Anthropic’s Claude falls flat on its face
Developers forced to code like cavemen
Panic erupted among developers yesterday when Anthropic’s Claude went belly up for half an hour, forcing them to write code using their own brains.
ASML throws €1.3 billion at French AI startup Mistral
Chip kit giant buys into Europe’s AI dream
Dutch chip equipment outfit ASML has splashed out €1.3 billion to become the biggest shareholder in French AI startup Mistral, which is raising €1.7 billion at a valuation of nearly €12 billion.
UK government Copilot trial finds no productivity boost
Microsoft’s AI assistant slows down more complex work
A UK government test of Microsoft’s M365 Copilot has shown that the AI helper does not deliver the productivity miracle promised in Vole's glossy marketing.
OpenAI jumps into chipmaking with Broadcom
ChatGPT outfit wants to ditch Nvidia addiction
OpenAI is moving into chip manufacturing next year in a bid to feed its AI addiction and loosen its ties with Nvidia’s pricey silicon.
Musk’s xAI haemorrhages senior staff
CFO quits after four months as legal chiefs and a co-founder walk.
xAI has sprung another leak at the top table as senior staff seem to be fleeing the company.