SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year

The purchase illustrates just how interconnected Elon Musk’s universe of companies are.

AMD’s data center business is booming while gaming takes a backseat
AMD’s data center business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

Driven by demand for AI capacity, AMD’s data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year in its latest earnings report, reaching $6.7 billion. That’s up from $5.8 billion in Q1, and jumping 107 percent from the $3.2 billion it reported for the same period a year ago. During Tuesday’s earnings call, AMD CEO Lisa Su said […]

SpaceX made more revenue as an AI company than a space company
SpaceX made more revenue as an AI company than a space company

SpaceX’s AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other AI companies, according to SpaceX’s quarterly earnings. The AI division, which the company said in its documents to go public was the source of most of its […]

Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains. 

A new SaferAI report finds Z.ai’s open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier AI capabilities while lacking key safety mitigations, renewing concerns that powerful open models could outpace governance and safeguards.

Anthropic signs $10B deal with AI cloud startup Volta

Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months, and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.

Meet Wrinkles, an app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you

Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.

Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.

OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’

Newly released texts and emails give us insight into how lawyers for two billion-dollar tech companies can’t figure out how to use their email.

How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired 
How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired 

The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It’s a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trips can also spur hard feelings from uninvited influencers, trigger criticism from the public, and project a certain frivolousness. Usually it is fast […]

‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think
‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think

Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his AI usage as “not healthy,” but stressed that he used it for finding research sources and not to write scripts. Much of the ensuing firestorm in this corner of […]

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