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OpenAI's Bid for Compute Independence: Why It's Building Its Own AI Megafactories

A Texas data center, operated by Crusoe for OpenAI, has just secured an additional $11.6 billion in funding, bringing the total committed to this single project to $15 billion. For OpenAI, this massive financial commitment isn’t just about scaling up; it’s a strategic move to reduce the
OpenAI's Bid for Compute Independence: Why It's Building Its Own AI Megafactories

The Cost of AI Compute: Google’s TPU Advantage vs. OpenAI’s Nvidia Tax

Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind AI research unit unveiled Gemini 2.5 Pro “I/O” edition, quickly hailed by DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis as “the best coding model we’ve ever built!” This new iteration of its Gemini 2.5 Pro has, for the first time in the generative
The Cost of AI Compute: Google’s TPU Advantage vs. OpenAI’s Nvidia Tax

OpenAI's New Reasoning AI Model, 'o3 mini,' Ready for Launch

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has finalized its new reasoning AI model, "o3 mini," and is preparing for an imminent launch, CEO Sam Altman announced on Friday. The news, reported by Reuters, comes as the Microsoft-backed company continues to innovate in the field of artificial intelligence. Altman, in

Chinese Startup DeepSeek's AI Model Outperforms Meta and OpenAI on a Shoestring Budget

A new large language model (LLM) from Chinese startup DeepSeek has generated significant buzz in the global AI industry, surpassing comparable models from Meta Platforms and OpenAI in benchmark tests. DeepSeek's model, as reported by South China Morning Post, boasts 671 billion parameters and was trained in just
Chinese Startup DeepSeek's AI Model Outperforms Meta and OpenAI on a Shoestring Budget

OpenAI Restructures to Fuel AI Race, But Profit Motive Raises Concerns

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is revamping its corporate structure, shifting its for-profit arm to a public benefit corporation (PBC) designed to prioritize societal interests alongside shareholder value, reports Reuters. This move, confirmed Friday in a blog post, follows news reports in September that sparked debate among corporate watchdogs and

OpenAI's o3 Model Shows AI Scaling Continues, But at a Cost

OpenAI's new o3 model is demonstrating that AI scaling is continuing to progress, but it's also revealing that the pursuit of advanced capabilities comes with significantly higher computational costs, as reported by TechCrunch. The o3 model, utilizing a new method called "test-time scaling," significantly

Palantir, Anduril Form Tech Consortium Targeting Pentagon Contracts

Palantir and Anduril are spearheading the formation of a consortium of tech groups to challenge the dominance of traditional defense contractors in bidding for US government contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The consortium, expected to be formally announced in January, is in discussions with approximately a dozen tech

Musk Expands OpenAI Lawsuit, Adding Microsoft and Antitrust Claims

Elon Musk has significantly broadened his lawsuit against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, adding federal antitrust claims and naming OpenAI's major financial backer, Microsoft, as a co-defendant. Reuters reported that the amended complaint, filed Thursday in a California federal court, alleges that Microsoft and OpenAI engaged in anticompetitive

Microsoft Sees Surge in Azure OpenAI Spending from Adobe, Meta

Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, which provides access to OpenAI's language models, is experiencing significant growth and diversification of its customer base, as reported by The Verge. While TikTok had previously been the dominant customer, Microsoft has successfully expanded its clientele to include major corporations spending over

AI's Progress Stalls as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Hit Roadblocks

Despite years of rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), three of the leading companies in the field – OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic – are facing unexpected hurdles in their efforts to develop more sophisticated models, reports Bloomberg. OpenAI's latest model, known internally as Orion, failed to meet the company'