Anthropic Closes San Francisco Office on Strike Warning
On Aug. 25, Anthropic told employees at its San Francisco headquarters to work from home after receiving notice that its security team could strike, an abrupt reminder of how quickly…
TSMC Tilts Advanced Packaging Capacity Toward AMD
TSMC is reallocating capacity at its CoWoS advanced-packaging lines, giving AMD a larger share of the industry’s most sought-after AI packaging resource while trimming the allotment reserved for Nvidia, according…
Samsung Foundry Begins Mass Production of Nvidia’s Groq 3 LPX
On Aug. 25, Samsung Electronics said its foundry division has begun full-scale production of the Groq 3 LPX, an inference chip Nvidia designed for AI workloads, a contract win that…
AWS Acquires DuckLabs, the Company Behind DuckDB
On Aug. 26, Amazon’s cloud unit announced it has acquired DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB, the open-source analytics database that has become one of the most popular tools in…
SpaceX’s $100 Billion Bet on the Louisiana Coast
The gravel roads around Pecan Island, a low strip of marsh and fishing camps on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, usually lead to boats, not rockets. On Aug. 25, they led to…
Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement With 29 States
The papers landed at state attorneys general offices around the same time the afternoon news cycle turned to back-to-school. After more than a year of closed-door negotiations, Meta Platforms agreed…
Anthropic Launches $35 Million Open-Source Fund and Expands Mythos 5 Access
The announcement on Aug. 24 paired a checkbook with a security update. Anthropic said it is launching a $35 million fund to support open-source AI development, and it expanded access…
Tesla to Open Nevada Semi Factory Next Month
The trucks will start rolling off the line in September. Tesla plans to begin operations at its new electric heavy-truck factory in Nevada next month, according to an Electrek report…
Microsoft AI Marketing Chief Andrea Mallard Departs
The marketing chief of Microsoft’s AI business is leaving. Andrea Mallard, who led marketing for the company’s AI products, including Copilot and the Azure AI platform, has departed, according to…