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Closed AI Loops Are Concentrating Power - and Creating Room for StartupsMicrosoft, Nvidia and Anthropic just formed the latest closed-loop artificial intelligence partnership, tying cloud, hardware and models into a single circuit. While it signals consolidation at the top, founders say it's also creating a surprising tailwind for domain-focused AI startups.

Series A Fuels Deeper AI, Expanded Integrations and Product-Led Growth AdoptionBacked by S32 and Microsoft, Sola Security secured $35 million to advance its autonomous AI engine. The Israeli startup aims to shift from reactive prompts to proactive agent-based systems that solve security tasks across SaaS, cloud and identity domains.

OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 could drop in the coming days, and it could be one of the best models from the Microsoft-backed startup. [...]

Cryptocurrency users are the target of an ongoing social engineering campaign that employs fake startup companies to trick users into downloading malware that can drain digital assets from both Windows and macOS systems

According to references spotted on OpenAI's website, the Microsoft-backed AI startup is planning to launch five new models this week, including GPT-4.1, 4.1 nano, and 4.1 mini. [...]

Altman's Role as Fund's Sole Owner Was Meant to Be Temporary, OpenAI SaysOpenAI CEO Sam Altman no longer owns the company's $325 million venture capital fund launched with backing from Microsoft. Altman's role as the fund's sole owner raised eyebrows although OpenAI said the arrangement was always meant to be temporary.

Microsoft Announces $16.3 Million Investment in French AI FirmThe European competition regulator will examine a partnership between Microsoft and French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI for potential anti-competitive effects. Microsoft announced Monday that it has entered a $16.3 million, multiyear partnership with the firm.