Huang: AGI Has Arrived as OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AGI has arrived with GPT-6 Astra, but OpenAI's own executives, and Sam Altman, describe the moment in three different ways.
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OpenAI Crosses One Billion Users
OpenAI says its models now reach more than one billion active users and more than two million businesses, pairing that scale with GPT-5.6 price cuts and inference-efficiency claims.
China Speeds Up Its AI Law
China's economic planner paired rapid AI infrastructure growth with a pledge to accelerate AI legislation, tying compute, models and risk controls into one policy frame.
AMD Gives Claude a 2GW Chip Roadmap
AMD will supply Anthropic with up to 2GW of MI450 GPUs and has committed up to $5 billion in future equity investment.
China’s AI chip shortage turns into a capacity problem
China’s AI chip shortage turns into a capacity problem is reframed for global technology readers, preserving the key numbers, claims and open questions.
OpenAI reportedly halves inference costs
OpenAI engineers found software optimizations that cut inference costs by more than half for free ChatGPT traffic, according to The Information.
Google’s compute crunch reportedly cuts Meta’s Gemini access
Google’s compute crunch reportedly cuts Meta’s Gemini access
DeepSeek brings peak-and-off-peak pricing to model APIs
DeepSeek brings peak-and-off-peak pricing to model APIs
Reflection AI signs a $6.3B compute deal with SpaceX
The young open-source AI lab agreed to rent Nvidia GB300 capacity from SpaceX’s Colossus 2 data center, a deal that can run to 2029 and highlights compute as the scarcest asset.
OpenAI posts $5.7B revenue and $21.3B loss
OpenAI's Q1 figures show explosive revenue growth paired with losses and compute commitments that will define any IPO debate.
AMD-backed TensorWave raises 350 million dollars
TensorWave is building an AI cloud entirely around AMD Instinct GPUs, testing whether customers will pay for a serious Nvidia alternative.
SoftBank Plans a €75 Billion AI Data Center Bet in France
SoftBank wants to build 5 GW of AI data center capacity in northern France, tying Masayoshi Son’s infrastructure wager to Europe’s nuclear power advantage.
Anthropic to Pay SpaceX $45B Over Three Years for Compute
Anthropic will pay SpaceX $1.25 billion monthly for GPU compute from the Colossus cluster, totaling $45 billion over 36 months.
Nvidia's $40B AI Equity Loop
Nvidia has poured roughly $40 billion into AI companies this year, raising a harder question for investors: chip demand, or a self-reinforcing financing loop?
NVIDIA Uses a $2.1 Billion Option to Lock In IREN Compute
NVIDIA paired a five-year IREN share option with a $3.4 billion GPU cloud commitment, signaling that AI infrastructure now starts with power, land and data centers.
SpaceX Leases Colossus 1 to Anthropic
Anthropic is taking over SpaceX's Colossus 1 capacity in Memphis, giving Claude a 220,000-GPU boost while Musk's AI rivalries keep getting more complicated.
OpenAI Says Its 2026 Compute Bill Will Hit $50 Billion
Greg Brockman told a court OpenAI expects to spend $50 billion on compute this year, exposing the scale and circular financing behind its AGI push.