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OpenAI and Anthropic lower API prices, Snorkel AI raises $350 million, Xiaomi open-sources models amid data disputes, Qualcomm unveils edge AI chips, and British Columbia sues OpenAI over liability.
- OpenAI and Anthropic Lower API Prices With Simultaneous Model Releases — Anthropic and OpenAI launched new models optimized for cost-efficiency. The pricing shift signals a focus on making complex AI agents more affordable for enterprise deployment.
- Snorkel AI Triples Valuation to $3.5 Billion in Series E — The training data provider raised $350 million as enterprise demand grows for proprietary data refinement. Companies are investing in custom data to differentiate their AI systems.
- Xiaomi Open-Sources MiMo-V2.6 Amid Anthropic Data Scraping Allegations — Xiaomi released a natively omnimodal model that undercuts competitors on price. However, Anthropic claims Xiaomi siphoned training data from its Claude models to achieve the performance.
- Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 For Local AI — The new smartphone chip is optimized to run a 30-billion parameter model on-device. This hardware reduces cloud reliance to enable faster and more private AI assistants.
- British Columbia Sues OpenAI Over Liability Following School Shooting Incident — The province demands OpenAI pay for a new school after a shooter allegedly used ChatGPT. The lawsuit could establish a precedent for holding AI developers financially liable for physical harm.
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