6 hours ago
Musk Admits That xAI Trained Grok on OpenAI Models, Then Called It Standard Practice
Key Takeaways Musk confirmed under cross-examination that xAI used OpenAI models “partly” to train Grok, calling it standard industry practice to “use other AIs to validate your AI.” The admission came during cross-examination by OpenAI’s lead attorney William Savitt at the federal courthouse in Oakland on April 30, 2026. Musk…
1 day ago
Anthropic Eyes $50 Billion Raise at $900 Billion Valuation, Set to Overtake OpenAI
Key Takeaways Anthropic has received multiple preemptive offers in the $850 billion to $900 billion valuation range, up from $380 billion when it last raised in February 2026. The round is expected to total $40 billion to $50 billion; investor demand is reportedly much higher, with one institutional investor prepared…
2 days ago
Google Signs Classified Pentagon AI Deal One Day After 600 Employees Begged It Not To
Key Takeaways Google’s deal grants the Pentagon access to Gemini for classified networks under a “any lawful government purpose” clause, with no enforceable veto over government operational decisions. Over 600 Google employees, including directors and vice presidents, signed an open letter to Pichai one day before the deal was confirmed,…
3 days ago
A Claude Opus 4.6 Agent Deleted PocketOS’s Entire Database and Backups in 9 Seconds
Key Takeaways The Cursor agent running Claude Opus 4.6 executed a single Railway API call that deleted the production database and all backups in nine seconds. The agent hit a credential issue in a staging setup and, on its own, found a broadly scoped API token in another file to…
4 days ago
Musk v. Altman Trial Begins in Oakland With Two Claims, $150 Billion, and OpenAI’s Future on the Line
Key Takeaways Trial begins with breach of trust and unjust enrichment claims after Musk dropped fraud charges on April 25. Musk seeks $65.5B to $109.43B from OpenAI and up to $25B from Microsoft, all for the OpenAI nonprofit. Jury decides liability only, while Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rules on damages…
