Chrome Installs 4 GB Gemini Nano Without Asking
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano model file on user devices with no consent prompt and re-downloads it if you delete it.
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OpenAI, Anthropic Race to Build Their Own Palantir
On the same day, OpenAI and Anthropic each announced PE-backed enterprise ventures valued at a combined $11.5B, both built on the forward-deployed engineer model Palantir made famous.
OpenAI Rebuilt Its Voice AI Stack for 900M Users
OpenAI published how they rearchitected their WebRTC stack to serve 900M weekly voice users on Kubernetes using a split relay and transceiver model.
Cisco Buys Astrix for $400M to Lock Down AI Agent Keys
Cisco closes its $400M acquisition of Astrix Security, folding a non-human identity platform into Cisco Identity Intelligence to govern the API keys and OAuth tokens powering enterprise AI agents.
Musk Admits xAI Distilled OpenAI Models for Grok
Under oath in the Musk v. Altman trial, Musk said xAI 'partly' distilled OpenAI's models to train Grok - the same practice US labs have spent months calling theft when Chinese firms do it.
Nebius Buys Eigen AI for $643M to Own Inference
Nebius agrees to acquire 20-person MIT inference startup Eigen AI for $643M, betting that optimizing every token per Nvidia chip is the real moat in the AI infrastructure race.
Artisan Ran an AI Ad With a Meme It Never Licensed
AI startup Artisan used KC Green's 'This Is Fine' meme in subway ads without permission, drawing a sharp response from the artist and raising questions about AI companies and creator rights.
Microsoft Sneaks Copilot Credit Into VS Code Commits
VS Code 1.118 shipped with a one-line PR that defaults Copilot as co-author on every git commit - even with AI features turned off - triggering a developer revolt and a promised revert in 1.119.
Academy's New Rules Bar AI Performances and Scripts
The Academy banned AI-generated actors and human-authored scripts from the 99th Oscars, codifying union positions just weeks after the WGA secured its new four-year studio deal.
OpenAI Moves to AWS One Day After Microsoft Exclusivity Ends
One day after Microsoft's exclusive license ended, OpenAI launched GPT-5.4, Codex, and jointly built Managed Agents on Amazon Bedrock - all in limited preview.
OpenAI o1 Outperforms ER Doctors in Harvard Trial
A peer-reviewed Science study puts OpenAI o1 through 76 live emergency room cases - and the model beats expert physicians on initial triage with 67.1% accuracy against 55% and 50%.
Huawei Eyes $12B as Nvidia Cedes China AI Market
Bernstein projects Nvidia's China AI chip share falls from 66% to 8% in 2026 while Huawei targets $12B in revenue, with ByteDance alone committing $5.6B in Ascend 950PR orders.
