The AI race is becoming a test of strategy, not just software
AI has become remarkably good at making organizations move faster and more efficiently. The harder question is whether companies know where they should be going.
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Gemini 4 Argon matches GPT-6 Astra and hallucinates far less in early tests
Google’s Gemini 4 Argon is level with OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra in early independent tests. It scored 53 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the same as GPT-6 Astra and one point ahead of GPT-6.1 Sol, Artificial Analysis said. Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 still leads the index, with 58.
The Next Web AI3 min readOpenAI says Trump’s AI accord needs more detail, Semafor reports
The AI industry’s new pact with Donald Trump is only a start, according to one of the firms that signed it. Ashley Gold reported the comments for Semafor.
The Next Web AI2 min readAmazon pledges $1bn over five years to US data centre communities
Amazon will spend more than $1bn over the next five years in US communities that host its data centres. Matt Garman, chief executive of Amazon Web Services, announced the programme, called Built Together, in a post on Friday, along with new commitments on power, water and transparency.
The Next Web AI2 min readAmerica isn’t short of electricity. It’s short of places to plug in fast enough.
On 22 July 2026, the Texas grid set an all-time record. Demand reached about 91 gigawatts on a punishing summer evening and the system met it, roughly half from natural gas and a third from solar. Nothing broke.
The Next Web AI8 min readDiscord opens its ad business to smaller brands, Ars Technica reports
Discord is opening its advertising business to companies of any size, as Scharon Harding reported for Ars Technica. The chat app has launched Discord Ads Manager, a tool for planning, buying and tracking ad campaigns in one place, it said on Tuesday. Select advertisers can use it now.
The Next Web AI2 min readCaverion to build €15M substation for Nebius data centre in Finland
Caverion Finland has agreed to design and build a substation for Nebius’s new data centre in Mäntsälä, southern Finland, in a deal valued at about €15 million. The company announced the contract on Friday and expects to finish the work by autumn 2027.
The Next Web AI2 min readThe difference between a liar and a bullshitter
Back in 1986, a Princeton philosopher named Harry Frankfurt published a short essay with a title you don’t expect to see in an academic journal, “On Bullshit.” It stayed largely inside academic circles for the better part of twenty years.
The Next Web AI6 min readAI broke the economics of software. Vayu wants to be the first to tell a CFO which customers are losing them money
Here is a problem the software industry did not have three years ago. A customer signs a contract for an AI product. They use it heavily, which is what every vendor wants. Every one of those uses costs the vendor money: tokens, compute, third-party model calls.
The Next Web AI6 min readFrench state-owned Bull doubles supercomputer output at Angers factory
Bull, the French state-owned supercomputer maker, has doubled production at its factory in Angers, western France, after an €80 million rebuild. The plant now assembles 12 racks a month, up from six, executives told Reuters, which first reported the expansion on Thursday.
The Next Web AI2 min readSoftBank completes $30bn OpenAI investment with final $10bn payment
SoftBank Group has completed its $30bn follow-on investment in OpenAI, after paying the third and final $10bn tranche on 1 October, Japan time. The Japanese group made the payment through its Vision Fund 2, it said on Thursday.
The Next Web AI2 min readJapan eyes $140bn AI data centre push with Dell and JERA, FT reports
Japan’s biggest power generator is teaming up with Dell to build AI data centres across the country. The push could cost as much as $140bn, the Financial Times reported. JERA, Dell and UK developer RHAELM signed a non-binding agreement on Thursday, JERA said.
The Next Web AI2 min readOpenAI cuts ties with three staff over sensitive information, WSJ reports
OpenAI has parted ways with three employees who it says mishandled sensitive company information. The Wall Street Journal first reported the exits on Thursday. Two of the three were safety researchers, and one was a research programme manager, Rachel Metz reported for Bloomberg.
The Next Web AI2 min readCFPB can’t say if data on abandoned office kit is safe, watchdog finds
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot confirm that IT equipment it left in four closed offices is secure, a watchdog has found. J.J. McCorvey reported the audit for Bloomberg. The bureau ended the leases on its New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta offices in early 2025.
The Next Web AI2 min readGM’s Q3 sales drop 5.5% as its electric models collapse and Toyota closes to within 136,000
GM’s third-quarter sales fell 5.5% and its electric models collapsed, with the Equinox EV down 92.4% to 1,905 cars after America ended its $7,500 purchase credit.
The Next Web AI2 min readFactory and Cognition bosses clash over adviser’s exit, Bloomberg reports
The heads of two AI coding startups are fighting in public over an adviser who switched sides, as Carmen Arroyo reported for Bloomberg. Factory chief executive Matan Grinberg said on X on Wednesday that he was cutting ties with Chris Degnan, an adviser of about a year.
The Next Web AI2 min readSamsung lifts prices across most of the Galaxy S26 range by $100
Samsung has added $100 to the Galaxy S26, S26+ and Ultra and $200 to the 1TB Ultra, seven months after the phones went on sale, blaming the memory shortage.
The Next Web AI2 min readGrindr to buy HIV prevention telehealth firm Freddie for $250mn
Grindr has agreed to buy PurposeMed, the company behind HIV prevention service Freddie, for $250mn in cash and stock, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Grindr will pay $190mn in cash and $60mn in shares. Up to $70mn more in cash depends on Freddie hitting targets in 2027.
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