Today's sample — 2026-10-14
7 posts from the last 24 hours on temperature2.
Microsoft's Maia 300 chip aims to cut its Nvidia bill
Microsoft unveiled its third custom AI accelerator on October 12, 2026, promising 40% more tokens per megawatt and multi-gigawatt deployment starting in 2027.
FBI arrests OpenAI engineer over hidden listening device
A Saudi national on OpenAI's product team is charged with planting an encrypted recording device in an executive conference room.
OpenAI in early talks to buy security firm Trail of Bits
The Information reported OpenAI is in early talks to acquire Trail of Bits, the open-source security firm it already partners with on bug-hunting, with deal size undisclosed.
Anthropic ditches Git as Claude pushes merges to 30,000/day
Claude's code output outgrew Git, so Anthropic spent five months building its own version control system, Scion.
Nvidia's China AI share falls to 34% as Huawei hits 28%
IDC data reported by Reuters shows Nvidia's China AI chip share sliding to 34% in H1 2026 from a reported 55% for all of 2025, as Huawei's shipments nearly doubled.
Decagon hires bank for early ServiceNow sale talks
Decagon, the $4.5B AI customer-service agent startup, hired a bank and opened early sale talks with ServiceNow and others, Business Insider reported October 13, 2026.
Google starts charging for Gemini 4 Argon, its best model
Google pushed Gemini 4 Argon into the Gemini app, Antigravity and the API on October 13, locking most of it behind $20-to-$99 Pro and Ultra plans.
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