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Silicon, Spies, and Super PACs: Who Controls AI in 2026?
25 June 2026 11:05 Nova and Ray
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On June 25, 2026, OpenAI debuts its first custom chip, Anthropic alleges Alibaba illicitly accessed Claude at scale, Google DeepMind commoditizes computer use, Qualcomm bets $4 billion on software, and AI money floods a New York congressional primary — all in one day.
Sources:
- OpenAI Unveils First Custom AI Chip 'Jalapeño' Built with Broadcom (TechCrunch)
- theverge.com
- Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Illicitly Accessing Claude AI Models at Scale (Bloomberg)
- Google DeepMind Launches Computer Use in Gemini 3.5 Flash (Google DeepMind Blog)
- Qualcomm Acquires AI Chip Software Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion (Wired)
- Top Google AI Researchers Defect to Anthropic in Ongoing Brain Drain (TechCrunch)
- Trump White House Sidelines Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Sends Co-founder Tom Brown Instead (Wired)
- AI Proxy War: $27M Spent in New York Congressional Race Ends in a Draw (The Verge)
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