In an increasingly hostile back-and-forth, OpenAI is positioning itself as the David to Apple’s Goliath. OpenAI, the artificial intelligence pioneer, is trying on a new public image: the scrappy underdog David defending itself from Apple’s creaky Goliath.

OpenAI said Apple's lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets was an attempt to make up for its "shortcomings in the market for talent."

OpenAI called Apple's suit 'careless, aggressive, and oddly personal.' Spats like these risk harming both companies.

OpenAI asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to dismiss Apple's lawsuit that accused the ChatGPT maker and ​two former Apple employees of trade-secret theft to help it ‌expand into consumer hardware, saying it was building something "entirely new.

Opinions diverge on what it means for DeepMind's future as Google makes big changes to its AI leadership.

Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist, is leaving the company. Demis Hassabis, the Google DeepMind CEO who has led artificial intelligence (AI) development, is also stepping down as CEO and transitioning to the role of Alphabet chief scientist.

Hassabis will take on a new role as Google DeepMind chair and Alphabet’s chief scientist. Major leadership changes were announced at Google Wednesday.

Google DeepMind is undergoing a major restructuring following model delays and a string of high-profile exits.

Anthropic said on Wednesday it is building an in-house team to design ​custom chips for its Claude AI models, ‌confirming an earlier Reuters report, as the startup responds to a shortage of chips needed to power ​and develop more advanced AI systems.

Anthropic custom AI chip team confirmed August 5, 2026 -- the company will co-design silicon and Claude models together, targeting roughly 50% cuts in per-token inference costs. AWS, Google, Nvidia, and AMD hardware partnerships remain central to the multi-chip strategy while proprietary silicon enters development.

Anthropic just confirmed today that it has begun assembling its own dedicated team to design custom chips for its AI, Claude. Until now, the company relied entirely on chips made by other tech giants,

Relying solely on third-party AI hardware supply chains is getting increasingly tough. In a major move to take control of its own computing needs, Anthropic—the startup behind the Claude AI platform—has officially confirmed that it is setting up an in-house silicon team to design custom AI chips.