Issue #46
Anthropic's $10B Volta deal, Texas halts data centers, Apple data claims
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Today covers Anthropic's cloud infrastructure agreement, third-party cyber evaluations of OpenAI models, and the state of open-weight models and their safety gap. We also look at Apple's expanded data claims against former employees, a data center halt in Texas, an Nvidia-backed industry group, and MacPaw's move into on-device inference.
1 of 7 · TechCrunch AI
Anthropic signs $10B deal with AI cloud startup Volta
Anthropic has reportedly signed a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta. The agreement continues a series of cloud partnerships the company has entered in recent months.
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Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models
OpenAI addressed recent incidents involving third-party cybersecurity evaluations of its models and detailed new safeguards intended to strengthen how its AI models are tested and evaluated.
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Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.
A SaferAI report finds that Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier capabilities but lacks key safety mitigations. The findings renew concerns that powerful open models are advancing faster than governance and safeguards.
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Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has expanded, alleging in a new court filing that additional former employees may have retained or accessed confidential information. The claim broadens an existing dispute over the movement of proprietary data between the two companies.
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Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
Texas has paused approvals for new data centers as Governor Greg Abbott called for audits, citing pressure on the state's power supply. The move follows a surge in data center development drawn to Texas by its light regulations and available electricity.
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Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress
The Open Secure AI Alliance, launched last week by Nvidia and now numbering more than 120 companies, has released initial proposals for defending against threats from AI agents.
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MacPaw taps Liquid AI to offer on-device inference to devs building for its app store
MacPaw is developing a local version of its AI assistant Eney using models from Liquid AI. The move enables on-device inference for developers building applications for MacPaw's app store.
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Morning Roost Issue #46