Amazon is considering a second multi-billion-dollar investment in AI startup Anthropic, following an initial $4 billion stake. Amazon aims to expand its AI influence and leverage its cloud services, but faces disagreements with Anthropic over chip preferences. Alphabet has also invested in Anthropic. UK regulators are scrutinising both Amazon's and Alphabet's investments due to anti-competitive concerns.
Amazon is in talks to make another multibillion-dollar investment in AI company Anthropic, following a $4 billion investment last year. The new investment is expected to be of similar scale.
OpenAI has hired Meta's former AR hardware lead to spearhead their hardware efforts, initially focusing on robotics and partnerships. This move aligns with OpenAI's collaboration with Jony Ive on AI-powered hardware, aiming to redefine human-technology interaction.