OpenAI engineer charged with planting recording devices in executive rooms
A former OpenAI engineer allegedly used AI tools to plant recorders in executive rooms, raising security concerns as AI labs deepen Pentagon ties.
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Pentagon replaces Anthropic AI with xAI, OpenAI, and Google models, says Palantir CTO
The Pentagon has replaced Anthropic's AI models with alternatives from xAI, OpenAI, and Google, according to Palantir's Shyam Sankar.
xAI's Grok Bot grows 100% monthly despite lagging Anthropic
Elon Musk reveals xAI's Grok Bot is growing 100% monthly, despite trailing Anthropic's AI models
Mistral leads EU AI pushback against US safety slowdown calls
Mistral and other EU AI firms reject US calls for slowing AI development, accusing rivals of leveraging safety concerns to maintain dominance.
Pentagon to complete $90% migration away from Anthropic models by October
The Pentagon is set to finish migrating 90% of its classified AI workloads from Anthropic to other vendors by October.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI sign $200M Pentagon AI contracts
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI sign $200M Pentagon AI contracts for military applications
xAI's Grok is the only neutral AI model in a sea of left-libertarian rivals
xAI's Grok stands out as the only neutral AI model, while 12 others cluster in the left-libertarian quadrant of the political compass.
Anthropic's $70B-$80B revenue outpaces Salesforce's $45B
Anthropic's revenue skyrockets to $70B-$80B, surpassing Salesforce's $45B, as AI reshapes productivity tools.
Elon Musk's xAI secures $20B Series E, powers ahead with Grok 4.5 and Colossus
Elon Musk's xAI raises $20B in Series E funding, expanding its AI infrastructure and product lineup with Grok 4.5 and Colossus.
Anthropic tops AI safety ranking with a C+, but all 9 firms fail on existential threats
Anthropic leads the Future of Life Institute's AI safety ranking with a C+, but no company aces any category.
OpenAI promotes Uday Ruddaraju to CTO of Compute, leading GPT-5.6 infrastructure
OpenAI promotes Uday Ruddaraju to CTO of Compute, overseeing infrastructure for models like GPT-5.6.
AI startups captured 80% of global VC funding in Q1 2026, Crunchbase reports
AI startups absorbed $242B of the $300B global VC funding in Q1 2026, with OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo raising $188B alone.
Anthropic leads AI safety rankings but industry scores low overall
Anthropic tops AI safety rankings with a C+, but no company scored an A, highlighting industry-wide safety concerns.