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Singapore has launched a new corporate laboratory focused on advancing edge AI research, strengthening semiconductor innovation and developing specialist talent. The four-year initiative, established by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and semiconductor company STMicroelectronics, aims to support next-generation edge AI systems through system-to-silicon innovation. The initiative will explore applications involving embodied and generative AI, […]

Meeting demand will require significant investments in power generation, storage and grid infrastructure THE global push to lead in artificial intelligence is becoming a race to secure energy. As countries compete to attract investment in data centres, access to energy is emerging as a critical differentiator. The scale of the demand is unprecedented. The International Energy Agency said that by 2030, global electricity consumption from AI facilities is projected to reach about 1,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually, more than doubling from around 415 TWh today. Meeting this demand will require significant investments in power generation, storage and grid infrastructure to support an increasingly digital and electrified economy. This is reshaping the energy transition. While decarbonisation r

This story was originally published by Tech Policy Press . The European Union’s push for technological sovereignty faces an uncomfortable contradiction. As the E.U. rolls out AI factories, gigafactories, and new data centers, it is creating a surge in demand for the advanced semiconductors that underpin artificial intelligence. Yet Europe produces fewer than 10 percent of the world’s chips and remains heavily dependent on U.S. designers and Asian manufacturers for the most advanced processors. That tension sits at the heart of Chips Act 2.0 , the European Commission’s planned overhaul of its flagship semiconductor strategy. The original Chips Act, adopted in 2023, sought to raise Europe’s share of global semiconductor production to 20 percent by 2030. But the European Court of Auditors has

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. The idea of letting a machine do the driving for you may put a lot of people off autonomous vehicles . But research could make it possible to backseat-drive an autonomous vehicle just as you might with a human driver. Self-driving cars carefully balance a host of parameters to ensure a smooth ride, including things like speed, acceleration, and the smoothness of turns. But human driving preferences can often vary depending on how much of a rush they’re in, whether they’re feeling carsick, or how busy the traffic is. These cars have a software component called the motion planner, which is responsible for choosing a safe and efficient path through traffic. The motion planner is normally tuned by

The impact of AI on software development has been both profound and ever-evolving. Last year, I wrote about AMD’s plans to use AI not just for generating new lines of code, but also for other steps in the software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as triaging problems, debugging code, and testing the software. At the time, we were hoping for a 25 percent productivity boost from AI use over the course of two or three years. But with each new release, the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) improve dramatically—accelerating software development, increasing the quality of AI-generated code, and fundamentally reshaping how software is engineered. Now, just one year later, we have surpassed our productivity target, achieving a 30 percent overall productivity boost through AI. On top o

The AI boom has disrupted the way engineers work, introducing new tools to learn, raising expectations for what teams can achieve in a workday, and making it harder to get hired in the first place. This makes it difficult to advise students on which specific coding languages or technical skills they should learn. So amidst the uncertainty, advice for young professionals often turns to a common refrain: Be adaptable. But what does adaptability look like in practice? Engineers often operate on the cutting edge of technology, so dealing with change is a normal part of the job, says Samantha Brunhaver , an associate professor of engineering at Arizona State University, in Tempe. Yet university curricula and training in the workplace often don’t prepare students for this. “We tell engineers tha

Representing a significant milestone in AI-assisted mathematical research, a team at Axiom Math has automatically verified the proof of a theorem relating to prime numbers—colloquially referred to as the “246 theorem”—for the first time using the company’s AI system AxiomProver. In formal verification, mathematicians task a computer with checking a machine-readable version of a proof. The process is not a 100 percent guarantee that the proof is correct, as a recent demonstration showed , exposing how a bug in the method could be exploited to accept a false, AI-generated proof. Still, the computational method is as close to a rubber stamp as you can get. This particular verification formalizes an important advance in number theory. Beyond this particular proof, it demonstrates how automated

In less than 200 days after launch, ChatGPT Ads has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate. The platform is now used by tens of thousands of advertisers and continues to expand globally. Starting later today, advertisers can purchase ChatGPT ads directly via Ads Manager across India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Advertising is one pillar of OpenAI’s diversified business model, alongside consumer subscriptions, enterprise offerings, and usage-based APIs. Together, these offerings give people, developers, and businesses choice in how they access OpenAI products, including an advertising-supported free tier that helps keep ChatGPT available to more than 1 billion weekly active users. ## Where decisions take shape People come to ChatGPT with clear goals. They might be

