AI Pulse, Weekly
What shipped, what broke, and what to read next in machine learning. A weekly editorial brief.
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Microsoft and OpenAI Restructure Partnership: New Non-Exclusive Cloud Era Begins
Microsoft and OpenAI have ended their exclusive partnership, allowing OpenAI to serve products across all major cloud platforms, reshaping AI…
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Google’s $40B Investment in Anthropic Signals Shift in AI Hyperscaler Alliances
Google’s unprecedented $40 billion investment in Anthropic reshapes the AI landscape, challenging OpenAI’s dominance and redefining cloud platform competition.
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Bartz v. Anthropic Settles: 500,000 Pirated Books End Shadow-Library Era
The landmark Bartz v. Anthropic settlement marks a pivotal moment in AI’s data ethics, ending the use of shadow library…
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GPT-5.5 Rolls Out to ChatGPT Tiers, Focuses on Tool Use and Reasoning
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 introduces notable improvements in tool reliability, context coherence, and grounding, while maintaining competitive pricing.
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Q1 2026 Venture Funding Hits $297B, AI Startups Absorb $242B — Megadeals Set New Record
In Q1 2026, AI-native startups absorbed $242 billion of the global venture funding, marking 81% of the total $297 billion…
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Stanford AI Index 2026: Top Models Surpass 50% on Humanity’s Last Exam
Stanford’s 2026 AI Index reveals frontier models exceeding 50% on Humanity’s Last Exam, highlighting a shift from capability races to…