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Jun 13, 2026
SpaceX Colossus AI Compute Goes to Anthropic After Internal Struggles
SpaceX rented out its massive Colossus 1 data center to Anthropic after its own Grok AI teams couldn't overcome latency issues connecting the Memphis facility to two other sites. The deal gives Anthropic 220,000 Nvidia GPUs and 300+ megawatts of capacity to handle surging demand for Claude.
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Jun 10, 2026
Google Backstops $35 Billion Chip Deal to Keep Anthropic Running on Its TPUs
Google has agreed to backstop lease payments for a $35 billion chip financing deal that keeps Anthropic running on its custom TPUs across five U.S. data centers, deepening the financial entanglement between two companies that are also AI competitors.
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Jun 10, 2026
OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO, Targeting $1 Trillion Valuation
OpenAI has confidentially filed its S-1 with the SEC, joining Anthropic and SpaceX in AI's public-market moment. The $852 billion company loses $1.22 for every dollar of revenue but is targeting a Q4 2026 listing at up to $1 trillion. Builders should watch for pricing transparency, product strategy shifts, and increased competitive pressure.
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Six GitHub Copilot models retire October 19: the migration map
GitHub will remove six Copilot models on October 19, 2026 and names a successor for each. Teams should inventory pinned model IDs and policy defaults before the deadline because retirement removes access, while replacement enablement still follows organization policy.
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