Microsoft and OpenAI announced a renegotiated partnership on Monday that ends Microsoft’s exclusive rights to OpenAI’s products and intellectual property, replacing an open-ended arrangement with a nonexclusive licence running through 2032. The deal resolves a potential legal conflict triggered by OpenAI’s February agreement to give Amazon exclusive hosting rights to its agent-building tool, Frontier — terms Microsoft […]
Hermes Agent, the open-source self-improving AI agent from Nous Research, has overtaken OpenClaw to claim the #1 position on OpenRouter's global daily token rankings as of May 10, 2026 — generating 224 billion daily tokens versus OpenClaw's 186 billion. The milestone places a Nous Research project ahead of an OpenAI-sponsored platform in real-world daily inference volume, just three months after launch.
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The trial highlights the ethical and strategic tensions in AI development, impacting future governance and collaboration in the tech industry.
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CLIFTON, New Jersey — Along with aisles of diapers and colorful onesies, Target shoppers in some of the retailer’s big-box stores can now find baby brands typically carried by specialty boutiques. Shoppers can see, feel and test strollers, car seats and high chairs outside of cardboard boxes at about 200 stores, or roughly 10% of the retailer’s footprint. They can find merchandise from high-end brands, including a $1,000 UPPAbaby stroller. And customers can browse nearly 2,000 new baby items, which are available across all of the retailer’s stores and online. Target’s “baby boutiques,” which have rolled out over the past two months, are just one piece of a broader push to refresh stores and woo a crucial customer base: busy families, who have increasingly turned to rivals like Walmart. Whether Target makes progress with those shoppers will help determine whether CEO Michael Fiddelke
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TLDR: Nvidia has crossed $40 billion in investment commitments in 2026, targeting firms across the AI supply chain. A $30 billion bet on OpenAI stands as Nvidia’s single largest investment, deepening a decade-long partnership. Deals with Corning and IREN tie optical manufacturing and data center capacity directly to Nvidia’s hardware ecosystem. Analysts warn that neocloud investments may be pre-funding GPU purchases, raising questions about organic AI demand. Nvidia has surpassed $40 billion in investment commitments in 2026, backing companies across the AI infrastructure stack. The chipmaker recently agreed to invest up to $3.2 billion in glass maker Corning and $2.1 billion in data center operator IREN. These deals reflect a broader strategy of financing the AI supply chain while securing commercial partnerships. Analysts see both promise and risk in N
Coinbase x402 is now native to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, letting AI agents pay for services in USDC without human input Coinbase x402 is now native to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, letting AI agents pay for services in USDC without human input.…
OpenAI has crossed $25bn in annualized revenue and is actively preparing its OpenAI IPO for as early as the fourth quarter of 2026. OpenAI has crossed $25bn in annualized revenue and is preparing its OpenAI IPO for as early as…
Anthropic raise talks are targeting a $900bn valuation and up to $50bn in fresh capital, sources told the Financial Times. Anthropic raise talks are targeting a $900bn valuation and up to $50bn in fresh capital, sources told the Financial Times.…
