Eight tech companies are supplying AI for classified US military networks, part of the Pentagon's push to build an "AI-first fighting force." Anthropic is notably absent from the list after the company rejected a usage clause and got flagged as a security risk.

Big tech keeps pouring more money into AI data centers, chips, and infrastructure. According to the Financial Times, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have a combined budget of around $725 billion for next year.

Goodfire wants to make training AI models more like good old-fashioned software engineering.

After Beijing blocked Meta's takeover of Manus, China's securities regulator signaled that companies hoping to go public should be registered at home. Now AI startups like Moonshot AI and StepFun are considering dissolving their foreign holding structures and registering directly in China as part of Beijing's broader push to keep its AI industry under tight control.