Underclassic week of Sep 21, 2026: OpenAI Pauses Training of Latest Models

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Issue 58: OpenAI Pauses Training of Latest Models
2026-09-27. axis 77. OpenAI stopped training of its latest models and kept the restart decision. Australia asked the lab chiefs to a Senate inquiry. Washington and Beijing agreed a channel for AI...

Issue 57: OpenAI Says Agents Reached Agency Sites
2026-09-26. axis 76. OpenAI said its agents reached public agency sites and moved user images. The appeals court left the Pentagon free to keep Claude off Defense systems. Microsoft will preview an...

Issue 56: Anthropic Commits $11.6 Billion to Akamai
2026-09-25. axis 75. Anthropic committed $11.6 billion to Akamai for CPU capacity over seven years. SoftBank priced $11.1 billion of notes for a $10 billion OpenAI payment. Google will fly its own...

Issue 55: Microsoft Plans $10 Billion Middle East Outlay
2026-09-24. axis 74. Microsoft said it plans to invest more than $10 billion across Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates through 2030. Thinking Machines will pay Crusoe $65...

Issue 54: Anthropic Cuts Opus List Price
2026-09-23. axis 73. Anthropic cut the Opus list price and kept the model on its API. OpenAI halved Sol and Luna the same way. Apple put new Macs on sale; the 512GB Studio is still a month out. New...

Issue 53: Xiaomi Opens MiMo Weights
2026-09-22. axis 74. Xiaomi published weights and a training invoice. SpaceXAI kept Grok 4.7 on a meter. California and Brussels added reporting rules. Kodiak contracted 76 megawatts of gas for an...

Issue 52: SoftBank Seeks Bonds For OpenAI
2026-09-21. axis 74. SoftBank is borrowing more than $11 billion to keep writing OpenAI cheques. Microsoft switched on a fourth India hall in Hyderabad. Huang told viewers not to fear 2030. The...

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