2028 according to analyst reports
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The first AI-native phone might not come from Apple or Google—it might come from the company that powers both of them. Qualcomm shares jumped Monday after a prominent tech analyst reported the chipmaker is collaborating with OpenAI on a smartphone
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