Anthropic hires architect of UK AI policy, sparking conflict-of-interest concerns
6. AI Matt Clifford, the primary architect of the UK government’s national artificial intelligence strategy and former adviser to Downing Street, has joined US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as Managing Director of International Affairs. The high-profile hire has sparked intense political backlash in Westminster, where senior lawmakers have warned that Clifford's decision to remain chair of a key state-backed technology funding body represents a "clear conflict of
Cato Networks introduces pooled SASE licensing model to help MSPs scale SMB security
Cato Networks has launched Cato SMB FlexPool, a pooled Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) licensing model designed to remove procurement and operational friction for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and telecom partners serving small and midsize business (SMB) clients. Alongside the new licensing framework, the cloud networking and security vendor unveiled the MSASE Business Center, a centralized dashboard engineered to provide partners and Cato teams with unified visibility i
Uber cuts 3,300 jobs in sweeping global restructuring to flatten hierarchy
Uber Technologies is eliminating approximately 3,300 corporate positions, representing roughly 10% of its global workforce, as part of a major organizational overhaul designed to streamline operations and reallocate capital toward autonomous driving technology and core growth markets. Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock The restructuring, announced by Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in a company-wid
AI Cloud provider Nscale targets $3.5 billion pre-IPO financing ahead of New York debut
9. Bus London-based artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure provider Nscale is in advanced negotiations to secure up to $3.5 billion in pre-IPO financing, according to market reports. The massive capital raise comes as the two-year-old "neocloud" firm prepares for a New York initial public offering that could raise an additional $3 billion as early as this month. Image credit: Nscale The pre-IPO financing package, which Goldman Sachs is advising on, is structured into tw
OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra, declaring the arrival of the 'AGI Era'
OpenAI has officially launched its newest frontier AI model, GPT-6 Astra, ushering in what executive leadership described as the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Trained on over 100,000 GPUs at the company’s Stargate facility in Texas, Astra represents OpenAI's largest pre-training run to date and marks a massive architectural leap in autonomous computer use, complex reasoning, and long-horizon workflows. Editorial credit: Mamun_Sheikh / Shutterstock The mode
