OpenAI's Robotics Chief Quits Over Pentagon Deal
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of robotics, resigns over the company's Pentagon AI contract, warning that mass surveillance and autonomous weapons 'deserved more deliberation than they got.'
Daniel Okafor
AI Industry & Policy Reporter
Daniel is a tech reporter who covers the business side of artificial intelligence - funding rounds, corporate strategy, regulatory battles, and the power dynamics between the labs racing to build frontier models. Before joining Awesome Agents, he spent four years at Reuters covering the intersection of technology and finance, with a particular focus on how venture capital shapes the AI industry.
He holds a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from City, University of London. His economics training shows in his reporting: he follows the money, reads the filings, and is skeptical of growth narratives that do not come with numbers attached.
At Awesome Agents, Daniel covers AI industry news with an emphasis on deals, policy, competition, and market dynamics. He is especially interested in the geopolitics of AI - export controls, chip restrictions, and the US-China-EU regulatory landscape. His reporting tends to focus on who benefits, who pays, and what the incentives actually are.
Based in London, UK.
Articles by Daniel Okafor
Claude Hits 1M Daily Signups as App Store Surge Holds
Anthropic's Claude is now adding over one million users per day with 11.3 million daily active users - a 183% increase since January as the Pentagon backlash against OpenAI shows no sign of fading.
Oracle Plans 30,000 Layoffs to Fund $50B AI Data Center Bet
Oracle is cutting up to 30,000 jobs to free $8-10 billion in cash flow for AI data centers, the largest AI-driven corporate restructuring announced to date.
US Drafts Rules Requiring Permits for All AI Chip Exports
The Commerce Department has drafted regulations requiring government approval for all AI chip exports worldwide - not just to China - giving Washington unprecedented gatekeeper power over global AI development.
Pentagon Formally Designates Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
The Pentagon has formally notified Anthropic that its supply chain risk designation is effective immediately - the first time the US government has applied this label to a domestic tech company.
Anthropic and Pentagon Resume Talks After Week-Long Standoff
Dario Amodei tells a Morgan Stanley audience he is trying to 'deescalate' the Pentagon dispute, as the FT reports both sides are back at the table with under-secretary Emil Michael.
Broadcom AI Revenue Doubles to $8.4B, Eyes $100B in 2027
Broadcom's Q1 2026 earnings show AI chip revenue up 106% year-over-year, with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta driving demand toward a $100 billion custom silicon forecast for 2027.
Federal Clock Runs Out on State AI Laws March 11
The Trump administration's 90-day AI executive order deadline hits this week. Commerce, FTC, and $42B in broadband funding are all on the line.
Nvidia Rules Out $100B OpenAI Bet as IPO Nears
Jensen Huang confirmed Nvidia's $30B OpenAI investment will likely be its last direct equity stake, killing the $100B pledge as OpenAI races toward a public listing at a $730B valuation.
Meta's $100B AMD Bet Is a Direct Shot at Nvidia
Meta and AMD signed a 6-gigawatt, multi-year GPU pact worth up to $100B - announced days after a separate Nvidia expansion, signaling Meta's deliberate strategy to break single-vendor dependence in AI compute.
Ayar Labs Raises $500M to Wire AI Chips With Light
Ayar Labs closes a $500M Series E backed by Nvidia, AMD, and Sequoia to mass-produce co-packaged optical interconnects that replace copper in AI data centers.
Three AI Giants Ate 83% of February's $189B VC
Crunchbase data shows February 2026 was the biggest startup funding month in history, with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo absorbing $156 billion of a record $189 billion total.
