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Google Shifts TPU Risk to Balance Sheet via Anthropic Deal
Google has structured a $35 billion financing deal with Broadcom and Morgan Stanley to lease AI chips to Anthropic, offloading hardware risk from its balance sheet.
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Amazon Bedrock Adds Web Search for Model Grounding
Amazon Bedrock now includes built-in web search to help models access current information, reducing hallucinations and improving accuracy in responses.
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OpenAI Launches New Education Plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex
OpenAI announced three new education plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex, designed to help K–12 educators, college educators, and students leverage AI in learning and teaching.
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Anthropic Appoints Tino Cuéllar as Chief Global Affairs Officer
Anthropic announced on August 4, 2026, that Tino Cuéllar will join as Chief Global Affairs Officer, focusing on policy and international engagement.
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NVIDIA Joins Open Secure AI Alliance to Boost Cybersecurity
Over 120 organizations are collaborating on SAFE guidelines to enhance agentic AI cybersecurity as Black Hat begins in Las Vegas today.
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NVIDIA Joins NSF AI Infrastructure Hubs Initiative
NVIDIA is participating in the NSF’s State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program, which aims to expand AI access for research and education across the U.S. The initiative launched today with a focus on shared resources and collaboration.
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IEEE Report Highlights AI's Role in Reducing R&D Waste
A new report reveals that over one-third of organizations spend 25–40% of their R&D budget on projects that never reach market.
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Anthropic Secures $10 Billion Compute from New Cloud Startup Volta
Anthropic has locked in $10 billion of computing power from Volta, a cloud startup that emerged just months ago. The six-year deal includes 133 megawatts of capacity from a Norway data center.
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Apple Seeks Injunction Against OpenAI Over Trade Secrets Allegations
Apple has filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, alleging more former employees may have taken confidential data, with 11 additional ex-employees now under investigation.
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Elon Musk Focuses Half His Time on AI and Robots During Tesla Earnings Calls
Elon Musk now dedicates nearly 50% of his time during Tesla earnings calls to AI and robotics, up from 15%-20% in 2022, according to a new analysis.
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Texas Halts New Data Centers Amid Grid Concerns
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced new audits for data centers as ERCOT faces a 474 gigawatt interconnection queue, with 90% linked to data centers.
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Spotify Integrates Merlin into AI Music Remix Initiative
Spotify announced on Tuesday that Merlin, a licensing partner, has joined its AI music remix and covers project, adding over 30,000 labels to the effort.