Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever

Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street it plans for continued growth.

Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag

When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing, AI labs are doing.

Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine

Andon Labs’ latest vending machine simulation shows Opus 5 lied and colluded its way to become the best AI capitalist ever.

Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways

Waymo robotaxis are now using freeways in Phoenix with more cities to follow in the coming days.

Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners

AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records, maintenance schedules, home documents, and an AI assistant into a single app.

Spotify adds a running mode to its app

Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries

Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight

Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human traffic from bots.

MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea

Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup’s MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself.