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Modal's infrastructure now enables cost-effective execution of sparse workloads, unlocking long-tail AI use cases previously prohibitive due to underutilized compute costs.

Anthropic has formed a partnership with SpaceX to secure compute resources, as highlighted by social media commentary comparing the deal to a meme.

OpenAI partners with Cerebras to integrate 750MW of ultra low-latency AI compute into its platform, aiming to accelerate inference and enable faster real-time AI responses across various workloads.

AWS and OpenAI announce a multi-year, $38 billion strategic partnership providing OpenAI with immediate access to AWS's world-class infrastructure including hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs and the ability to scale to tens of millions of CPUs for advanced AI workloads.

AMD and OpenAI announce a strategic partnership to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, with initial 1 gigawatt deployment starting in H2 2026. AMD will issue OpenAI warrants for up to 160 million shares, with vesting tied to deployment milestones and financial targets.

OpenAI analyzes trends in AI algorithmic efficiency, showing that compute required to reach AlexNet-level performance has halved roughly every 16 months since 2012, outpacing hardware gains. The study draws comparisons across domains like DNA sequencing and transistor density to contextualize AI progress.