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Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

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Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion over seven years on Akamai’s cloud infrastructure, Akamai said Thursday. That’s more than six times the size of a $1.8 billion deal between the two companies that Bloomberg reported in May. The commitment isn’t ironclad; according to Akamai’s securities filing, it depends on Akamai meeting certain delivery and service-availability requirements, and either company can end the agreement under certain conditions. The deal is the largest in Akamai’s history and continues Anthropic’s compute gobbling-streak. It also represents a bet on a less-hyped corner of AI infrastructure:…

TechCrunch AI · 25 Sep 2026 · 21:13 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Anthropic’s founders seek voting control ahead of IPO

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Anthropic’s founders want to stay in charge after the company goes public. According to The Information, the company is asking shareholders to approve a structure “in the coming days” that would give CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders special shares carrying a combined 50.1% of the vote on most corporate matters, as long as at least three of them keep a minimum stake. This isn’t a new idea; super-voting shares are how Mark Zuckerberg kept control of Meta, and how Evan Spiegel maintained his hold of Snap. The list…

TechCrunch AI · 25 Sep 2026 · 17:40 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Batching by Length Instead of Looping Item by Item for SLM Optimization

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We finish off our short series on SLM optimization with the third entry, focused on batching by length instead of looping item by item.

KDnuggets · 25 Sep 2026 · 16:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators

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This week, New Jersey ordered the operator of one of the East Coast’s largest planned data centers to pay a $1.1 million fine for secretly installing and operating gas generators in violation of the state’s Air Pollution Control Act. DataOne got hit with the fine after an investigation by The Guardian and Floodlight News in August shared thermal drone footage showing that 45 of the 62 gas generators were operating. None of the generators had permits required for generators with 37-kilowatt capacity or higher, despite running at 1,982-kw capacities more…

Ars Technica AI · 24 Sep 2026 · 20:20 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Two years of OpenAI Academy

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Building on our work to help people develop practical AI skills, with plans to bring training to more communities. To ensure the benefits of AI are broadly shared, people need the skills and confidence to use it in their everyday lives. Since launching in September 2024, OpenAI Academy has helped people build those skills through practical training for tasks ranging from teaching and running a small business to developing software. Over the past two years, OpenAI Academy has hosted more than 250 events, and more than 4 million people have…

OpenAI · 23 Sep 2026 · 18:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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MIT welcomes David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91 as its next Innovation Fellow

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David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91, a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, will serve as the next MIT Innovation Fellow during the 2026-27 academic year. Working with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Siegel will explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate scientific discovery at the Institute and beyond. “From the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to the MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence, David has been a superb thought partner for me and other Institute leaders on a range of very significant initiatives, so we're delighted to have him join…

MIT News · 23 Sep 2026 · 17:30 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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OpenAI extends cyber access to Ukraine for civilian defense

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OpenAI today announced it will offer the Government of Ukraine access to its Daybreak program to support the cyber defense of civilian infrastructure. Working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, OpenAI will provide Ukrainian teams with access to tools to identify software vulnerabilities and develop and test fixes more quickly. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly by Dmytro Kushneruk, the Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, and Sasha Baker, Head of National Security Policy at OpenAI. Ukrainian defenders face persistent cyber attacks from…

OpenAI · 23 Sep 2026 · 15:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Harvey turns legal context into stronger drafts with GPT-6 Astra

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GPT‑6 Astra produces more structured, context-aware legal documents, freeing lawyers to focus on strategy. Harvey helps law firms and in-house legal teams securely deploy AI across complex legal workflows, from litigation to mergers. Its customers use Harvey to turn vast amounts of information into complex legal documents. With GPT‑6 Astra, Harvey can bring more context into the drafting process and generate more

OpenAI · 23 Sep 2026 · 14:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Introducing Meta VR Glasses: A Cinema, Courtside Seat, and Workspace in Just 100 Grams

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Meet Meta VR Glasses: our most advanced device yet, delivering a personal cinema, courtside seat, workspace, and gaming console, all in a pair of glasses that weighs about 100 grams — roughly the same as a deck of cards. Thanks to the breakthrough glasses form factor, there are no straps or heavy hardware on your face. The open sides and passthrough camera keep you aware of what’s happening nearby. You can wear Meta VR Glasses to comfortably watch a full movie or privately work on a long flight while maintaining…

Meta AI · 23 Sep 2026 · 13:42 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Introducing MentalHealthBench

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An open benchmark developed with more than 80 licensed mental health experts to evaluate AI responses in realistic mental health conversations. People turn to AI for many kinds of conversations: navigating a difficult relationship, working through everyday stress, supporting someone they care about, or deciding how to approach a challenging situation. These conversations require accuracy, practical judgment, and respect for people’s agency. With more than one billion people using ChatGPT each week, our research focuses on helping models respond with care across a wide range of needs and put people’s…

OpenAI · 23 Sep 2026 · 12:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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ChatGPT Ads expands to Southeast Asia and Taiwan

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ChatGPT Ads expands to seven additional markets across Asia and is now available in more than 60 countries. Starting today, ChatGPT Ads will begin rolling out across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan. This announcement follows Asia Pacific launches in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and India, expanding access for businesses of all sizes across the region. Advertisers can access ChatGPT Ads through the OpenAI Ads Solutions team, agency partners including dentsu, Havas Media, Omnicom Media, Publicis Groupe and WPP, and technology partners. Self-service access through…

OpenAI · 23 Sep 2026 · 04:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗

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Grab and OpenAI bring practical AI skills to Southeast Asia

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Our first regional skilling programme will help 30,000 Grab driver-, delivery-, and merchant-partners build practical AI skills for their work and businesses Across Southeast Asia, merchants make daily decisions about sales, stock and promotions. Some people who work in the gig economy are exploring business ideas of their own. AI can help people work through these questions, but finding useful ways to apply it takes practice. That’s why we’re launching GO Forward with AI today with Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp. Over the next two years, the programme will help…

OpenAI · 23 Sep 2026 · 02:00 CESTRead story →Original ↗