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TL;DRAnthropic hired a Google chip veteran to build custom semiconductors for AI.
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TL;DRNvidia's AI agent system solved all ARC-AGI benchmark tasks perfectly, up from 30% baseline.
OpenAI's VP of sales in the Americas, Kaylin Voss, resigned a week
TL;DROpenAI's Americas sales VP quit a week after her boss, sparking potential exodus.
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