Google is diving into the film world with millions of dollars, and yes, AI is involved

Google is investing roughly $75 million in A24 as part of a new AI research partnership with Google DeepMind aimed at developing filmmaking tools.

Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI reportedly breached ‘almost all’ NSA classified systems within a few hours during red-team test — report sheds more light on the U.S. government’s sudden ban on the flagship models

Anthropic’s Mythos AI reportedly breached nearly all NSA classified systems during a controlled red-team test, according to a quote cited by The Economist. The report adds context to the U.S. government’s sudden restriction on Anthropic’s latest models.

The AI memory crisis just hit DDR2, a standard from 2003, with 60% price hikes
The AI memory crisis just hit DDR2, a standard from 2003, with 60% price hikes

The AI-driven memory shortage has now reached the oldest DRAM standard still in production. DDR2 contract prices rose 55 to 60 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to Taiwanese market intelligence firm TrendForce, with a further 35 to 40 pe…

OpenAI’s suspiciously clean balance sheet is about to get a hard look
OpenAI’s suspiciously clean balance sheet is about to get a hard look

OpenAI’s books show zero debt and just $46mn of quarterly capital spending. The catch, reported by The Information: around $665bn of commitments sitting just off the balance sheet, now heading for regulators’ desks. On paper, OpenAI looks like a lean s…

SpaceX taps the bond market for the first time to fund AI
SpaceX taps the bond market for the first time to fund AI

Fresh from a record IPO that helped make Elon Musk a trillionaire, SpaceX is raising at least $20bn in its debut bond sale to bankroll a vast AI build-out. SpaceX is about to do something none of Elon Musk’s companies has done before. It is borrowing m…

Meta buys a fifth of Cred, and a new WhatsApp boss
Meta buys a fifth of Cred, and a new WhatsApp boss

Meta is paying $900mn for a fifth of Cred, an Indian fintech. The bigger prize is its founder, Kunal Shah, who will now run WhatsApp. Meta has found its next WhatsApp boss the way it now likes to find people: by writing a cheque. On Monday, the company…

JD.com says robots will replace its 700,000 couriers
JD.com says robots will replace its 700,000 couriers

JD.com robots will eventually replace the company’s 700,000 couriers, its founder says. It is a rare admission that automation is coming for blue-collar jobs. Most tech bosses hedge when asked whether machines will take people’s jobs. Richard Liu just …

Dutch chip gear maker Nearfield Instruments raises $380M

A Netherlands-based firm which makes specialised measurement and inspection technology used in chip manufacturing has raised $380m in new funding, valuing it at $1.6bn, it said today. The Series D rou…

Microsoft’s Nadella turns on the AI giants he helped build
Microsoft’s Nadella turns on the AI giants he helped build

In a blunt interview, Satya Nadella warned that the AI giants cannot keep promising mass job losses while demanding the power to build whatever they want. Microsoft’s answer: cheaper models, more control for customers, and a pitch for the public’s trus…

Microsoft turns to Chevron’s gas to power a Texas data centre
Microsoft turns to Chevron’s gas to power a Texas data centre

The Chevron Microsoft gas deal hands the oil major a 20-year contract to power a giant West Texas data centre. For a company that built its AI plans on renewables and nuclear, that is a sharp turn. Chevron will power one of the largest data centres in …