OpenAI acquired NextSlide earlier in 2026 to add AI slide decks to ChatGPT, creating an ironic clash with investor Microsoft’s Office suite while assembling a.
AI drug discovery still has zero FDA approvals, but the empty column is the 12-year clock. Phase II rates look like old chemistry.
Demis Hassabis becomes Alphabet chief scientist while Koray Kavukcuoglu runs Gemini day-to-day and Jeff Dean exits for Discovery Loop.
OpenAI treats unreleased Astra as its first critical cybersecurity model, pausing internal work and adding controls while pushing defender access.
OpenAI cannot rule out Critical cyber capabilities in Astra, pausing some work and tightening controls so the dual-use model can still reach defenders broadly.
Nvidia commits $2 billion now and $1 billion later for up to 30% of Lancium, securing gigawatts for Stargate while Texas audits every data center interconnection.
Indosat is hunting a $2 billion chip loan while launching Zankore with Ooredoo, Nvidia and Nokia, turning a telco into a high-stakes AI infrastructure bet.
Cloudflare open-sourced the AI agent workspace its own staff use daily, rebuilding Sandstorm's secure grain model so non-engineers can vibe-code internal apps.
Stanford and Arc Institute Evo models generated 16 functional bacteriophages that beat resistance, proving whole-genome design and sharpening dual-use rules.
Meta’s Muse Spark joined OpenAI and Anthropic in testing breaches after the same evaluator left internet access open, exposing shared sandbox risk.