💸 Anthropic signs huge Google chip deal
Anthropic is committing to Google’s AI chips for Claude training-the price tag sits in the tens of billions, which… is a flex. It also deepens an already tight partnership.
The move points to rising TPU demand as everyone scrambles for compute. Nvidia’s dominance gets nudged-if only a bit-for now.
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🧳 Apple starts shipping AI servers from Houston
Apple quietly rolled out AI servers built in a Houston factory. The boxes run on Apple’s own chips, aiming to deliver features with iPhone-like privacy safeguards.
It’s part of a massive US investment plan-ambitious, maybe a tad theatrical, and very Apple.
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🛍️ Amazon’s new ‘Help me decide’ button
Shopping paralysis is real-Amazon now inserts an AI pick for you when items are too similar. It leans on your browsing, searches, and purchase history to nudge a choice.
Available in the app and on mobile web, which is where indecision usually lives anyway.
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🌍 Google Earth gets Gemini-powered boosts
Google is opening up Earth AI models with Gemini to US users on professional plans. Handy if your day job involves maps-or you’re just very serious about armchair geography.
Access rolls out in the coming weeks-another quiet shove toward agentic GIS.
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⚖️ Judges say AI led to courtroom errors
Two US federal judges flagged rulings where AI use introduced mistakes. Not the headline legal tech wanted, but here we are.
The takeaway is boring yet vital: transparency, verification, and maybe fewer mystery models behind the bench.
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🧭 First hands-on with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser
OpenAI’s new browser centers ChatGPT for search-like tasks. Early take: it feels a bit like Googling with extra steps, but the potential is spicy.
Rivals like Perplexity’s Comet and Gemini-in-Chrome aren’t asleep, so this could get fun-fast.
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