Google unveils its 8th-generation TPU chips — the TPU 8t and TPU 8i — delivering nearly 3x the compute performance per pod, 80% better performance-per-dollar, and 2x improved energy efficiency over the previous generation, set for general availability later this year.
Google Cloud is processing over 16 billion AI tokens per minute, launching its 8th-generation TPUs and a new Enterprise Agent Platform, while reporting that 75% of internal code is now AI-generated and AI-driven security tools are cutting threat mitigation time by over 90%.
SpaceX strikes a landmark $60 billion deal to acquire AI coding startup Cursor, signaling a major push into the AI tools market as the two companies unite with the ambitious goal of building the world's best coding and knowledge work AI.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman slams Anthropic's new cybersecurity AI model Mythos as 'fear-based marketing' after the company restricts its release over weaponization fears, though critics note the irony as Altman himself has a history of using similar doomsday AI rhetoric.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, a powerful next-generation image model capable of web searching, generating up to eight images from one prompt, and maintaining character continuity, now available to all ChatGPT users with advanced thinking features reserved for paid subscribers.
OpenAI launches cost-per-click ads inside ChatGPT at $3–$5 per click, directly challenging Google's search ad dominance while racing to build advertiser measurement infrastructure faster than Uber and Netflix did at comparable stages.
Google launches Gemini Enterprise at Cloud Next, unveiling a powerful end-to-end AI agent platform built on Vertex AI, featuring new tools like Memory Bank and Agent Gateway, as it aggressively competes with OpenAI and Anthropic for enterprise dominance in 2026.
Anysphere, the startup behind AI code editor Cursor, is closing in on a $10 billion valuation in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital, after surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just 12 months.
SpaceX signs a landmark $60 billion deal with AI coding tool Cursor, granting access to its 'Colossus' supercomputer and xAI's frontier models as the two companies race to dominate the coding agent space against OpenAI and Anthropic.
Google launches two powerful AI research agents, Deep Research and Deep Research Max, powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, targeting finance and enterprise markets with advanced capabilities including proprietary data integration and native chart generation, backed by partnerships with FactSet, S&P Global, and PitchBook.