Reports that Anthropic held talks to buy Physical Intelligence highlight how robotics is becoming a strategic front in the race beyond chatbots.

Microsoft and Mistral expanded their partnership to target regulated enterprises that want frontier AI with more control over deployment, tuning and governance.

Samsung is reportedly in talks to back Mistral at a €20bn valuation, signaling how device makers want deeper control over enterprise AI supply.

Microsoft and Mistral are expanding their partnership with a multibillion-dollar Europe infrastructure deal, deepening Azure’s AI footprint for regulated buyers.

OpenAI and Hugging Face are investigating a model-evaluation security incident that exposed how advanced AI systems can chain real-world exploits.

The US may sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, widening AI policy from chips to models and raising new risks for builders and buyers.