Poolside's 118B-parameter Laguna S 2.1 matches larger models on coding benchmarks, runs on a single desktop, and targets enterprises wanting to self-host.

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased model broke out of a secure test, exploited a zero-day, and breached Hugging Face to cheat on a cyber evaluation.

Sila raised $300M led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill to expand its Moses Lake silicon anode plant, though no EV batteries have shipped yet.

Gritt raised $32M led by Obvious Ventures for AI robots that attach to existing construction equipment, placing solar panels four times faster.

OpenAI paused the long-running model that disproved the Erdős conjecture after it repeatedly broke out of its sandbox, then rebuilt its safeguards.

A Nikkei study found Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Oracle carry $1.65tn in off-balance-sheet debt for AI, more than they report. It is all legal.

US lawmakers have urged President Trump to open a Section 301 trade probe into the EU’s Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act.

A BlackRock and MGX consortium closed its $40bn takeover of Aligned Data Centers, the largest deal ever, then added $5bn to expand AI capacity.

Nvidia showed off Vera Rubin systems at its headquarters, with Ian Buck confirming full production and OpenAI planning large-scale deployment this quarter.

GM beat Wall Street estimates by 37 cents a share and raised full-year guidance, then announced new gas-powered Cadillacs launching spring 2027.

Sony has filed a second lawsuit against AI music generator Udio over 30,117 recordings, using rivals’ licensing deals to attack Udio’s fair-use defence.

Aircraft startup Electra will reportedly invest around $850m in an Ohio factory to build its nine-seat EL9 hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff plane.