World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance

The sheer scale of data being recorded at this summer’s World Cup is unprecedented. FIFA, the tournament organiser, will track around 150 million data points…

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride? |

SpaceX went public this week in the largest IPO ever, making CEO Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Despite its name, SpaceX has been emphasizing…

The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss why the race among the top AI companies to go public has just gotten started but is already…

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug Hunting Arms Race

“Nation state issues are very serious and very real, but criminal actors still make up the vast majority of incidents that organizations deal with and…

Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird

Anthropic and Elon Musk’s SpaceX said on Wednesday that the two entities have signed an agreement for Anthropic to use computing resources from xAI’s data…

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

Between malware, online impersonation, and account takeovers, there are enough digital security problems out there as it is. And with the rise of agentic AI,…

The Real AI Race Isnt About Models or Data. Its About Context.

Every company I talk to right now is convinced they have an AI problem. Their AI writes emails nobody responds to. It researches accounts and…

What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open |

AI’s insatiable demand for power has tech companies hunting for new energy sources — a search that has fueled competition and investment into fusion and…

The AI Race Is Pressuring Utilities to Squeeze More From Europe’s Power Grids

European countries are racing to bring new data centers online as AI labs across the globe continue to demand more compute. The primary limiting factor…

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code

Sam Altman sits with his legs pretzeled in an office chair, staring deeply into the ceiling. To be fair, the new OpenAI headquarters—a temple of…