Microsoft has launched its own AI deployment company with a $2.5 billion commitment, joining Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic in building out dedicated infrastructure for deploying artificial-intelligence systems at scale. Source
Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, has proposed donating 5% of the company's equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about allowing the public to share in the financial gains from the AI boom. The proposal appears designed to ease tensions with the Trump administration and address mounting public backlash against artificial intelligence. Source
Anthropic is in discussions with Samsung about developing a custom AI chip, the company announced about a week after OpenAI revealed its own custom artificial-intelligence chip designed in partnership with Broadcom. The move reflects a broader trend among AI labs to build proprietary silicon for their training and inference workloads. Source
Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental artificial-intelligence app that allows users to generate and share interactive mini-games using text prompts. The tool demonstrates Meta's continued investment in consumer AI applications beyond its core social-media offerings. Source
Bhavin Turakhia, an Indian technology entrepreneur, is investing $30 million of his own money to build Neo, a venture aimed at competing with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace using artificial intelligence. The project marks Turakhia's fifth venture and his latest move into enterprise software. Source