Anthropic’s standoff with Washington has already raised new questions about AI safety and sovereignty—and about Chinese competition.

Google Deepmind has made the Interactions API the default interface for Gemini models and agents. It replaces the old generateContent API and uses a simplified schema with typed steps instead of role-based structures. New agent features will only ship through this API going forward.

Micron is investing in Anthropic's Series H round and getting a multi-year deal to supply memory for Claude's infrastructure. Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown calls memory critical to training and running Claude. Critics say circular deals like this are inflating a bubble. Micron's stock has surged more than tenfold in a single year.