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OpenAI said it could have grown even faster if it had more compute, reported tripling year‑over‑year business figures and projected cash outflow that could reach $115 billion by 2029.

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Sequoia Capital greenlit an initial investment in Anthropic as part of a proposed $25 billion fundraising round that would value Anthropic at about $350 billion.

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Razer announced consumer AI product plans at CES, including Project Ava (a holographic AI companion powered by xAI's Grok), Motoko AI headphones using ChatGPT, and a $600 million AI investment with plans to hire 150 AI engineers.

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Miles Brundage launched AVERI, an institute for independent AI safety audits, and called for external audits of leading AI models.

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MIT Technology Review reported that enterprises were moving toward composable and sovereign AI architectures to overcome production bottlenecks in data access, integration, and deployment, and cited IDC's prediction that 75% of global businesses would adopt such architectures by 2027.

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https://the-decoder.com/openai-says-it-could-have-grown-even-faster-if-only-it-had-more-compute/

OpenAI says it could have grown even faster if only it had more compute

OpenAI says more compute means more revenue. The company's new business figures show both tripling year over year, but with cash outflow expected to hit 115 billion dollars by 2029, the formula needs to hold up.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/new-sequoia-leadership-greenlights-first-anthropic-investment-amid-25-billion-raise/

New Sequoia leadership greenlights first Anthropic investment amid $25 billion raise

Silicon Valley investor Sequoia Capital is making its first investment in Anthropic. The funding round would value the AI company at $350 billion.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.theverge.com/podcast/863361/razer-ceo-min-liang-tan-ces-2026-ai-gaming-project-ava-interview

Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO

Razer’s Min-Liang Tan on AI backlash, partnering with Grok, and the future of gaming.

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https://the-decoder.com/former-openai-policy-chief-launches-institute-for-independent-ai-safety-audits/

Former OpenAI policy chief launches institute for independent AI safety audits

Miles Brundage, who led policy research at OpenAI for seven years, is calling for external audits of leading AI models through his new institute AVERI. The industry should no longer be allowed to grade its own homework.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/19/1131422/going-beyond-pilots-with-composable-and-sovereign-ai/

Going beyond pilots with composable and sovereign AI

AI scaling is hindered by fragmented enterprise infrastructure in a constantly shifting technology ecosystem. A new architectural paradigm of composable, sovereign AI can help enterprises move past pilot purgatory.

technologyreview.com

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