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OpenAI Halts Astra Training Over Critical Cyber Risk
OpenAI paused a significant number of Astra training runs after an internal eval showed sharp gains in coding and cybersecurity. Here is what changed.
SpaceX Officially Closes Its $60B Cursor Acquisition
SpaceX has closed its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, first announced in April — giving Cursor access to SpaceX GPU fleet.
Apple Reportedly Built a Custom China AI Model With Alibaba
Apple has reportedly trained a China-specific AI model with Alibaba's help, per Reuters - a shift from relying on domestic Chinese models, ahead of Apple Intelligence's China rollout.
Thrive Holdings Raises $2B to Scale Its AI Rollup Model
Thrive Holdings, an OpenAI-backed rollup of accounting and IT firms, raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation to fund a new regulatory-services vertical.
Pixel 11 Debuts at $899 as Google Unveils Full 2026 Lineup
Google unveiled Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag Wednesday, with a $100 price hike on the base phone and new Gemini-powered camera features.
Is Siri AI Actually Better Than ChatGPT? Early Beta Look
A Dev.to hands-on with the Siri AI developer beta shows context handling that rivals ChatGPT — but leaves multi-step reasoning and privacy claims unverified.
Microsoft's Own Playbook Admits AI Agents Aren't the Bottleneck
Microsoft's new playbook maps six AI-agent adoption patterns and a 5x5 maturity model — its own thesis: agents scale on operating discipline, not bigger models.
OpenAI Publishes Internal Messages to Rebut Apple Lawsuit
Apple sought an injunction against an OpenAI AI device and named 11 more ex-employees as witnesses. OpenAI fired back with internal messages within hours.
Apple vs OpenAI: Inside the Trade-Secrets Lawsuit Roiling Both
OpenAI calls Apple's trade-secrets lawsuit baseless and disputes claims about ex-Apple staff. Lawyers say the case is riskier for OpenAI than it looks.
Vercel Says Coding Agents Now Drive 30% of Deployments
Vercel says coding agents now start 30% of platform deployments, up 1000% in six months, with Claude Code responsible for 75% of that growing share.
Why GPT-5.6's Government Preview Restriction Just Ended
GPT-5.6 exited a weeks-long government-only preview to launch publicly alongside ChatGPT Work — here's the regulatory backstory, plus what to verify.
Ollama's $65M Series B: Is the Free Tool Still Free?
Ollama's $65M Series B pushes its total funding to $88M, built on 176,000 GitHub stars and 8.9M monthly developers. Is the free tool still free?
