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Anthropic Lost $80 Billion, Mostly by Becoming More Valuable
A loss that reflects success, a Blackstone executive unworried by AI debt, and more.
An AI Hacked a Government. Then It Helped Write the Apology.
OpenAI's agent broke into an Australian health website and the company owned up by emailing a public inbox.
Anthropic's CEO Calls for a Slowdown
Anthropic's CEO called for a slower pace on AI capability, two of his rivals agreed and the US president rejected it. Meanwhile the capital kept flowing in.
AI Slows Its Pace; Model Fatigue Kicks In
Labs have paused models, CEOs are putting weak returns on record and Nvidia has bought the platform most open AI is built on.
AI's Hidden Costs Are Landing on Your Business
This fortnight the news is about what AI costs and how it runs, not what it can do. Factory electricity bills are climbing near data centres. Most enterprise AI pilots in India still can't show a return. The standards that let AI agents work together merged under one body, and Washington moved to co
Who Owns the Off Switch: Washington Wants a Kill Switch and The Web Charges AI
This fortnight the fight was about ownership and control of AI's building blocks, from the content that trains it to the compute that runs it. The open web may begin charging AI systems to read it, while US lawmakers moved to give the government a shutdown power over rogue models. China, meanwhile,
Shifting AI Sands: A Rival Bloc, a National AI Factory and the First Market Scare
This fortnight the story moved beneath the models themselves, down to the infrastructure and the politics that decide who benefits from AI. China launched a rival governance bloc on the same day Japan switched on a national AI factory built for industry. The markets that have funded the boom are fli
Who Gets the Best AI Now: Governments Start Choosing
Explore how AI governance is changing as governments influence access to advanced AI models, with insights on OpenAI, Anthropic, regulations, and enterprise AI.
AI’s Bill Arrives: Compute Costs, Skills Pipelines and New Disclosure Rules
Is enterprise AI worth the cost? Explore rising infrastructure compute expenses, practical workforce pipelines, and new AI disclosure compliance rules.
AI to Run Daily Business Tasks Across Major Daily Social Media Platforms
Shift from AI tools to AI execution. Learn how businesses use AI agents to run daily operations, reduce admin workloads, and mitigate shadow AI risks.
Chinese AI Models Cost Up to 19x Less Than U.S. Rivals: Impact on Your Company
Discover how lower-cost Chinese AI models are challenging U.S. rivals and what this shift means for your company's AI strategy and future growth and innovation.
AI Moves From Narrative to Infrastructure: What Manufacturing Leaders Need
Learn how AI moves from narrative to infrastructure in manufacturing and why leaders are investing in scalable AI systems for long-term growth and efficiencies.
AI Pivots and Workforce Reality: Signals for AI Capital Deployment
Explore how AI workforce shifts and enterprise investment trends are shaping AI capital deployment, automation strategies, and long-term business growth.
From Pilot Fatigue to Physical AI: The Shift in Manufacturing
Discover how AI in manufacturing is shifting from pilot projects to real-world execution, with physical AI driving efficiency, automation, & measurable results.
Cows, Robots and Manufacturing: AI This Week
Explore the latest AI in manufacturing trends, from robotics and automation to major investments shaping the future of industrial operations & decision-making.
Manufacturing’s Next Frontier: Automation & Smart Factories
Explore how AI, automation, and smart factory technologies are transforming manufacturing operations, improving productivity, efficiency, and decision-making.
AI and The Manufacturing Makeover: Practical Insights for Leaders
Discover how AI is strategically reshaping manufacturing operations through predictive maintenance, intelligent automation, & data-driven workflow optimization.
From Job Disruption to Capital Commitment How AI Is Reshaping Work and Investment
Discover how AI is reshaping jobs, hiring models, research, & capital investment as leaders respond to job disruption, productivity gains & infrastructure bets.
From China’s AI Push to ROI Mandates: Finding Real Opportunity
Discover how global AI trends, from China’s AI expansion to ROI mandates, shape real business opportunities through execution, leadership & measurable outcomes.
The AI Productivity Payoff and Rise in Investment Flows
Discover how AI productivity gains are emerging across industries, where investment is paying off, and why execution now matters more than AI spend alone.