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Anthropic Snags Another $1B From Amazon; OpenAI Joins Data Center Push
Competitors Anthropic and OpenAI continue to refuse to take a back seat to each other when it comes to headline-grabbing news. We take a look at what they're up to now.
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OpenAI wants to blow through $500B on AI infrastructure for itself, with help from pals
SoftBank, Oracle, MGX form Stargate Project with ChatGPT maker, intend to outspend Microsoft this year Updated OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank, and investment firm MGX on Tuesday announced plans to spend as much as $500 billion on AI infrastructure in America over the next four years,
OpenAI, SoftBank each commit $19 bln to Stargate data center venture, the Information reports
OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund a joint venture to develop data centers for artificial intelligence in the U.S., the Information reported on Wednesday, citing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking to colleagues.
FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between Big Tech
This Week in AI: OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage
In this edition of TC's AI newsletter, This Week in AI, we talk about OpenAI's new Stargate joint venture and what it means for AI rivals.
Stargate: OpenAI's Hard Takeoff And Its Implications On Microsoft
Microsoft is poised for growth with OpenAI and Project Stargate. Find out why MSFT stock is a strong pick while rivals like Intel risk obsolescence.
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OpenAI Declares Its Hardware Independence (Sort Of) With Stargate Project
The dependency dance between AI pioneer OpenAI and the Microsoft Azure cloud and the application software divisions of its parent company are fascinating
Democratic lawmakers pen letter accusing Meta, OpenAI, Google and more of trying to 'buy favor' with Trump
Meta, Apple, Google and other tech companies have been named in a letter penned by Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of cozying up to President-elect Trump.
Google Steps Up AI Race With Fresh $1 Billion Investment in OpenAI Rival Anthropic
The AI contender to the apparent market leader finished a $2 million funding round and now has a $60 billion valuation.
Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion
The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months. Amazon is also working to embed the Claude models into the next-generation version of its Alexa speaker.
OpenAI confirms launch of 'o3 Mini’ AI model that pauses to ‘think’ — here's how it works
This development follows the introduction of the o3 series, designed to enhance AI's ability to tackle complex problems through improved reasoning capabilities. The o3 mini model represents a significant leap from its predecessor, o1, by incorporating advanced reasoning skills that allow for step-by-step logical analysis.
Google to invest another billion into Anthropic
Google might have just invested another billion dollars into Anthropic, who is one of the main rivals of OpenAI.