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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.
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
OpenAI Takes Aim at Apple and Amazon With This ChatGPT Move
OpenAI is putting Apple and Amazon under pressure to add more artificial intelligence to digital assistants Siri and Alexa.
This Week in AI: OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage
OpenAI is making gains at the expense of its chief rivals. On Tuesday, the company announced the Stargate Project, a new joint venture involving Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, Oracle, and others to build AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the U.
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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
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.
Google reportedly invests $1B+ in OpenAI rival Anthropic
Google Steps Up AI Race With Fresh $1 Billion Investment in OpenAI Rival Anthropic
Google to invest another billion into Anthropic
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.
OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle to invest $500 bln in AI, Trump says
SoftBank Joins OpenAI, Oracle in AI Pact Unveiled by Trump
OpenAI and Softbank team up for a $500 billion AI data center venture
OpenAI will build and open AI infrastructure worth $500 billion in the United States over the next four years in partnership with SoftBank. The two entities have teamed up to establish a new company called the Stargate Project to build AI data centers for the ChatGPT maker,
FTC raises antitrust concerns over Microsoft $13bn investment in OpenAI
The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.
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Corporations and billionaires flooded Trump’s inauguration with cash
President Trump sounded a lot of populist notes on the campaign trail. But as he took the oath of office for the second time, he was joined onstage by billionaires and CEOs who’d spent millions to be there — leaving supporters who’d traveled across the country to attend literally out in the cold.
Meta gets a reprieve; Infra.Market’s pre-IPO dough
NCLAT stays CCI’s data-sharing ban on WhatsApp and Meta platforms. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5. Also in the letter: ■ Stargate’s funding revealed ■ AWS doubles down on Maharashtra ■ ByteDance's $20 billion AI capex NCLAT stays CCI order on WhatsApp-Meta data sharing ban 117490411 In an interim relief to Meta Platforms,