NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of the A.I. Boom
As tech giants rush to build big data centers, some residents who live near them say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - How Amazon and the White House ended Anthropic's Fable
Anthropic's much-anticipated, powerful Fable 5 AI model lasted just days in the public's hands, after an urgent report from Amazon triggered a scramble inside the White House that ended in a dramatic Friday night takedown. Why it matters: The episode highlights the administration and industry's reactionary approach to a technology that is moving at breakneck speed. - It also raises questions about why Amazon would strike such a disruptive blow against a company in which it is a major investor . Behind the scenes: Amazon called administration officials Thursday night to share a report showing how they were able to jailbreak and access portions of Anthropic's powerful new Mythos model that pose a national security threat, sources familiar…
NYTIMES (Kate Conger) - SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power
Elon Musk’s rocket company said Google would pay it $920 million a month, as it prepared for its initial public offering.
NYTIMES (Mike Isaac) - Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.
The artificial intelligence company, which is racing rival OpenAI to the stock market, has seen explosive growth over the last year thanks largely to technology that can automatically write computer code.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Filip Timotija, Julia Shapero, and The Hill) - Pentagon's $9B Dell deal sparks Trump conflict of interest concerns
The Pentagon’s new $9.7 billion contract with Dell is raising questions about potential conflicts of interest after President Trump touted the company’s products and purchased significant amounts of its stock. The Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced a five-year agreement with Dell for Microsoft software and cloud services as part of an effort consolidate [...]
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NYTIMES (Tripp Mickle) - Nvidia’s Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam
The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year ago thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - DOJ Urged to Investigate Biden-Era Big Tech Regulators Now Working for Microsoft.
A watchdog group has urged the Department of Justice to investigate potential conflicts of interest stemming from Microsoft's recruitment of former Biden regime officials who previously oversaw or regulated the tech giant.
A watchdog group has urged the Department of Justice to investigate potential conflicts of interest stemming from Microsoft’s recruitment of former Biden regime officials who previously oversaw or regulated the tech giant. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The American Accountability Foundation has called on the Department of Justice (DOJ ) to investigate Microsoft ‘s hiring of former Biden regime officials who previously oversaw, regulated, or investigated the company, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Notably, Microsoft provides critical tech services to federal agencies. DETAIL: The watchdog group argued that the hires raise potential conflict of interest concerns because Microsoft holds major federal cloud computing…Open
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - AI labs can't stop leapfrogging each other
The AI industry has entered an era of perpetual upheaval where market leaders are crowned — and dethroned — every few months. - Today's hottest company could be eclipsed by summer and the laggard could revolutionize the world. Why it matters: As AI changes everything, keeping up with who's dominant and who's falling behind is becoming an existential question for investors, big businesses and regular users trying to guarantee their own futures. - The wrong call can mean spending millions of dollars on a model that could be outdated by the end of the quarter — or spending hours learning a tool that will soon be obsolete. The big picture: OpenAI looked unstoppable through last fall thanks to its first-mover advantage with ChatGPT. …
NYTIMES (Karen Weise) - A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
AXIOS (Ina Fried) - OpenAI breaks free of Microsoft's cloud
OpenAI's revised Microsoft pact lets it sell AI models across multiple clouds, enabling a likely expansion with Amazon and broader enterprise distribution. Why it matters: The shift ends OpenAI's effective cloud exclusivity, widening its reach to customers using AWS, Google Cloud or others — and intensifying AI platform competition. Driving the news: A rewritten deal frees OpenAI to sell through any cloud, caps Microsoft's cut of OpenAI revenue and scraps a controversial provision that would have changed the companies' business relationship once artificial general intelligence (AGI) was achieved. Zoom in: Amazon and OpenAI are poised to quickly capitalize on the change. - "We're excited to make OpenAI's models available directly to…