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Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Face Off in Court Over AI's Origins: The trial focuses on the inception of ChatGPT maker OpenAI in 2015, initially founded as a nonprofit startup funded by Elon Musk before transitioning into a capitalistic venture now valued at $852 billion. Link

Potential Nationalization of AI Industry Under Trump Administration: The Trump administration could exert much greater control over the AI industry through nationalization efforts, allowing for increased government oversight and regulation of AI companies. This shift could reshape the landscape of the technology sector. Link

China Blocks Foreign Acquisition of AI Startup Manus: China's state planner has prohibited foreign acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, ordering involved parties to cancel the transaction, according to the National Development and Reform Commission on Monday. Link

OpenAI Overhauls Principles with Major Shift in Strategy: OpenAI has made significant updates to its guiding principles, which now reflect a 180-degree shift from the company's 2018 guidelines on collaboration and competition. The latest version emphasizes new directions in handling competition among rival labs. Link

OpenAI Launches Specialized Bug Bounty for GPT-5.5 Testing: OpenAI has initiated the 'Bio Bug Bounty' program to assess the biological safeguards of its upcoming GPT-5.5 model, specifically inviting a select group of experts to test the system's vulnerabilities. Link

The Threat to Online Anonymity: AI's Digital Fingerprint Risk: AI's ability to echolocate authors through their prose threatens online anonymity, exposing digital fingerprints and raising concerns about privacy. Link

OpenAI Launches New Cyber Weapon for U.S. Intelligence: Following the launch of competitor Anthropic’s Mythos model, OpenAI has made a significant move by providing access to a new cyber weapon for U.S. Intelligence and its allies, escalating competition between the two companies for government agency collaborations. Link

Nvidia's Strategic Move Sets the Stage for AI Advancement: Nvidia has made a significant move for the first time since October, raising questions about its role in the future of AI. As discussions around its contributions intensify, investors are keen on understanding the implications. Link

CoreWeave Partners with Anthropic to Enhance Claude AI Models: CoreWeave Inc. has entered into a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to provide the computational infrastructure needed for the Claude family of AI models. This collaboration integrates Anthropic into CoreWeave’s ecosystem of infrastructure providers. Link

Alphabet Bets Big on AI with $40 Billion Investment in Anthropic: Alphabet’s Google confirmed an investment of up to US$40.00 billion in AI startup Anthropic, starting with US$10.00 billion in cash and up to US$30.00 billion based on performance milestones, alongside increased commitments to cloud and chip supply. This move emphasizes the critical role of enterprise AI and cloud workloads in Google’s long-term strategy. Link

Nvidia Deploys OpenAI's Codex to 10,000 Employees: Nvidia Corp. has rolled out OpenAI's Codex coding agent across its global workforce, enabling access for over 10,000 employees in various teams including engineering, product, and finance. CEO Jensen Huang noted the significance of this deployment in the context of the AI age, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman describing the initial company-wide testing as "awesome." Link

AI Accelerates Data Analysis for the Rubin Observatory: AI technology has significantly reduced the data analysis time for the James Webb Space Telescope from years to just days. The model effectively analyzes every pixel to determine whether it represents part of the sky or an object. Link

The Overstated AI Layoffs: Forrester Reveals Credibility Risks: Forrester warns that many companies announcing AI layoffs are overstating their actual AI capabilities, leading to growing credibility risks for leadership. Link

AI Technologies Streamline Nuclear Plant Projects: AI tools are beginning to enhance the efficiency of designing, approving, and constructing nuclear power plants. This shift marks a significant evolution in how these facilities are developed. Link

NVIDIA’s Tenfold AI Inferencing Leap: Foxconn to Supply Groq 3 LPX Racks: Foxconn has been announced as the lead supplier for NVIDIA's Groq 3 LPX, a chip crafted to enhance AI inferencing capabilities significantly with a projected 35x increase in performance. Link

Qualcomm Partners with OpenAI to Develop Smartphone AI Chip: Qualcomm is set to collaborate with MediaTek in creating a smartphone chip for OpenAI, with Luxshare assisting in the device's co-design, according to an analyst report. Link