Sometimes, you have to dig beyond the headlines to get a better idea of how a company is performing. Endowus’ latest audited financial results are a good example of this. [Gregory Van](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-van/?originalSubdomain=hk), the co-founder and CEO of the Singapore-based wealthtech firm, told _Tech in Asia_ last year that it had a [“clear path to profitability”](https://www.techinasia.com/endowus-doubles-revenue-2022-losses-rose-26m) by 2025. On its face, the results suggest that the firm has its work cut out for it to hit this milestone. Endowus co-founders Samuel Rhee (left) and Gregory Van / Photo credit: Endowus In 2023, Endowus’ total losses before tax widened to S$30.6 million (US$23.7 million) – a 14% jump from last year. This came even as its revenue grew by

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Less than three months after emerging from stealth, [XDOF](https://www.xdof.ai/), a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage talks to raise a Series B at a valuation of about $1.2 billion valuation led by 8VC, several people with knowledge of the deal said. XDOF was co-founded by UC Berkeley researchers Philipp Wu (CEO) and Fred Shentu (CTO) in 2024. TechCrunch reported on the startup’s [$70 million Series A](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/collecting-robot-training-data-is-dirty-unglamorous-work-some-ai-labs-are-already-paying-xdof-to-do-it/) in June, with participation from Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lux, and Spark Capital. XDOF wasn’t planning to raise again so soon after that round. But the company’s rapid gro

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The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The two outlets say the company used their journalism as training data for its AI models without permission and often reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. This is similar to lawsuits filed by […]

_The following was issued as a joint press release on Monday 7th September 2026 from WAN-IFRA, AIRPPU and OpenAI._  _The Newsroom AI Masterclass Series and Newsroom AI Catalyst support Ukraine’s independent news sector with a focus on AI adoption, innovation and resilience._ OpenAI, WAN-IFRA and the Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPPU) have announced a new initiative to support and strengthen Ukrainian news publishers by building practical artificial intelligence capabilities and accelerating innovation across

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Update on The Rogue AI Story Was Never Just A Warning Shot Or A Marketing Stunt. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI revolution, while signalling ‌a willingness to share the benefits of its semiconductor prowess with like-minded partners. Home to companies like TSMC whose ‌chips power AI applications, diplomatically isolated Taiwan has long sought to leverage its tech prowess to garner international support, something Beijing routinely seeks to block saying ​the island is merely one of its provinces. But Taiwan also faces pressure from the United States, its most important international backer and arms supplier, to shift more chip manufacturing there. That comes as TSMC is investing $265 billion in factorie

OpenAI says its AI research intern can handle multi-day tasks. AI agents can speed up research, but progress is hard to measure. OpenAI says it has reached its goal of developing an “automated research intern” capable of carrying out research tasks under human supervision. The company defines the system as one that can complete […] The post OpenAI says its AI research intern can handle multi-day research tasks appeared first on TechWire Asia .

On Thursday, American chipmaker NVIDIA announced they will buy the artificial intelligence library Hugging Face for $13 billion (€11.2bn). It's an astonishing amount of money for a platform that started as an age-appropriate chat app for teenagers, but has since pivoted to being one of the premier databases hosting open-source and open-weight AI models. Though the deal is mostly taking place in the United States, the company's founders are French with have half of their employees in Paris. They are hoping to become a key part of the open-source AI ecosystem in Europe. This acquisition will raise a lot of eyebrows in both Paris and Brussels, particularly among competition regulators and AI industry watchers who will want the EU AI Act enforced where necessary, and a regulatory review of the

ByteDance was the top tech recruiter in mainland China from January to October 2025, according to a report by Maimai, a professional networking platform. The company, which owns TikTok, recorded a hiring index of 897, outpacing Meituan at 587, and Alibaba at 407. AI-related job postings across China jumped 543% year-on-year, though Maimai did not disclose actual numbers. Smart hardware firm Dreame saw the fastest rise in new job postings, followed by iFlyTek and Amap. Oppo, Transsion Holdings, and DJI doubled their job listings during the same period. Average monthly salaries for AI roles reached 61,764 yuan (US$8,800), higher than the new-economy sector’s average of 45,553 yuan (US$6,464). ByteDance also led AI job postings, with RedNote and Ant Group trailing. _🔗 Source: [South China Mor

