Google has launched Veo 3.1 Lite, its most cost-effective video generation model, into the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, while also saying it will lower pricing for Veo 3.1 Fast on April 7. The move is aimed at developers building higher-volume video applications and marks a clear bid to widen adoption by reducing cost pressure in one of AI’s most compute-intensive formats.
Anthropic has disclosed that its annualized revenue run rate has passed $30 billion and that it will secure roughly 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity through a Broadcom-linked supply arrangement starting in 2027, a sign that frontier AI is now being measured as much by infrastructure scale as by model quality.
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health, a new ChatGPT experience built around health and wellness questions, marking a notable step deeper into one of the chatbot’s most sensitive and heavily used categories.
Anthropic is limiting access to its new Mythos Preview model to a small group of technology and cybersecurity companies, a sign that frontier AI firms are tightening distribution as they court security buyers and confront misuse concerns.
Massive spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure is facing a new test as energy costs rise and geopolitical tensions add uncertainty to the economics of data-center expansion. A Reuters report says the issue
OpenAI has retired its GPT-5.1 model family from ChatGPT, according to the company’s release notes and help center. Existing conversations that used GPT-5.1 are being routed to newer models as OpenAI continues to adjust
Anthropic said on April 6, 2026, that it expanded its partnership with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity. The deal underscores how major AI developers continue to compete for
OpenAI Foundation said it will distribute $1 billion in grants over the next year, marking a major expansion of the nonprofit’s role. The money will support health research and efforts to address AI’s effects on work
The White House has called on Congress to preempt state AI laws in a new legislative blueprint released on March 20, 2026. The proposal puts federal policy and state regulation on a collision course as lawmakers weigh
OpenAI said it will expand its ChatGPT advertising pilot beyond the United States, starting with Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The move comes as the company pushes to broaden monetization while keeping the test
