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AI chips.

The latest developments in AI chips, one briefing at a time.

3 briefings in the archive

20 October 20266 min read

AI briefing — 20 October 2026

MiniMax and Inception launch faster agent models as AI chip funding and US-China tensions reshape the industry.

13 October 20266 min read

Meta enters the frontier-model race, Microsoft scales custom AI chips, and new research challenges current safety evaluations.

23 September 20266 min read

Anthropic and OpenAI cut model costs, Qualcomm pushes on-device agents, and AI infrastructure funding accelerates.