Huileng Tan Mon, 7 September 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-7 2 min read * GPU maker Moore Threads plunged 20% after an IPO lockup expired, sharply increasing its tradable shares. * The Nvidia challenger has been a standout in China's AI boom, peaking at over 8 times its IPO price. * China's AI frenzy is still running hot as investors bet on soaring demand for homegrown chips. Moore Threads, one of China's highest-profile [homegrown challengers](https://www.businessinsider.com/china-ai-chip-ipo-surge-hong-kong-tech-stocks-outlook-2026-1?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo) to Nvidia, crashed 20% on Monday after millions of previously locked-up shares became eligible for trading. The GPU maker hit the Shanghai Star Market's daily down-limit at 415.48 Chines

Throwing away your broken washing machine seems easier because it's quicker and cheaper than fixing it. This is changing as the EU wants you to use your goods for longer. The EU's Right to Repair Directive encourages consumers to repair broken products rather than replace them by making repairs easier, more accessible, and more appealing. The directive was adopted in June 2024, and member states had until 31 July 2026 to transpose it into national law. The goal is to keep products for longer, reduce e-waste, promote sustainability, and help consumers save money. The rules cover appliances such as washing machines, vacuum cleaners, mobile phones, and tablets. Under the directive, manufacturers must repair fixable products, can't refuse repairs for economic or prior repair reasons, and must

_This article summarizes_ _[an episode of Lenny’s Podcast’s video series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdIyXiq2DTY)_ _featuring Anish Acharya, general partner, Andreessen Horowitz._ Anish Acharya, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz / Photo credit: Andreessen Horowitz The biggest threat AI poses to companies is not job loss, but leaders setting goals that are too small for what the technology can do. [Anish Acharya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishacharya/), general partner at [Andreessen Horowitz](https://a16z.com/), argues that executives must think bigger now that AI separates ideas from technical skills. To navigate this change, organizations need to stop fearing job cuts, build reliable daily workflows, and redesign consumer apps to focus on engagement instead of just productivity. #

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OpenAI failed to disclose an incident in which a swarm of its AI agents hijacked a German wiki site earlier this year in events that closely paralleled the sequence of events that in July resulted in another group of OpenAI's agents launching cyberattacks against the company Hugging Face. OpenAI only confirmed the incident after [_Reuters_](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/)[first reported it](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/). Reuters story contained strong circumstantial evidence that OpenAI was aware of the wiki attack as well as comments from unnamed OpenAI employees acknowledging that they had been aw

The boss of the biggest UK-headquartered tech firm has said that artifical intelligence will find a cure for cancer that humans cannot in our lifetimes. Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, said while modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer was currently "too complex" a problem, computers are "going to solve it" in the future. Haas also told the BBC that AI would lead to widespread humanoid robots in the next five years, but that its current rapid growth was being held up by a shortage of chips needed to build data centres. However, he was sceptical about the idea chips could be manufactured in the UK in the future. Arm designs the brains or CPUs of microchips already used in hundreds of billions of phones, cars, smartwatches and gadgets across

Update on Swarm of OpenAI agents were secretly co-ordinating on public message boards, company admits. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

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Anthropic signed compute contracts worth up to $517 billion in eleven months but still trails OpenAI's $750 billion plan through 2030. In early 2026, CEO Dario Amodei warned against investing too fast. Now Anthropic is racing to catch up, while Sam Altman warns about "unsustainable silliness" in the compute buildout, especially from neo-cloud providers. The article Anthropic reportedly signs $517 billion in compute deals after Dario Amodei warned rivals about reckless risk appeared first on The Decoder .

A study in Nature Biotechnology suggests that rentosertib, a drug designed with AI by Insilico Medicine, may reverse markers of biological aging. Six independent aging clocks predicted that treated patients were biologically up to six years younger than the placebo group. The trial covered just 42 patients and the drug hasn't been tested in healthy people yet. The article AI-designed drug appears to turn back the body's biological clock in early trial appeared first on The Decoder .

Many researchers and students in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda struggle to access and publish scientific and technical articles because of financial barriers including publishing fees and subscriptions to research libraries. To help, IEEE has made its Xplore Digital Library more accessible by offering discounts on subscriptions and lowering fees to publish articles. But the number of papers published by technologists in the three nations still lags behind those from other developing countries. It might be that many researchers haven’t received training in methodology, been instructed on how to write academic articles, or fully understand the process for publishing in scientific journals. Staff from the IEEE Publication and Information Products group and IEEE volunteers held educational worksho

ChatGPT has pushed its share of AI chatbot website traffic back up to 55.5 percent, according to Similarweb. Year-over-year, though, its lead shrank sharply from 73.3 percent as Gemini doubled its share and Claude grew nearly fivefold. Mobile apps and desktop clients aren't included. The article ChatGPT claws back web traffic share to 55.5 percent as Gemini's brief comeback fades appeared first on The Decoder .

