AI Policy
Britain's AI Testing Body Moved Into Downing Street
The UK abolished DSIT, created the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and moved AI strategy and the AI Security Institute into it. What that changes for you.
All news
Capital
Kimi's Maker Is About To Publish Its Real Numbers
Moonshot AI is raising at up to 50 billion dollars before a Hong Kong listing, with revenue up from 200 to 300 million dollars in two months. A prospectus is the first real diligence a Kimi buyer will get.
Digital Sovereignty
Nine European Vendors Sit On A US Retaliation List
Trump ordered a Section 301 investigation into the EU on July 24 after Brussels fined Google 890 million euros. The retaliation list Washington published in December names nine European vendors.
Capital
Midjourney's Next Six Projects Are Not Image Tools
Midjourney bought the astrology app Co-Star and says half a dozen more ambitious projects arrive within six months. What that roadmap does to a studio that depends on it.
Law & Regulation
Wiping a Phone at the Border Is Now a Criminal Charge
US prosecutors charged a traveller under 18 U.S.C. 2232 after a duress passcode wiped his phone at Atlanta airport. What it changes for European travel policy.
Consumer Tech
Your Business Page Cannot Get Facebook's New Badge
Meta launched Facebook Verified on 24 July, a free badge earned with a video selfie. Pages and ProMode accounts cannot get it, which moves the trust signal off your brand.
Artificial Intelligence
Opus 5 Costs Half of Fable 5, If You Set It Right
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on 24 July at 5 dollars per million input tokens, unchanged from Opus 4.8. The pricing dial, not the discount, is what changes your budget.
AI Policy
A Delhi Court Backed OpenAI on Training Data
A Delhi judge refused to block OpenAI, holding that training ChatGPT on a news agency's articles is prima facie fair dealing. Why the ruling does not settle the same question in Europe.
AI Policy
25 AI Firms Ask Washington to Back Open Models
Twenty-five US technology firms signed a letter asking Washington to avoid premature restrictions on open-weight AI. Here is what it means for owners in Europe who want off vendor lock-in.
Cybersecurity
A Single Message Reached the Host's SSH Keys
A researcher escaped Claude Cowork's local sandbox with one message and reached the Mac's SSH keys and cloud credentials. Anthropic closed it as informative and moved the fix to its cloud.
Capital
Dassault Will Pay $200m More Only If the AI Earns It
On July 23 Dassault Systemes agreed to buy ArisGlobal for 1.8 billion dollars in cash, plus up to 200 million more tied to AI revenue. The clause is the real lesson for anyone pricing an AI bet.
Infrastructure
AMD Handed Half of Inference to a Rival Chip
On July 23 AMD and Cerebras built one inference pipeline from two rival chips: AMD Helios handles the prompt, the Cerebras wafer writes the answer. The 5x efficiency figure is a model, not a benchmark. Here is what disaggregated inference changes for your compute budget.
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The Operator Brief
One considered note on infrastructure, governance, and measurement, most mornings. No theory.