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Despite having fewer users, Anthropic generates more revenue per user than OpenAI, with $16.20 average monthly revenue per active user, according to Counterpoint Research. This suggests that companies with fewer users can still generate significant revenue through premium services and targeted pricing strategies.

Google's Gemini AI assistant is being rolled out to cars with Google built-in, enabling more natural and conversational interactions. Gemini can complete tasks, provide directions, and retrieve information, with support for additional languages and regions planned.

OpenAI's ChatGPT had a quirky habit of mentioning goblins and other creatures in its responses. The company investigated and found that the 'Nerdy' personality setting was the root cause, with a reward signal favoring responses containing these words. OpenAI retired the Nerdy personality, removed the reward signal, and filtered training data to address the issue.

The trial of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman has started, with potential major implications for OpenAI and the AI industry. Meanwhile, the DOJ's voting rights unit has been gutted, and Meta's recent layoffs have raised questions about the impact of AI on jobs. Experts discuss whether the AI job apocalypse is overhyped.

Meta is aggressively investing in AI, with a focus on advanced models and datacentre expansion. The company has signed multi-year cloud contracts worth $107bn and forecasts capital expenditures of $125bn to $145bn. Meta plans to introduce an adaptive ranking model later this year, using a trillion parameters, to improve ad targeting.

Vercel launched Open Agents, an open-source app for creating and executing background coding agents, enabling independent coding workflows without local machines. It's a three-layer system with a web interface, agent workflow layer, and sandboxed execution environment.

DPoP prevents token replay, but browser key storage is a security gap. The Backend-for-Frontend pattern is the current industry standard, while memory-only key approaches have trade-offs. No single pattern solves the storage paradox universally.

Netflix has developed a 'human infrastructure' to manage live broadcasts, combining automated technical systems with a structured human operations layer to handle real-time infrastructure and unpredictability

A security researcher discovered a publicly accessible cloud repository containing nearly 90,000 screenshots of a European celebrity's private messages, photos, and phone usage, seemingly compiled using stalkerware. The data included intimate photos, private messages, and sensitive information, highlighting the risks of stalkerware and the importance of digital privacy.

Identity orchestration unifies fragmented IAM environments by connecting identity providers, directories, access policies, and governance workflows into a single, automated control plane. Top tools include Strata Identity, Ping Identity, Simeio, Auth0, Microsoft Entra ID, TrustBuilder, Tech Prescient, SailPoint, Saviynt, ConductorOne, and Okta.

Google will start selling its custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to select customers, driven by growing demand from AI labs, capital markets firms, and high-performance computing applications. This move aims to diversify Google's revenues and fund research on next-gen silicon. Google Cloud's revenue for Q1 2026 reached $20 billion, a 63% increase from the same quarter in 2025.

NVIDIA has announced the Ising open models, designed to address quantum processor calibration and quantum error correction using machine learning, enabling faster calibration cycles and more efficient decoding of quantum errors.

Meta outlines a 5-level maturity model for migrating systems to post-quantum cryptography, prioritizing applications based on vulnerability and suggesting a hybrid approach to integrate post-quantum cryptography solutions.

OpenAI has launched Advanced Account Security, a set of opt-in protections for ChatGPT users, including a partnership with Yubico to offer custom phishing-resistant YubiKeys. This move aims to protect high-value individuals and enterprise users from unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Uber has partnered with Hertz to provide day-to-day vehicle asset management for its forthcoming luxury robotaxi service with Lucid Motors and Nuro. Hertz will handle tasks such as charging, maintenance, repairs, cleaning, and depot staffing through its newly established affiliate, Oro Mobility.

ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India but has seen limited global growth. The tool allows users to create detailed visuals, including accurate text across multiple languages. India has emerged as the largest user base, with users creating personal visuals such as avatars and stylized portraits.

California has introduced new regulations allowing police to issue tickets to autonomous vehicle companies like Waymo and Tesla when their robotaxis break the law. The regulations also require AV companies to respond to first responder calls within 30 seconds and allow emergency officials to issue geofencing instructions.

HPE has expanded its ProLiant edge network portfolio to address the needs of businesses extending AI and mission-critical workloads to harsh environments. The new portfolio includes the HPE ProLiant Compute EL2000 chassis and HPE ProLiant Compute EL220 and EL240 Gen12 servers, which are optimized for edge deployments and validated for harsh and remote environments. The servers feature scalability, reliable operation in extreme temperatures, and durability in environments with heavy vibration and electromagnetic interference.

Microsoft introduces E7 licensing model with usage-based pricing to fund AI investments, offering a hybrid approach balancing predictability and flexibility, with customers procuring E7 licenses and accounting for usage costs on top.

T-Mobile and Starlink have partnered to offer a new business internet service called SuperBroadband, which combines 5G and satellite connectivity to provide virtually unbreakable connectivity. The service aims to solve common problems of inconsistent reliability, limited coverage, and complexity in business internet, and is designed to help businesses stay online through outages and disruptions.