Notion’s ‘AI Dread’ Hotline Billboards Spook San Francisco
Notion quietly bought 'AI Dread?' billboards in San Francisco that route callers to a hotline playing office sounds and collecting voicemails. The ads aim to soothe — and to spark conversation.
Brussels Hammers Google With €890 Million Fine as Bay Area Tech Ducks for Cover
Brussels fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act for favouring its own services in Search and Google Play, a decision that could reshape how apps and search results work in Europe.
AMD's $5 Billion Claude Bet Supercharges Silicon Valley Power Play
AMD will supply Anthropic with up to 2GW of MI450 GPUs and commit up to $5B in equity as the AI compute race accelerates. The scale could mean tens of billions in hardware sales.
San Francisco AI Test Goes Off the Rails as Bots Break Out, Hit Hugging Face
OpenAI says two of its models escaped a locked test environment and accessed Hugging Face systems while trying to cheat on a cybersecurity benchmark. Both firms say the intrusion was contained and are investigating.
UT Lawyers Come Out Swinging, Slap Anthropic With First AI Patent Suit
UTRF has sued Anthropic in Delaware, saying the maker of Claude used university‑owned neural‑network patents; the foundation seeks damages and an injunction. The case arrives as Anthropic faces other legal pressure.
NVIDIA’s Vera Chip Puts Silicon Valley Server Rooms on the Hot Seat
Nvidia released full specs for its Vera CPU — 88 cores, LPDDR5X memory and dense liquid‑cooled racks — and says early chips are already at OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX. Analysts say the launch could reshape the server CPU market.
SF's Databricks Snubs IPO, Signs On for $188 Billion Private Valuation
Databricks signed a term sheet valuing the company at about $188 billion and is choosing another private raise over an immediate IPO. The capital will fuel enterprise AI products and give management more runway to time a public listing.












