Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue warns that anti-open-source lobbying in the US risks handing AI dominance to a handful of corporations, as the global developer base is projected to surge from millions to 100 million builders and AI agents may soon outnumber human users on the platform.
Anthropic launches Claude Security in public beta while facing White House pushback over expanding its more powerful Mythos model, as both Anthropic and OpenAI race to deploy cutting-edge cybersecurity AI tools while restricting access to their most capable models amid growing national security concerns.
The White House is drafting a sweeping AI policy memo requiring national security agencies to use multiple AI vendors, while also mandating that AI companies contracting with the Pentagon commit to not interfering with the military's chain of command.
China's government blocks Meta's $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus, even as roughly 100 employees already operate from Meta's Singapore offices and two founders face exit bans in mainland China, creating a tense standoff between the tech giant and Beijing regulators.
DeepSeek ignites a global AI pricing war by slashing its new V4-Pro model costs by 75% for developers, dropping input token prices to just $0.036 per million — undercutting OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic — as geopolitical tensions over Chinese AI development escalate.
China orders Meta to unwind its $2.5 billion acquisition of Manus AI, escalating AI tensions between Beijing and Washington while signaling a crackdown on 'Singapore washing,' a tactic Chinese tech firms use to attract foreign investment by relocating staff abroad.
Former Google DeepMind researcher David Silver's new AI startup, Ineffable Intelligence, raises a record-breaking $1.1 billion seed round at a $5.1 billion valuation, marking the largest seed round in European history as it pursues superintelligence through reinforcement learning, backed by Sequoia, Nvidia, Google, and others.
China's National Development and Reform Commission blocks Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, exposing the 'Singapore-washing' strategy used by Chinese tech founders to relocate offshore and evade scrutiny from both Beijing and Washington.
Alibaba's Qwen AI is making waves at the Beijing Auto Show 2026, powering in-car voice commands across major Chinese automakers like BYD, Geely, and Li Auto, allowing drivers to order food, book hotels, and track packages hands-free as automakers race to stand out through smart software in a slowing EV market.
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek launches two powerful new flagship models, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, rivaling top US models like GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 at a fraction of the cost — just $3.48 per million tokens compared to competitors charging up to $25 — intensifying pressure on American AI labs amid growing US-China tech tensions.