October 02, 2025

OpenAI's Sora soars to No. 3 on the US App Store: Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit. Read More

Google's Jules enters developers' toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up: Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms. Read More

Anthropic hires new CTO with focus on AI infrastructure: As part of the change, Anthropic is updating the structure of its core technical group, bringing the company's product-engineering team into closer contact with the infrastructure and inference teams. Read More

Data centers need power now. That's why we're working to build multi-gigawatt power stations that generate reliable electricity, with fewer delays and minimal added strain to the grid.

Tesla has its best sales quarter ever as EV tax credit expires: The tax credit's expiration on September 30 motivated buyers to take advantage of the $7,500 incentive, giving Tesla a shot to return to sales growth in 2025. Read More

OpenAI is the world's most valuable private company after private stock sale: OpenAI employees sold $6.6B in shares, leading company's valuation to jump to $500B. Read More

Ex-OpenAI researcher dissects one of ChatGPT's delusional spirals: A former OpenAI researcher looked into how ChatGPT can mislead delusional users about their reality and its own capabilities. Read More

Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in mostly blue states: The Trump administration canceled over 300 awards related to clean energy on October 1. The states most affected by the cuts voted for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Read More

Rivian's best-case guess for 2025 sales is a 16% drop from last year: The company will likely sell fewer EVs this year than in both 2024 and 2023, making next year's launch of the R2 SUV even more important. Read More

Go Nano Bananas and Beyond! Learn how Google Cloud AI can empower your startup to build innovative applications at their upcoming Startup School: GenAI Media, kicking off on October 28.

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Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in Harris-voting states: The Trump administration canceled over 300 awards related to clean energy on October 1. The states with affected projects all voted for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Read More

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