Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in revenue run rate this week, reaching $30 billion annually compared to OpenAI's $24 billion. The milestone reflects surging enterprise demand that doubled Anthropic's million-dollar customer base in less than two months.
Meta shifted strategy dramatically by launching its first proprietary AI model through Alexandr Wang's Superintelligence Labs. The move abandons the open-source approach that shaped Llama, Meta's previous flagship models.
Legal battles intensified across the AI industry. Elon Musk called for Sam Altman's removal from OpenAI, prompting OpenAI to seek an investigation into Musk. Hollywood's writers secured four additional years of protections against AI-driven job displacement in labor negotiations.
These developments signal accelerating consolidation around proprietary models, mounting tensions between AI founders, and growing regulatory scrutiny of the industry.