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Aerial view of a large data center with a red prohibition sign overlayed, indicating opposition.
Business

Anti-Data-Center Revolt Gains Traction: Public opposition to construction of new data centers in the U.S. has spurred political action and violence

Resistance to new data centers is mounting across the United States.
A table compares AI models, highlighting Muse Spark's performance across multimodal and health benchmarks.
Business

Life After Llama: With Muse Spark, Meta pivots away from its open-weights Llama strategy

Meta pivoted from its open-weights strategy to deliver a closed alternative.
Table compares AI models' performance across benchmarks, showing Claude Mythos Preview leading.
Business

Claude Mythos Preview Raises Security Worries: Why Claude’s advanced Mythos Preview model will be limited-release-only

Anthropic took unusual steps to prepare the world for a forthcoming large language model that it said poses extraordinary risks to cybersecurity.
A dimly lit studio with an idle camera and an illuminated exit door signaling OpenAI's retreat from video.
Business

OpenAI Exits Video Generation: OpenAI will shut down Sora, its once state-of-the-art video model

OpenAI plans to shut down its video generator Sora in a sudden retreat from the video market.
A black box with a red symbol is open, revealing a glowing interior, symbolizing a security breach.
Business

Inside Claude Code: Claude Code’s source code leaked, exposing potential future features Kairos and autoDream

The inner workings of the popular coding agent Claude Code are available for all to see.
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Business

OpenAI Tracks Agent States on AWS: OpenAI’s deal with Amazon to build a stateful runtime environment for AI agents

OpenAI partnered with Amazon to build infrastructure for agents on the world’s largest cloud platform, a further sign that its close relationship with Microsoft is weakening.
DeepSeek made its upcoming 4.0 model available for performance testing to Chinese chipmakers but not U.S, ones
Business

DeepSeek Snubs Nvidia for Huawei: DeepSeek made its upcoming 4.0 model available for performance testing to Chinese chipmakers but not U.S, ones

DeepSeek, the Chinese developer of outstanding open-weights models, has withheld an upcoming update of its flagship model from U.S. chip makers, a move that intensifies the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
Iran struck AWS facilities in Bahrain and the UAE, threatened data centers throughout the region
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Drones Hit Persian Gulf Data Centers: Iran struck AWS facilities in Bahrain and the UAE, threatened data centers throughout the region

Iran hit at least three Amazon data centers in the Middle East, an indicator of AI’s critical role in the United States’ war against Iran and possibly the first time such facilities have been targeted during warfare.
Aerial view of large data centers and power plants in a desert landscape, highlighting off-grid construction.
Business

AI Data Centers Go Off the Grid: Rather than rely on public utilities, AI companies build their own power plants

Meta and OpenAI are among the tech companies that are building private power plants that will operate independently of regional grids to supply electricity for their massive buildout of AI data centers.
Infographic on mobile AI use in 2025: 149B downloads, $167B revenue, 5.3T usage hours, 3.6 hours/day, 34 apps/month.
Business

AI on Mobile Skyrockets: State of Mobile 2026 Report shows AI chatbot, search, and assistant growth outpaces gaming, social, and more

Downloads of mobile AI apps and resulting revenue are surging.
Table shows GPT-5.4 outperforms in GDPval and Tau2-bench Telecom, setting new state-of-the-art scores.
Business

GPT-5.4’s Higher Performance, Higher Price: OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 Pro and GPT-5.4 Thinking challenge Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview as best all-around AI model

OpenAI updated its flagship models, extending the ability to use tools and setting the state of the art on a handful of benchmarks, and priced them at the top of the market. Its coding and agentic abilities have enabled Codex, OpenAI’s competitor to Anthropic’s Claude Code, to leap ahead.
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Business

Management for Agents: OpenAI’s Frontier agent insights and orchestration platform launches to select customers

Managers need to understand how their subordinates get work done, what resources they require, and what they accomplish. OpenAI’s latest product aims to fulfill this need when the teammates are AI agents.
Two men engage in a tense tug-of-war, watched by a thoughtful observer in the background.
Business

U.S. Dept. of War Dismisses Anthropic, Embraces OpenAI: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls Claude a security risk, replaces it with GPT models

OpenAI signed a contract with the U.S. military to provide AI systems that securely process classified information, displacing Anthropic’s Claude. OpenAI negotiated limits on how its technology can be used, but they leave room for interpretation.
AI-generated scenes including ornate signage, a beachgoer’s tattoo, and cactus and honeycomb cars, illustrating Nano Banana 2’s realism.
Business

Nano Banana 2 Ups Performance/Price: Gemini 3.1 Flash Image makes photo generation and edits easier and faster

Google launched a cheaper, faster successor to its flagship image generator, delivering greater interactivity at roughly half the price.
A line graph showing S&P Software & Services Index dropping sharply from February 20 to February 24.
Business

Investors Panic Over Agentic AI: Claude Cowork plugins trigger a SaaS stock selloff, but partnerships lead to slight rebound

Makers of software that runs large companies saw their share prices plunge as investors worried that AI systems could undermine their businesses. This week, their stocks rebounded somewhat as Anthropic partnered with some of the same companies.
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