BusinessAnthropic stops traditional whiteboard coding interviews as hiring and business pressures shiftAnthropic engineering managers have moved away from conventional live coding tests, arguing that modern models like Claude make those exercises a poor predictor of on‑the‑job impact.4 min read
BusinessKodiak AI to Supply 75 Driverless Trucks to DTL Transport, Its First Binding On‑Highway DaaS DealKodiak AI signed a contract to deliver 75 self‑driving trucks to DTL Transport beginning in 2028, marking its first binding commercial agreement for driverless long‑haul highway operations.4 min read
BusinessUS GSA agreement extends 40% discount on Claude products to all government levelsAnthropic expanded its agreement with the US General Services Administration (GSA) to offer a 40% discount on Claude Enterprise, Claude for Government, and the Claude API across federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments.4 min read
BusinessOracle expands OpenAI partnership, adds multiple AI chips to its cloudOracle announced at its Las Vegas AI World conference an expanded partnership with OpenAI that brings ChatGPT and Codex into Oracle applications and makes several AI accelerators available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.2 min read
BusinessRetell scales voice‑AI contact‑center platform to 100M monthly calls using OpenAI modelsRetell AI has grown its voice customer‑service platform to serve over 4,000 businesses and more than 100 million monthly calls by September 2026, relying heavily on OpenAI models for response generation, testing and engineering support.4 min read
BusinessAnthropic’s governance structure limits influence of public shareholdersAnthropic, founded in 2021 with a public mission of promoting AI safety, is preparing for an initial public offering but has put in place a multilayered governance system that constrains the power of ordinary public shareholders.4 min read
BusinessChinese AI and Chip Stocks Collapse, Wiping Out About $480 Billion from Market ValueChinese stocks tied to artificial intelligence and semiconductors have plunged, with the STAR50 index down about 40% in four months and roughly $480 billion of market value erased.3 min read
BusinessDisruptive launches $10 billion blind‑pool fund to back late‑stage AI and defense companiesDallas‑based investment firm Disruptive announced a $10 billion fund to invest in at least 10 late‑stage companies, with individual checks up to $1 billion.2 min read
BusinessChipmakers Join Meta's $95 Billion Capital Raise, Including $3B from NvidiaMeta announced a $95 billion capital-raising plan to fund its AI infrastructure, starting with a $35 billion public offering followed by a $60 billion at-the-market program.2 min read
BusinessMicrosoft offers voluntary exit program that could affect up to 60,000 roles as it prioritizes AI investmentsMicrosoft has opened a voluntary departure program that could apply to as many as 60,000 positions as the company seeks to manage costs while continuing heavy investment in artificial intelligence and related infrastructure.3 min read
BusinessGeneral Compute raises $100M Series A to build an inference-focused neocloudGeneral Compute closed a $100 million Series A led by Blackbird Ventures and Abstract Ventures to expand a neocloud built around specialized inference chips from SambaNova, Positron and Cerebras.4 min read
BusinessNeura Robotics raises $1.4bn to build cognitive humanoids and software ecosystemNeura Robotics, founded by David Reger in 2019 in Metzingen, closed a $1.4 billion funding round led by Tether to develop humanoid robots and the software ecosystem that powers them.3 min read
