Reactions rippled through Alibaba's Qwen team after tech lead Junyang Lin stepped down following a major model launch. (FR)

Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status. (FR)

Many consumers ditched ChatGPT's app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude's downloads grew. (FR)

The four-year-old startup saw its revenue run rate double over the past three months, according to one Bloomberg source. (FR)

By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.” (FR)

Google is integrating carrier-level filtering into RCS in India through a partnership with Airtel to strengthen protections against spam. (FR)

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there's not a lot to... (FR)

Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon. (FR)

"We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again," the president wrote in the post. (FR)