Tech

Google is getting ready to launch its 7th-gen AI chip, Ironwood, which can scale up to 9,216 chips in a single “superpod.”

Google’s new TPU promises four times stronger performance than its predecessor, Trillium, while being more energy-efficient and cost-effective for powering AI inference on a larger scale, such as running AI agents.

Anthropic’s racing OpenAI to go public.

The AI startup has hired law firm Wilson Sonsini for an IPO that could happen as early as next year, the FT reports. OpenAI is reportedly eyeing the second half of 2026 for its own.

Satya Nadella acknowledged that data centers are “putting a lot of pressure” on power grids.

The tech industry “needs to earn the social permission to consume energy” for AI data centers he says in an interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Nadella also called for faster permitting for new power infrastructure and “innovation” in energy efficiency and generation.

The future of country music is here, and it’s AI

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Large language mistake, legal edition.

Cool update to last week’s story on why language doesn’t equal intelligence: a Michigan judge cited it to justify imposing sanctions over a ChatGPT-assisted filing that mentioned real cases but misstated their facts. Congrats to author Benjamin Riley, and thanks to folks who pointed it out on X and Bluesky!

The New York Times sues Perplexity for producing ‘verbatim’ copies of its work

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