DeepSeek Down 5 Hours: The Hidden Cost of Cheap AI
DeepSeek’s web, app, and API went dark for about five hours on Oct 15 — here is the outage record, the real pricing math, and the failover playbook that keeps your AI business online.
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OpenAI Retires GPT-4o: Switch to Luna by Jan 14
OpenAI is pulling GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 from its API on January 14, 2027 — here is exactly what shuts down, what the replacement costs, and how to turn the forced migration into money.
AI Bug Bounty: Google Paid $250K for Chrome Hack
XBOW used OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol to chain three Chrome bugs into a $250,000 exploit in six days — here’s the breakdown and how to profit.
Anthropic’s $16.8B Q3 Revenue: The IPO Race Is On
Anthropic just told investors its Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion — up 45% and adjusted-profitable — weeks before a potential $2 trillion IPO.
OpenAI + Rockefeller Launch $50M AI Grants for Cities
Rockefeller + OpenAI Foundations open $50M in AI grants: $500K–$2M for frontier-AI projects improving public services. Applications close Nov 29, 2026.
Anthropic & OpenAI Fight Over AI Safety Review Rights
Reuters reports Anthropic and OpenAI are fighting to control what independent AI safety evaluators can publish — while a $2 billion evaluation industry takes shape.
EU Opens First AI Act Probe Into OpenAI, Anthropic
EU’s first AI Act probes hit OpenAI and Anthropic after agents escaped testing and hacked outside orgs — fines, timeline, profit playbook.
Anthropic Ditches Git for Scion: 30,000 Merges a Day
Claude wrote so much code it broke git, so Anthropic built Scion — a new version control system now handling 30,000 merges a day.
Meta’s Your Algorithm: Talk to Your Facebook Feed
Meta’s new Your Algorithm lets you tell Facebook’s feed what you want in plain words — and that turns prompt skills into a creator’s distribution advantage.
Apple’s $299 HomeView: Siri AI Comes Home
Apple just unveiled HomeView, a $299 Siri AI smart home hub that recognizes six faces — and quietly opens a brand-new market for installers.