The Scale ReportAmazon Web Services Abandons NDAs for Data Center Negotiations
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The Scale ReportFlock CEO Claims Audio Tech Only Detects Gunshots
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The Scale ReportAmazon and Microsoft End Data Center NDAs to Ease Tensions
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The Scale ReportNous Research secures 1.5 billion valuation for agentic growth
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The Scale ReportOpenAI Adds Tab Access to ChatGPT Chrome Extension
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The Scale ReportRicursive Intelligence Taps AI to Automate Future Chip Design
Founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini aim to scale compute capacity by using AI systems to engineer high-efficiency silicon architectures.
The Scale ReportMicrosoft Debuts RTX Spark-Powered PCs for Local AI Tasks
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The Scale ReportTech Leaders Adopt Trump Administration Term Super Intelligence
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The Scale ReportLambda Seeks $4B Funding Round Before Planned 2027 IPO
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The Scale ReportGoogle and Meta Reclaim Positions in Rapid AI Frontier Race
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The Scale ReportGudea Uses AI to Preemptively Track Social Media Controversies
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The Scale ReportDonald Trump Unveils Super Intelligence Force Federal Task Group
President Trump establishes a government task force to lead AI development, naming Jay Clayton to head the new Super Intelligence Force.
The Scale ReportMelius Raises $20M Series A After Pivoting Away From Ad Spend
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The Scale ReportMcKinsey Implements AI Client Simulations for Job Interviews
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