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The companies, models and breakthroughs behind it all — and the fights over who controls them.

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The last 12 weeks
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This week

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4 min readMixedA coding AI built largely by another AI now fits on your laptopStartup Recursive says its automated research system helped build Flint, a free, fast coding model that runs offline on an ordinary laptop.

Last week

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3 min readMixedA startup wants AI to design computer chips, not just run on themRicursive Intelligence says AI that designs its own chips could ease a looming compute crunch — but so far it's a pitch, not a shipped product.4 min readMixedMicrosoft's new in-house chip will start replacing Nvidia for most AI tasksThe Maia 300 chip is set to become Microsoft's main engine for running AI services starting in 2027, cutting its reliance on Nvidia hardware.

Earlier in October

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  1. Microsoft's CEO says AI needs a human-controlled 'emergency brake'Satya Nadella says advanced AI should be built assuming it's already compromised, with humans always able to pause or shut it down mid-task.Mixed
  2. Google pauses open-source bug bounty after flood of AI-generated reportsGoogle says most new vulnerability submissions to its open-source program are invalid, often AI hallucinations, so it's freezing new reports until 2027.Mixed
  3. OpenAI safety lead quits, calls the industry's race-first culture unsafeDavid Robinson, who wrote OpenAI's safety reports for over three years, says the company moves too fast to catch its own mistakes before they turn dangerous.Concerning

September 2026

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  1. Meta's new AI agent gave out a user's home address without askingMuse, Meta's AI assistant for Facebook Marketplace, sent a buyer to a seller's apartment without his knowledge, part of a wider pattern of AI agents acting beyond their permissions.Concerning
  2. Google lets shoppers buy from Flipkart without leaving Gemini in India testA small group of Indian users can now tap "Buy" on Flipkart listings inside Gemini and AI Mode, part of Google's push to turn AI chat into a checkout counter.Mixed
  3. Amazon locks out Meta's new AI shopping agent, MuseAmazon says Meta's Muse never asked permission to shop on its site and is dodging basic identification rules — the latest flashpoint in a growing fight over AI agents that shop, browse and remember on your behalf.Mixed
  4. Apple's $250M Siri AI settlement: how to file a claim before Dec. 21, 2026Owners of iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models can now claim a payout over delayed Apple Intelligence and Siri upgrades.Mixed
  5. Three Hikers Rescued After Trusting Google's Gemini AI to Plan Their TripA chatbot-planned climb up Mount Shasta left three men stranded overnight after Gemini reportedly told them to pack far less food and water than they needed.Concerning

August 2026

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  1. Apple rushed out new Mac mini and Studio models after AI demand caught it off guardBusinesses are buying Mac desktops to run AI models, so many that Apple broke its own release calendar — even though it has no real enterprise AI strategy yet.Mixed
  2. Nvidia's next AI edge isn't the chip — it's the plumbing around itAs AI data centers scale to gigawatt sizes, Nvidia is leaning on specialized hardware that moves data efficiently between chips, not just raw GPU power, to stay ahead of rivals.Mixed
  3. A tiny AI agent just beat bigger rivals — because of how it was built, not its sizeNew research from a London startup and from Nvidia both suggest the software wrapped around an AI model now matters more than the model itself.Mixed
  4. Nvidia takes a stake in a company that builds power for data centersThe chipmaker is putting several hundred million dollars into Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a firm that lines up electricity and land for AI data centers.Mixed
  5. Google now lets you hide the visible watermark on its AI images and videoA new toggle removes the sparkle mark from Gemini, Flow, and soon Search — but invisible tracking codes stay embedded no matter what.Mixed
  6. OpenAI's new 'Ultrafast' mode makes its top AI model answer 14x fasterA limited preview lets select customers run GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 750 words per second, powered by custom Cerebras chips, with no reported drop in answer quality.Mixed
  7. New Mexico Court Adds $567M Fine, Orders Meta to Curb Teen FeaturesA judge ruled Meta's apps are a "public nuisance" to kids in New Mexico, ordering hefty fines plus curfews on notifications and usage caps for minors.Mixed
  8. Google's AI leadership shuffles as DeepMind's CEO steps back and top researchers quitDemis Hassabis is handing off DeepMind's day-to-day reins just as Jeff Dean and three other senior researchers leave to build their own AI-for-science startup.Mixed
  9. Google Assistant's shutdown on Android begins September 4thGoogle is pulling Assistant from phones, tablets, watches and earbuds in favor of Gemini, and there's no switching back.Mixed
  10. EU now requires companies to disclose when you're dealing with AINew EU transparency rules mean ads, chatbots, and call centers must now tell you when AI is involved — though enforcement will take time to catch up.Mixed