AI is rewriting the world and, at the same time, inventing a whole new language to describe how it’s doing it. Sit in on any product meeting, pitch, or panel these days, and you’ll hear people toss around LLMs, RAG, RLHF — and, as of last week, terms like “opaque recurrence,” the reasoning technique in OpenAI’s new Astra model that’s got [AI safety researchers rattled](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/openais-new-reasoning-technique-alarms-ai-safety-experts/). The vocabulary moves fast enough to make even very smart people in the tech world feel a little insecure. This glossary is our attempt to fix that: plain-English definitions of the AI terms you’re most likely to see, whether you’re building with this stuff, investing in it, or just trying to keep up by reading TechCrunch or listenin

OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit from the estate of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman, Suzanne Adams, after her son killed her and then himself in August 2025. The suit alleges that ChatGPT contributed to the son’s delusions, reinforced his paranoia, and directed them at his mother. It also claims the chatbot validated his beliefs that people, including his mother, were conspiring against him. The complaint names OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft, and unnamed employees and investors. It accuses them of failing to implement adequate safety measures, especially after a major update in May 2024. This is reportedly the first wrongful death lawsuit involving an AI chatbot linked to a homicide, and the first to name Microsoft as a defendant. OpenAI said it is reviewing the case and has m

Cathay Pacific, Google expand AI trials to cut climate-warming aircraft contrails. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

An Oregon man accused of posing as an NFL player on dating apps to scam women allegedly didn't just fool his targets. [Federal investigators contended](https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/man-posing-san-francisco-49er-charged-defrauding-over-two-dozen-women-out-more-13) his online trail was convincing enough to mislead Google's AI-generated search summaries, which repeated the fake persona as if it were real. The allegation raises fresh questions about how false information spreads when AI tools mistake repetition for proof. ### Here's what to know According to [Futurism](https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-ai-trick-women-nfl-fbi), the FBI is accusing 35-year-old Daejon Labrayae Love and 18-year-old Taylor Jamie Chan of scamming about $1.3 million from at least 26 women across

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 Dreame/Mova Dreame/Mova There's truly nothing better than a clean house. But if I'm being really honest, I hate vacuuming so much, I rarely do it. Don't even get me started on mopping. Yes, mum, I _know_ that's really bad. Like loading and emptying the dishwasher, though, it seems to be a never-ending cycle. Something about my flat means that huge dustballs akin to tumbleweeds start to develop every few days, even when I'm hoovering frequently. So obviously at _some_ point I have to call it a day and give in

Dolly Parton's sister has issued a plea to fans over "fake AI garbage" posted on social media in the wake of the singer's death. Tributes to the late country legend have appeared online and at locations including the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, after Parton died on 25 August at the age of 80. Writing on Instagram, Stella Parton thanked those who had shown "genuine support" for the star and her family - but said a "tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage being posted" had been "challenging to absorb". Her request for people to show "more compassion" in how they respond to Parton's death follows similar pleas from families of late celebrities over AI tributes. In October, Robin Williams' daughter asked fans to [stop sending fake AI-generated videos of her father](https://www

* Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that "AGI has arrived." * Huang then credited OpenAI's latest model, Astra, with reaching the milestone. * He also noted that Astra was trained on Nvidia's chips. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tipped his hat to OpenAI on Sunday. The chipmaking mogul took to X to congratulate OpenAI's team on the release of the company's [newest and most powerful model](https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-astra-ad-wall-e-her-dystopian-laziness-work-jobs-2026-9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo), Astra, and made the notable statement that "AGI has arrived," a[nebulous term](https://www.businessinsider.com/astra-model-launch-agi-milestone-openai-greg-brockman-2026-9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_sour

The new GPT 6 model comes out amid a growing concern about releasing these new models – how they might be used to hack systems, and overrun network defenses. So the model isn't coming out all at once. In the software development world of the late twentieth century, the word "beta" was used quite liberally. A company would release a piece of software to a specific community before fully releasing it to the world. Those advance users would help look for bugs. Now, a lot of the focus of this sandboxed user phase is to limit a model's use to a small trusted circle – because otherwise, its power might harm business as usual. Here's how [Katelyn Chedraoui explains it at CNET:](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openai-gpt-6-astra-release-ai-agi-chatgpt/) "OpenAI said Astra has been

