Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on

On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos. That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model that is reportedly so powerful, the Trump Administration has currently banned it and its more restricted version, Fable 5, from the hands of non-Americans. Earlier the same week Sakana AI,…

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Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)

Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)

Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in a growing list of companies building their way out of single-supplier risk. The goal is less of a…

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