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Infrastructure complexity is reshaping how smaller technology firms operate Sept. 25, 2026, 7:13 p.m.

The Next Web

Growing infrastructure complexity is forcing smaller technology companies to adapt their operations as boundaries blur between cloud systems, computing, virtualization, software, and AI. This environment creates challenges, as clients frequently require multi-layer technical expertise even as underlying systems grow increasingly specialized.

Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal Sept. 25, 2026, 7:13 p.m.

TechCrunch AI

Anthropic has agreed to spend $11.6 billion over seven years on Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a CPU-focused commitment that could expand to approximately $20 billion. As part of the arrangement, Akamai is offering Anthropic an equity stake of up to 5% that increases alongside Anthropic's cloud spending.

AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise. Sept. 25, 2026, 7:11 p.m.

Ars Technica AI

Despite initial predictions that artificial intelligence would severely damage job prospects for recent college graduates, recent employment data indicates otherwise. Labor figures show no sign of widespread hiring reductions or significant displacement among entry-level workers.

Proaction boosts sales 60% and saves 75+ hours with Codex Sept. 25, 2026, 7 p.m.

OpenAI News

Proaction has increased its sales by 60% and saved over 75 hours using Codex. The company relies on Codex alongside GPT-Live-1 and GPT-6 Astra to build, operate, and sell its fleet management systems more quickly.

Meta’s Muse just stole the AI spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic Sept. 25, 2026, 6:22 p.m.

TechCrunch AI

During a busy week of releases that included Anthropic's Opus 5.5 and OpenAI's GPT-6, Meta drew major attention with its new personal AI agent, Muse. The agent is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT's early adoption numbers and is slated for integration into smart glasses.

Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC" Sept. 25, 2026, 5:57 p.m.

Ars Technica AI

Microsoft is stepping back from its aggressive push for the 'Copilot+ PC' marketing category. The company's new Surface laptops have dropped the branding altogether.

Astra and Opus just passed Turing’s other test Sept. 25, 2026, 5:24 p.m.

TechCrunch AI

Frontier artificial intelligence models Astra and Opus have successfully completed the World War II codebreaking work originally pioneered by Alan Turing.

Peter Thiel says the pope’s AI encyclical was ‘working for’ China Sept. 25, 2026, 5:12 p.m.

The Next Web

Palantir and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel criticized Pope Leo XIV's call for artificial intelligence regulation, claiming the pontiff is acting as a 'useful idiot' for China. Thiel made the remarks during an interview on Axel Springer's MD Meets podcast prior to receiving an award in Berlin.

Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk Sept. 25, 2026, 4:58 p.m.

Wired AI

A divided federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, permitting the Pentagon to designate AI startup Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. The decision rejected the company's claims that the designation violated its constitutional rights.

Pentagon seeks $30.3m for an AI lie detector that reads the body from afar Sept. 25, 2026, 4:50 p.m.

The Next Web

The Pentagon's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has requested $30.3 million over five years to develop an AI-powered contactless lie detector. Known as Polygraph+ or Polygraph Next, the program aims to assess deception by reading physiological signals from a distance.

Meta makes the Muse filesystem even more accessible Sept. 25, 2026, 4:49 p.m.

The Verge AI

Users discovered that Meta's Muse AI could be prompted into exposing its internal filesystem, revealing underlying details about the chatbot's operation. Even as the AI agent told users it was not supposed to share these files, Meta has reportedly made the filesystem even more accessible.