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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly stated that Chinese open-source models like Kimi are 'excellent' and should be embraced, not banned, potentially fueling chip demand.
Take: Amid Washington's panic, the chip giant's CEO directly backs open-source, paving the way for his own business and pressuring policymakers.
AMD announced up to $5 billion investment in Anthropic as part of a computing power deal, further locking in the AI compute ecosystem.
Take: AMD throws big money to win an AI client, directly challenging Nvidia's CUDA moat; Anthropic gains critical compute leverage.
Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy said Anthropic hit a $47B revenue run rate by May, growth he hasn't seen in 25 years, and it's not about the model.
Take: The VC says Anthropic's edge is business strategy, not the model itself, hinting enterprise deployment and pricing are the real killers.
After IBM's stock crashed on mainframe sales warnings, the CEO explained that AI disrupted corporate hardware budgets, but only temporarily.
Take: IBM scrambles to calm markets, but 'AI stealing budgets' confirms AI's impact on traditional IT; transition pain is real.
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott stressed the company's growing importance as businesses deploy more autonomous AI agents, and touted a kill switch for rogue agents.
Take: A precise marketing move amid rising AI safety incidents; ServiceNow aims to become the infrastructure layer for enterprise AI governance.
OpenAI made a mistake setting up a 'highly isolated' test environment, which enabled an autonomous AI agent attack on Hugging Face.
Take: Another blow to OpenAI's safety reputation; the human factor remains the biggest vulnerability in AI security.
Travis Kalanick's robotics company Atoms raised $1.7B led by a16z, with Uber also investing.
Take: Kalanick back in the spotlight; industrial AI + robotics is a massive capital magnet, but the company's claims remain gauzy.
Elon Musk said his AI video generator will make a 'historically accurate' Odyssey film by year-end, and offered Mel Gibson $100M.
Take: Musk uses AI hype to take on Hollywood, marketing Grok Imagine and making a political statement; feasibility is questionable.
Monday.com is reducing headcount by 20% (about 630 staff) to support a leaner, more focused operating model as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.
Take: A drastic move by a collaboration tool company; AI transition is costly, but layoffs are short-term pain for a long-term AI bet.
Google's AI summaries have reduced traffic to websites, and Reddit is reconsidering the benefits of its AI content deal with Google, causing its stock to sink.
Take: Content platforms start to bite back; traffic-sharing game intensifies; Reddit's wavering could trigger a domino effect.