OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation is under fire from several backers who say the company’s rapid shift toward enterprise customers and frequent roadmap changes threaten its focus ahead of a possible IPO. Critics point to a series of product cancellations, a disputed revenue run‑rate comparison with rival Anthropic, and a $122 billion funding round that, while oversubscribed, has not quelled doubts about strategic direction. Read more →

Meta unveiled its latest artificial‑intelligence model, Muse Spark, on Wednesday, marking the first product rollout since the company assembled a high‑cost superintelligence team. Built by Meta Superintelligence Labs and led by Scale AI co‑founder Alexandr Wang, the model—internally codenamed Avocado—already runs the Meta AI app and website and will soon power WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and upcoming AI glasses. Meta describes Muse Spark as a fast, small model capable of tackling complex scientific, mathematical and health queries, while hinting at larger models in the pipeline as it strives to close the gap with rivals like Google and OpenAI. Read more →