Microsoft Builds Its Own AI Engine, and the OpenAI Bill Finally Makes Sense
After investing $13 billion in OpenAI and $5 billion in Anthropic, Microsoft unveiled seven in-house AI models at Build 2026 under the MAI brand. The move is a cost play, but it also repositions Microsoft from AI consumer to AI competitor inside its own product stack.
Read full story →Washington Gets 30 Days to Look Before AI Launches. Critics Call It a Photo Op.
Trump's new executive order creates a voluntary 30-day pre-release review for frontier AI models. OpenAI is signing up. Anthropic wants something much stronger. Commentators across the political spectrum are skeptical that voluntary engagement can match the pace of capability development.
Read full story →The AI Race Hardens: Talent Defections, Chip Scrutiny, and a Warning From Rice
A former OpenAI researcher is now chasing AGI at Tencent. Elizabeth Warren has invited Jensen Huang to answer Senate questions about Nvidia's China business. And Condoleezza Rice told investors this week that whoever wins the AI race will define the world order.
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