NPR (John Ruwitch) - American AI is expensive. Some startups are turning to cheap Chinese models
AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models.
AXIOS (Herb Scribner) - Altman warns of "hiccups" with new flagship Sol model
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned Tuesday that the company's new GPT-5.6 Sol model may face "hiccups" soon. Why it matters: The warning underscores that even one of the world's leading AI companies can struggle to scale the infrastructure needed to meet demand for cutting-edge AI. - Anthropic and SpaceX AI are also rolling out flagship models, intensifying competition for consumers and computing capacity. Driving the news: Altman wrote on X that the model's "growth is insane" and that "the inference team has done heroic work to be able to support demand." - But that demand may face scaling issues, he wrote. - "We are going to move mountains to continue to scale, but it is possible there are some hiccups soon," Altman said. Context: OpenAI…
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ABCNEWS - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign moratorium on data centers
The order is the nation's first statewide moratorium on "hyperscale" datacenters, which typically house thousands of servers.
NYTIMES (Eric Schmidt and Selina Xu) - We Returned From China. We Realized Our Century’s Biggest Challenge.
A.I. demands a populist approach that treats the technology as a public project.
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HUFFPOST - Apple Files Lawsuit Accusing ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Of Stealing Trade Secrets
Apple said in the lawsuit that it reached out to OpenAI in February to raise its concerns early in its investigation, but said that OpenAI did not respond.
NYTIMES (Lauren Hirsch) - A $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy
This year’s boom represents the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continue.
NYTIMES (David Wallace-Wells) - Maybe Anthropic and OpenAI Are Not the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Did we make the wrong bet on ‘Big A.I.’?
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Scoop: SpaceXAI launches new model, Grok 4.5
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI is launching Grok 4.5, its smartest model yet, and its first release since going public and acquiring the AI coding startup Cursor. Why it matters: The new model is being pitched as a coding and agentic-work tool, more than a consumer-facing chatbot — one that Musk says is "maximally truth-seeking" compared to its competitors. Zoom in: The company says Grok 4.5, trained alongside Cursor, outperforms comparable models on engineering and knowledge work. - "It is an Opus-class model, but faster, more token-efficient and lower cost," wrote Musk in a post on X , referencing what was until recently Anthropic's top model family. - A chart accompanying the announcement says the model outperforms Opus 4.8 on several key…
AXIOS (Ashley Gold) - Scoop: Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6
The U.S. Department of Commerce has given OpenAI the green light for a broad launch of its advanced GPT 5.6 model , a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Axios Tuesday. Why it matters: The government and the world's most advanced AI companies are negotiating how people get access to powerful technologies case-by-case, in real time. Driving the news: OpenAI expects to do a wide release of GPT 5.6 this week following additional testing and meetings between the company and government officials. - Testing was done by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation within the Department of Commerce, with OpenAI sending technical experts who have remained in D.C. to address any questions that arise, the source said. Context: OpenAI was…
NYTIMES (Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu) - Alibaba’s A.I. Is a Hit, but Hard to Turn Into a Moneymaker
The Chinese company’s models have won over developers worldwide, but they are open source — so they can be used and modified freely.