1. OpenAI's $110B "Supercycle" & The Pentagon Pact
OpenAI has closed the largest private funding round in history, raising $110 billion at a valuation of $840 billion. As reported by Hindustan Times, Sam Altman confirmed that OpenAI will now deploy its models within the U.S. military's classified networks.
Unlike previous friction-filled partnerships, this deal includes specific technical safeguards to ensure models behave within "human-responsibility" guardrails for the use of force. This aligns with the Stargate Project infrastructure expansion, moving OpenAI closer to a state-integrated entity.
2. The Federal Ban on Anthropic (Claude)
In a sharp escalation, the Trump administration has ordered all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic’s technology. The dispute stems from Anthropic's refusal to allow its Claude models to be used for domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapon systems.
According to WLRN News, the government has labeled Anthropic a "supply chain risk." Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated the company "cannot in good conscience" allow its frontier models to be used in ways that exceed current safety reliability. Agencies have been given a six-month phase-out period.
3. Mistral 3: The European Alternative
While U.S. companies are embroiled in policy battles, France’s Mistral AI has released Mistral 3. This family includes Mistral Large 3 (41B active parameters) and the Ministral edge series. Mistral 3 is designed for "Distributed Intelligence," allowing enterprises to run high-performance AI on a single GPU locally, bypassing the cloud-dependency issues seen in the US.
4. Hardware Sync: Galaxy S26 Ultra Retail Prep
With the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra shipping next week, the "Hey Plex" integration is becoming a focal point. Retailers are reporting record pre-orders for the Titanium Cobalt model, which is the first to natively support the multi-agent orchestration needed to handle these new 2026 models locally.
Disclosure: This deep dive was developed with the assistance of Google Gemini 3 (Flash) for research and Nano Banana for visuals. (AI News Scan: AI-powered, Human-curated.)