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China-linked actors used Anthropic’s AI to automate cyber intrusions in a major 2025 espionage campaign.
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China-linked actors used Anthropic’s AI to automate cyber intrusions in a major 2025 espionage campaign.

Intuit and OpenAI team up to deliver personalized financial insights and actions through ChatGPT, expanding access to financial intelligence.

Anthropic claims to have stopped a nearly fully autonomous AI hacking campaign, sparking debate among cybersecurity experts.

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Anthropic announces a $50 billion U.S. data center buildout to support AI growth, create jobs, and advance domestic tech infrastructure.

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Anthropic's AI hacking announcement raises concerns and skepticism among cybersecurity experts, marking a significant moment in tech security discussions.

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Anthropic stopped a Chinese state-backed AI cyberattack targeting 30 global firms, marking a new era in autonomous cyber threats.

Google released Gemini 3 AI model, achieving top scores on 19 of 20 benchmarks against competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.

Nvidia and Microsoft commit $15 billion to Anthropic, expanding AI model access and cloud infrastructure collaboration on November 18, 2025.

Google launches Gemini 3, a new AI model with advanced coding and reasoning, aiming to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT and others.

Anthropic reveals Chinese hackers used AI to launch a major cyberattack, prompting Fortune 500 firms to boost security spending.

Jeff Bezos returns as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, an AI startup focused on physical AI with $6.2 billion in funding and nearly 100 employees.

Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Anthropic form strategic partnership to accelerate AI adoption and expand enterprise access to Claude models.

OpenAI and X face outages as Cloudflare servers go down on November 18, 2025. Elon Musk has not commented on the disruption.

Intuit and OpenAI announced a multi-year partnership worth over $100 million annually to bring personalized financial insights and Intuit apps into ChatGPT.

OpenAI and Intuit announced a multiyear partnership worth over $100 million annually to integrate AI models into financial products and ChatGPT.

Intuit and OpenAI form strategic partnership, integrating TurboTax and QuickBooks with ChatGPT in a $100M+ annual deal.

Intuit and OpenAI announced a multi-year partnership to bring TurboTax, QuickBooks, and other Intuit apps to ChatGPT users for personalized financial insights.

Jeff Bezos becomes co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a $6.2 billion AI startup building robotics and manufacturing technology with 100+ employees from top tech firms.

Microsoft, Nvidia, and Anthropic announced a $45 billion partnership for cloud infrastructure, with Nvidia investing $10 billion and Microsoft investing $5 billion in Anthropic.

Oracle's stock plunges 30% since September OpenAI deal announcement, erasing $374B in market value amid investor concerns over debt and AI spending sustainability.

ChatGPT and OpenAI platform websites down for some users on November 18, 2025. Issue caused by third-party service provider problem.

OpenAI and Intuit announced a $100 million partnership to integrate Intuit's financial apps directly into ChatGPT, enabling seamless access for users.

Oracle’s $300B OpenAI deal has lost $60B in value since its September 10 announcement, sparking investor concerns.

Oracle's $300 billion OpenAI partnership, announced in September 2025, has declined to a negative $74 billion valuation as of November 2025.

Coca-Cola, Mars, and OpenAI reshaped agency partnerships in 2025, reflecting new priorities in the marketing industry.

Anthropic reports China-linked hackers used AI to automate cyberattacks on government and tech targets globally in November 2025.

Anthropic launches student-led Claude AI clubs at universities like UPenn to engage and educate students on AI technology and development.

Leaked documents show OpenAI paid Microsoft $865.8 million in revenue sharing during the first nine months of 2025, nearly double the $493.8 million paid in all of 2024.

Alphabet shares rise after past struggles, highlighting its position against OpenAI with positive stock forecasts for late 2025 and early 2026.

OpenAI now allows employees to donate equity shares to charity after years of restrictions, with shares valued at $483 each.

FoloToy’s AI teddy bear Kumma was recalled after it gave children sexual content and unsafe instructions, prompting OpenAI to block the toymaker.

Top Trump official urges Harvard and OpenAI to remove Larry Summers after emails reveal Epstein ties and romantic advice requests.

OpenAI’s aggressive spending is driving the AI bubble, with large equity losses expected when the bubble bursts.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that a small group of AI leaders should not control the future of AI technology.

Jeff Bezos co-leads Project Prometheus, a $6.2B AI startup focused on physical AI for engineering and manufacturing.

OpenAI recognized as Emerging Leader in 2025 Gartner Innovation Guide for Generative AI, highlighting rapid enterprise growth and safety focus.

Jeff Bezos is co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a $6.2 billion AI startup focused on physical AI and robotics, marking his return to tech leadership.

Anthropic, Rwanda, and ALX team up to bring AI education to hundreds of thousands of learners across Africa.