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Allbirds abandons sneaker line to invest in AI compute platforms
Allbirds is the latest company to prove that selling sneakers is less profitable than selling hype.
Google launches Gemini AI Mac app with Option‑Space shortcut for desktop use
Google's new Mac app aims to make its AI as easy to reach as the Spotlight search bar. Gemini now gets its own persistent desktop presence.
Allbirds pivots to AI with NewBird, stock soars 600% as GPU assets planned
A 600% stock surge is the definition of a market fever dream. Allbirds, the brand built on comfortable merino wool runners, now says its future is in silicon.
Allbirds sells brand and footwear assets for USD 39 M, pivots to AI services
Allbirds just sold its soul. For thirty-nine million dollars, the company famous for its comfortable wool sneakers and earnest environmentalism handed its brand and shoe designs to American Exchange Group, a holding company for brands like...
Anthropic readies Opus 4.7 and AI design tool as VCs bid up to USD 800 B
The number is $800 billion. Venture capitalists, according to a Business Insider report, are now offering to value the AI company Anthropic at that figure.
Traza secures USD 2.1M from Base10 to automate procurement with AI
The numbers are stark, and they demand attention. Eighty percent of global CPOs are racing to embed generative AI into their procurement operations within three years. Two-thirds call it a top priority for the next twelve months.
Anthropic rolls out Claude Managed Agents, a one‑stop shop with lock‑in risk
Anthropic’s new Claude Managed Agents promises to collapse the messy orchestration layer into a single, elegant harness. For enterprises drowning in agent sprawl, that streamlined control plane looks like deliverance. The catch?
Microsoft launches MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a faster AI model amid OpenAI ties
The partnership that defined the generative AI boom is quietly coming apart. Yesterday, OpenAI’s new chief revenue officer sent a memo telling staff that working with Microsoft has actually limited the company’s ability to serve enterprises, and...
OpenAI memo: 'Spud' model to boost products, address capacity bottleneck
OpenAI’s biggest problem is success. Its internal servers are straining under the weight of a business model that now works. The memo is blunt. Capacity is the wall.
OpenAI exec says AI market at peak competition, urges platform‑style approach
Forget the hype. The real AI battle isn't in press releases; it's in the frantic, closed-door meetings at companies like OpenAI. The market is brutal.
OpenAI API token usage rises from 6 bn to 15 bn per minute, straining compute
Demand for OpenAI’s models is currently measured in explosions. Its API now processes 15 billion tokens every minute. Five months ago, that figure was 6 billion. The company’s CFO, Sarah Friar, has a grim new job.
We refined facial expressions, clothing, and lighting for AI article image
The pixels are not the problem. The problem is the soul, or the lack of one. When an artist like Szauder spends hours refining a single AI-generated face, adjusting the fall of light on a collar, swapping out a shirt three times before the algorithm...
Molotov cocktail thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home in the middle of the night
A fiery bottle shattered the bedroom window at 3 a.m. It was a reply, of sorts. For years, Sam Altman has sold a grand, world-altering vision of artificial intelligence, convincing investors and governments to pour in billions.
Two new AI sandbox architectures limit credential exposure after prompt injection
Every AI agent is a security hole. The width is the only variable. Anthropic and Nvidia just unveiled two new designs attempting to limit the inevitable damage from a malicious prompt. They sandbox the danger.
Iran activists deploy AI‑Lego cartoons to mock Trump’s ‘civilization’ comment
Donald Trump vowed to spare "a whole civilization." Almost instantly, a group named Explosive Media uploaded a new clip. It featured a Lego Trump.
The Vergecast on OpenAI, AI leadership, vibe‑coding, DIY work and Brendan Carr
Running the most powerful technology is not a technical job. It's a fight for control between some very ambitious people.
OpenAI says early compute buildout gives it edge over Anthropic
Forget algorithms. The AI fight is now about real estate and power bills. In a recent memo to investors, OpenAI claimed its real advantage over rival Anthropic is not software but its early, massive bet on building data centers.
Perplexity pivots to AI agents; guide builds Notion custom agents
The line between search engine and executive assistant just blurred. Perplexity, the AI-powered search darling, is pivoting hard into agentic territory. It’s a smart bet.
Florida AG James Uthmeier opens probe into OpenAI over safety, security risks
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has one question for OpenAI: who is using your technology, and for what? He expects a damning answer.
Trump-appointed judges reject Anthropic's bid to block AI blacklisting
A federal court just told Anthropic the blacklist stands. Three judges, all appointed by the same Trump administration that banned the company, shot down its plea.
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