OpenAI endorses two AI safety bills and opens a Washington DC workshop aimed at shaping responsible AI policy, even as skeptics question whether the company will truly prioritize public good over profit as it moves closer to becoming a shareholder-driven public company.
Anthropic launches Claude for Small Business, offering 15 ready-to-run AI workflows across finance, HR, sales, and operations, with integrations for QuickBooks, HubSpot, and Microsoft 365, aiming to close the AI adoption gap for small businesses that drive 44% of US GDP.
Sam Altman takes the stand against Elon Musk's lawsuit, defending OpenAI's for-profit shift while revealing a shocking 2017 demand where Musk suggested control of the company pass to his children upon his death.
Google and SpaceX are in active talks to launch orbital data centers in space, though current analysis suggests terrestrial data centers remain far more cost-effective once satellite construction and launch costs are factored in.
Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX, dissolving it as an independent company and creating a new internal division called SpaceXAI to oversee X and Grok, deeply integrating AI across SpaceX's operations and connecting it to the company's $119 billion TERAFAB semiconductor fab and upcoming Starship V3.
Over 21,000 jobs were cut in April with AI cited as the cause for the second straight month, yet the White House denies any evidence of AI-driven job losses, while experts warn companies may be using AI as a cover story for pandemic-era overhiring mistakes — a deceptive trend dubbed …
The White House insists AI is not eliminating jobs, even as Amazon, Meta, Oracle, and other tech giants lay off thousands of workers while explicitly citing AI-driven efficiency as the reason for leaner workforces.
OpenAI launches a $4 billion Deployment Company, acquiring AI consulting firm Tomoro and its 150 engineers to embed AI specialists directly into enterprise workflows, backed by major investors including TPG, McKinsey, and Goldman Sachs.
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever reveals a $7 billion personal stake in the AI startup during testimony in the ongoing Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial, making him one of the company's largest individual shareholders.
Nvidia surpasses $40 billion in AI investments in 2026, securing major deals with Corning, IREN, and OpenAI to dominate the AI supply chain, but critics warn the strategy may be artificially inflating GPU demand in a move reminiscent of dot-com era vendor financing.