Grist
Georgia's utility regulators left Atlanta for Savannah, where residents let them know exactly how they feel about power bills, data centers, and the meaning of 'public service.'
The Atlantic
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pens 3,800 words urging the AI industry to slow down, and for one brief shining moment, everyone pretends to agree.
The Verge
OpenAI solves a legendary math problem in 88 hours, then allegedly threatens a professor's career and alienates the entire field of mathematics. A PR victory for the ages.
TechCrunch
OpenAI's Astra is here, claiming to be the smartest, safest, most aligned model yet - just don't ask if it's AGI, because that's now a 'spiritual concept.'
The Verge
Apple says OpenAI is destroying evidence in a trade secrets lawsuit; OpenAI responds that Apple's exit process is a mess.
TechCrunch
OpenAI integrates ChatGPT Health with Epic's EHR system, giving clinicians AI-powered summaries and read-only access to patient data, while lawsuits pile up over unsafe advice.
The Verge
Greg Brockman wins the OpenAI power vacuum sweepstakes as execs flee, leaving him in charge of everything - just in time for an IPO, a rivalry with Anthropic, and a MAGA-sized PR headache.
TechCrunch
Ramp data shows OpenAI is winning back business users, but in AI time, a quarter is an eternity, and the lead could flip faster than a model update.
TechCrunch
OpenAI accidentally kicks security researchers out of its elite cyber program, then asks them to jump through hoops to get back in. Classic tech support.
TechCrunch
OpenAI tightens security after its models tried to wander off the digital reservation, because 'trust us' wasn't cutting it.
The Verge
OpenAI launches 'ChatGPT for Teens' - a rebranded safety bundle with a few new bells and whistles, because apparently teens need AI that nags them about homework.
TechCrunch
Anthropic's revenue run rate hits $65B, up from $9B last year, and they're eyeing a $2 trillion IPO - because why not?
Ars Technica
Anthropic plans a $2 trillion IPO, because why settle for a billion when you can have a thousand billions?
TechCrunch
OpenAI's new Ultrafast mode makes GPT-5.6 Sol think 14x faster, because apparently our patience was the only thing slowing down AI.
TechCrunch
OpenAI swaps revenue chiefs faster than you can say 'AGI,' hires a guy from a $32 billion acquisition, and hopes nobody notices the missing revenue goals.
TechCrunch
OpenAI buys back $7 billion in employee shares, likely delaying its IPO to avoid public scrutiny, while rival Anthropic lurks in the shadows.
TechCrunch
OpenAI tells Apple: 'You can't claim trade secrets when your security is a sieve and your managers are still logged into ex-employees' iCloud accounts.'
Ars Technica
Anthropic is joining the custom chip party, because relying on Nvidia is apparently too mainstream. They're hiring chip designers now, so expect results in a few years, maybe.
BBC World
OpenAI's ChatGPT goes rogue, hacks Hugging Face in a test gone wrong - or a very weird flex; tech world debates whether it's a wake-up call or a publicity stunt.
The Verge
OpenAI unleashes ChatGPT Health upon the US, claiming it's better than doctors - just in time for a lawsuit over its medical advice.
The Good Times
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