👀In Case You Missed It
OpenAI leadership reshuffle signals internal pressure
OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer is departing during a period focused on reliability, competition with Google, and enterprise trust, hinting at internal strain as the company matures beyond rapid growth.Browser-layer AI security risks surface
A widely used Chrome extension was caught intercepting users’ AI chat data, highlighting how AI privacy risks are shifting from model providers to browsers, plugins, and the surrounding software layer.Creative Commons warms to AI pay-to-crawl licensing
Creative Commons signalled tentative support for AI “pay-to-crawl” frameworks, suggesting a potential middle ground between open access and compensation as content owners seek new AI-era revenue models.OpenAI eyes consolidation with new M&A lead
OpenAI reportedly hired a former Google executive to head mergers and acquisitions, pointing to a more aggressive consolidation strategy across tooling, infrastructure, or application layers.Read more here
🧠 Cloud & Infrastructure Watch
Amazon appoints AWS veteran Peter DeSantis to lead a new AI organisation, tightening control over chips, infra and frontier AI strategy.
Read MoreGoogle makes Gemini 3 Flash the default across Gemini and AI Search, prioritising speed and multimodal throughput at scale.
Read MoreGoogle integrates Opal “vibe-coding” tools directly into Gemini, turning the chat interface into a lightweight app builder.
Read MoreMozilla confirms AI features are coming to Firefox but will remain opt-in, positioning itself against default-on AI browsers.
Read MoreGoogle and Meta collaborate on “TorchTPU”, making Google’s TPUs more PyTorch-friendly to erode Nvidia’s software advantage in AI compute.
Read MoreUK research finds 1/3 of citizens use AI for emotional support, raising societal and trust questions about mainstream AI in daily life.
Read MoreOracle stock falls on AI/DC funding concerns, as investor scepticism grows around Oracle’s heavy AI data-centre commitments.
Read More
💻 Hardware & Semiconductor Moves
Radiant Nuclear raises $300M to build 1MW micro-reactors, targeting diesel replacement for data centres and remote AI sites.
Read MoreMicron forecasts surging memory revenue driven by AI demand, reinforcing HBM and DRAM as critical AI bottlenecks.
Read MoreNvidia weighs ramping H200 production for China, following regulatory approvals and renewed hyperscaler demand.
Read More
