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Google and Meta Shatter OpenAI's Lead in Frontier AI Models

After weeks of dominance by Anthropic and OpenAI, two tech giants have released competing systems that reset the competitive landscape in days

By Priya Nair·Oct 16, 2026·5 min read
Startups

Jio Platforms Targets $3.2 Billion in India's Largest-Ever Public Debut

Mukesh Ambani's telecom-to-cloud giant seeks a valuation nearly double what Google and Meta paid in 2020, testing whether public markets wil…

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
Startups

Can AI-Designed Chips Break the Data Centre Bottleneck?

Ricursive Intelligence argues recursive learning in chip layout could meet surging compute demand without sprawling infrastructure, challeng…

Hana Park ·   · 6m
Startups

OpenAI Accuses Former Staffer of Leaking Unreleased Product Files to Apple

A court filing alleges the ex-employee transferred over 100 internal documents containing device images and supplier data to Cupertino leade…

Linh T. Pham ·   · 4m
Policy

Beijing Clears Alibaba AI for Apple Handsets After Year-Long Delay

Regulatory approval for three Qwen models unblocks Apple Intelligence rollout in China, ending a standoff that left the world's largest smar…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Startups

Netflix Cuts 1,000 Roles as Streaming Giant Refocuses Growth Bets

The 6 per cent workforce reduction follows a failed Warner Bros. bid and marks the company's largest headcount trim in three years, even as …

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
Policy

ASML's China Revenue Doubles as Washington's Equipment Clampdown Backfires

The Dutch lithography leader now expects Beijing-linked sales to hit 20 per cent of annual revenue, underlining how export controls accelera…

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 7m
Startups

How One Sydney Startup Turns Scammers into Data Sources

Apate deploys AI agents to infiltrate fraud operations, wasting criminals' time whilst extracting actionable intelligence for banks and telc…

Sofia M. Reyes ·   · 6m
AI

The Case for On-Device AI: Cerebras Envisions Local Assistants That Know You Better Than the Cloud

Andrew Feldman says the next wave of consumer AI will run in your home, not just in distant data centres - and it will have your credit card…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Startups

The Liquidators Turning Startup Corpses into Training Data

A new end-of-life industry is harvesting code, Slack histories, and email archives from failed ventures to feed AI labs hunting for real-wor…

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
Startups

SoftBank Leans on Energy Subsidiary to Power Its AI Infrastructure Pivot

SB Energy builds power plants and data centres as Masayoshi Son shifts from venture bets to capital-intensive AI hardware…

Sofia M. Reyes ·   · 4m
AI

Google Reserves Gemini 4 Argon for Paid Subscribers After Brief Safety Pause

The search giant's latest reasoning model launches with tiered access and internal case studies showing infrastructure gains, yet questions …

Hana Park ·   · 7m
AI

The Open-Weight Frontier: Why AI Model Access Has Become a High-Stakes Geopolitical Bet

As companies like Z.ai release powerful models for free download, researchers and regulators wrestle with a tension that cuts deeper than sa…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 8m
AI

Huawei Ships 100 Million Kirin-Powered Devices Since Sanctions Recovery

The Shenzhen giant's proprietary silicon milestone marks a dramatic reversal from its 2019 supply-chain collapse, with next-generation chips…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Startups

Doug Field Joins Rivian CEO's Robotics Venture After Years Navigating Auto and Tech Giants

The executive who led Tesla's Model 3 programme and Apple's car ambitions now takes the helm at Mind Robotics, signalling fresh ambition in …

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
AI

Iluvatar CoreX Fits 144 GPUs Into One Cabinet

Chinese chipmaker's Tiangai 300 system claims density record as domestic AI infrastructure race intensifies…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Products

Pony.ai and Uber Target London for Next Robotaxi Deployment

The Chinese autonomous vehicle maker's seventh-generation fleet will extend a European partnership that began in Zagreb and aims for 2,000 v…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Startups

Finance Teams Drive Most AI Security Risks as Pluto Exits Stealth with $42M

Non-developer departments now account for 60 per cent of enterprise AI vulnerabilities, with finance leading the exposure…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Startups

Singapore Battery Recycler Closes Oversubscribed Round as Lithium Recovery Gains Investor Traction

NEU Battery Materials raises USD 7.6 million to scale recycling operations, backed by climate-focused funds and Singapore's state-backed ven…

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 4m
Startups

Memory Chipmakers Face Investor Scepticism as AI Boom Meets Pricing Pressure

Samsung, SK Hynix and CXMT shares tumbled this week despite record quarterly results, signalling doubt over the sustainability of AI-fuelled…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Startups

Harvey Plans Japan Expansion as Legal AI Reaches Asia's Largest Economy

The San Francisco legal AI firm will launch operations in early 2027, targeting major law firms and corporate legal departments in a market …

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 5m
Startups

WindBorne Secures $49 Million Air Force Deal for Balloon-Sourced Weather Intelligence

The Redwood City startup's 700-balloon constellation feeds both government operations and its own deep-learning forecast model, marking a sh…

Linh T. Pham ·   · 6m
Startups

AI Agent Architecture Comes to Wealth Management as Equora Targets Mass Affluent

A former HSBC managing director is building a platform that deploys multiple specialised agents to handle portfolio decisions, betting that …

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
AI

Meta Pushes Into Frontier AI With Muse Wonder Release

The Superintelligence Lab's new models target GPT-6 and Fable 5.1, pricing at $4/$20 per million tokens while emphasising long-term memory o…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

Unitree Founder Sees Robotics Inflection Point Arriving in 2027

As GPT-6 pushes language model capabilities forward, Hangzhou-based manufacturer forecasts next-generation systems will unlock commercial hu…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m