DeepSeek is racing to develop its own AI chips after spending a year recruiting engineers and meeting with hardware partners, aiming to break free from dependence on both Nvidia and Huawei as Chinese and American AI giants alike pursue custom silicon for greater control over their technology.
China is weighing a major policy reversal by restricting foreign access to its most advanced AI models, holding talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai, as U.S.-China AI tensions escalate with accusations of illegal model distillation and retaliatory bans on American AI tools.
The US lifts export restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models, Google DeepMind partners with A24 in a landmark filmmaking-AI collaboration, and Tencent unleashes a massive 295-billion-parameter open-source model as US-China AI rivalry intensifies.
Alibaba bans employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code starting July 10, labeling it high-risk, as Anthropic simultaneously tightens restrictions blocking Chinese companies from accessing its AI models and closes loopholes that enabled unauthorized use.
OpenAI is offering the US government a $42.6 billion, 5% ownership stake in the company, as CEO Sam Altman attempts to share AI's financial benefits with the public while navigating rising tensions with the Trump administration's growing interventionist approach to the AI industry.
OpenAI proposes giving the U.S. government a $42.6 billion, 5% stake in the company as CEO Sam Altman pushes a broader plan for top AI firms — including Google, Meta, and Anthropic — to cede similar stakes through a sovereign wealth fund, amid growing Washington pressure over cybersecurity risks and …
Palantir CEO Alex Karp unleashes a fiery attack on Big Tech AI firms, calling the industry 'effing insane' and accusing them of overcharging businesses and exploiting customer data, while Palantir shares surge 9% following his CNBC interview and a new Nvidia partnership announcement.
Anthropic lifts export restrictions on its Claude AI models, rolls out sweeping new safety measures including a 24/7 jailbreak monitoring team, and deepens US government ties as CEO Dario Amodei urges Congress to pass AI safety legislation before adversaries like China can exploit weaker guardrails.
The US Commerce Department lifts export controls on Anthropic's AI models after the company agrees to government safety protocols, while simultaneously restricting OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launch over national security concerns, marking a landmark shift in how Washington regulates powerful AI technology.
OpenAI appoints former Uber India president Prabhjeet Singh as its first-ever India managing director, signaling a major push into its second-largest global market as competition with rivals like Anthropic heats up.