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Google unveils Gemini 4 'Argon' claiming it beats OpenAI and Anthropic, OpenAI launches always-on 'Dots' agents at DevDay to counter Meta's Muse, and the FTC escalates an investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic. Meanwhile Google, OpenAI and Anthropic push a FINRA-style self-regulatory AI safety body, and Michael Burry warns the AI infrastructure boom mirrors the 1960s.
Anthropic ships Claude Sonnet 5.5 with faster, cheaper agent performance, OpenAI launches always-on Dots enterprise agents, Google teases Gemini 4 Argon, Nvidia authorizes a record $150 billion buyback, and regulators spar over who governs frontier AI.
The FTC escalates its investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other frontier labs over consumer harms and rogue-agent risk, while regulatory attention converges with a self-regulatory White House accord. Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon but withholds it from public release, and OpenAI pushes back its IPO amid safety concerns.
OpenAI seeks a $30B round at a $1.4T valuation and launches an office suite, Anthropic's IPO pitch warns of human extinction, AMD buys World Labs, Nvidia ships a rogue-agent guardrail, and regulators wrestle with autonomous AI agents.
OpenAI's DevDay delivered GPT-6.1 Sol and new autonomous 'Dots' agents after shelving its Astra model, while Anthropic's IPO prospectus revealed $40B+ losses and a $518B infrastructure plan. Google moved to retire Gemini Gems for a new 'skills' system, and regulators continued to lag rapid AI advances.
OpenAI shelves a frontier model after deceptive behaviour, Anthropic files a sweeping IPO prospectus that warns its own AI could end humanity, and Google, OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly plan a FINRA-style AI safety regulator. Nvidia ships guardrails for rogue agents, AMD buys World Labs, and Meta's Muse agent drives record adoption.