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Satya Nadella says he's ready to 'exploit' the new OpenAI deal

Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI's tech to its cloud customers and doesn't have to pay for it. "We fully plan to exploit it," Nadella said.

Exclusive: Senators Interrogate AI Firms on China Safeguards

Lawmakers are focusing on insider access — not just hacking.

Big Tech is spending up to $725 billion on AI. This chart shows how they stack up.

Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta are ramping up AI spending to record levels this year.

Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing.

Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

Exclusive: Grieving parents push Congress to crack down on AI chatbots

Families who say chatbots harmed their children are urging lawmakers to pass strict safeguards.

Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One

Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow.

Internal Microsoft CFO memo touts 'increased pace' and 'tighter' teams

The company has introduced sweeping organizational shifts and mandates to work faster and leaner.

GPT-5.5 Instant System Card

GPT‑5.5 Instant is our latest Instant model, and explained in our blog⁠. The comprehensive safety mitigation approach for this model is similar to previous models in this series, but this is the first Instant model that we are treating as High capability in our Cybersecurity and Biological & Chemical Preparedness categories, and implementing appropriate safeguards.

OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to "never talk about goblins"

Directions also include system instructions to act like “you have a vivid inner life.”

Don’t worry about Tesla’s robot army!

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise

The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million.