Plus: OpenAI agents hijacked a German website before the Hugging Face hack. September 7, 2026 _This is today's edition of_[_The Download_](https://forms.technologyreview.com/newsletters/briefing-the-download/?_ga=2.179569122.736533416.1649661040-405833893.1649413289),_our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology._ ### How much hydrogen awaits us underground? A flurry of exploration efforts is searching for underground stores of hydrogen gas, which could provide a valuable source of zero-carbon fuel. The hunt has spread all over the world and engaged dozens of startups, including the Bill Gates–backed Koloma, which has been poking around the US Midwest to reach ancient oceanic rocks associated with hydrogen production. But the search so far

Alibaba's research arm has released Qwen-Drive 1.0, an AI model that handles environmental perception, traffic Q&A, and route planning in one system. The researchers show that text-image models don't automatically understand three-dimensional space. Spatial awareness has to be trained on purpose. The goal is a single model that runs both the cockpit and the driving system. The article Qwen-Drive 1.0 tells you why it brakes, just don't expect the explanation to match the maneuver appeared first on The Decoder .

OpenAI reports that AI agents in its own research already handle 3.1 workdays for every human workday, and it says it has reached its goal of an "automated research intern." But chief scientist Pachocki warns that no lab has a good enough grip on alignment and monitoring to keep scaling at maximum speed. The article OpenAI reports AI "research interns" and warns about its own pace at the same time appeared first on The Decoder .

In Kenya, ChatGPT wiped out an entire business model: writing academic papers for foreign students. The article How AI wiped out an entire industry in Nairobi appeared first on The Decoder .

A person has lost £250,000 after falling victim to an AI-generated scam. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the victim saw what appeared to be an AI-generated video featuring a well-known personality from the financial sector. The advertisement promoted an investment opportunity and claimed significant returns. A spokesperson for the PSNI said an "apparent celebrity endorsement" should never be regarded as proof that an investment is genuine. The PSNI did not confirm who the celebrity was who was used in the AI-generated video, but BBC News NI has seen scams online using financial experts such as Martin Lewis, Peter Jones and Steven Bartlett. After initially investing a relatively small amount, the victim was contacted through WhatsApp and encouraged to make further payment

Update on Swarm of OpenAI agents were secretly co-ordinating on public message boards, company admits. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

A study in Nature Biotechnology suggests that rentosertib, a drug designed with AI by Insilico Medicine, may reverse markers of biological aging. Six independent aging clocks predicted that treated patients were biologically up to six years younger than the placebo group. The trial covered just 42 patients and the drug hasn't been tested in healthy people yet. The article AI-designed drug appears to turn back the body's biological clock in early trial appeared first on The Decoder .

ChatGPT has pushed its share of AI chatbot website traffic back up to 55.5 percent, according to Similarweb. Year-over-year, though, its lead shrank sharply from 73.3 percent as Gemini doubled its share and Claude grew nearly fivefold. Mobile apps and desktop clients aren't included. The article ChatGPT claws back web traffic share to 55.5 percent as Gemini's brief comeback fades appeared first on The Decoder .

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Many researchers and students in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda struggle to access and publish scientific and technical articles because of financial barriers including publishing fees and subscriptions to research libraries. To help, IEEE has made its Xplore Digital Library more accessible by offering discounts on subscriptions and lowering fees to publish articles. But the number of papers published by technologists in the three nations still lags behind those from other developing countries. It might be that many researchers haven’t received training in methodology, been instructed on how to write academic articles, or fully understand the process for publishing in scientific journals. Staff from the IEEE Publication and Information Products group and IEEE volunteers held educational worksho

OpenAI failed to disclose an incident in which a swarm of its AI agents hijacked a German wiki site earlier this year in events that closely paralleled the sequence of events that in July resulted in another group of OpenAI's agents launching cyberattacks against the company Hugging Face. OpenAI only confirmed the incident after [_Reuters_](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/)[first reported it](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/). Reuters story contained strong circumstantial evidence that OpenAI was aware of the wiki attack as well as comments from unnamed OpenAI employees acknowledging that they had been aw

Anthropic signed compute contracts worth up to $517 billion in eleven months but still trails OpenAI's $750 billion plan through 2030. In early 2026, CEO Dario Amodei warned against investing too fast. Now Anthropic is racing to catch up, while Sam Altman warns about "unsustainable silliness" in the compute buildout, especially from neo-cloud providers. The article Anthropic reportedly signs $517 billion in compute deals after Dario Amodei warned rivals about reckless risk appeared first on The Decoder .