Elon Musk's xAI sued Apple and OpenAI alleging an anticompetitive scheme to monopolize smartphone and generative AI markets while suppressing rival chatbots like Grok.

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Head Of Amazon's AGI Lab Is Leaving The Company

CNBCnewscautiousFeb 25, 2026

David Luan, head of Amazon's AGI lab, is leaving the company less than two years after joining through an acqui-hire of his startup Adept, as the FTC scrutinizes AI acqui-hire deals for potential regulatory evasion.

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Amazon's Alexa+ Now Available Across The US

announcementpositiveFeb 6, 2026

Amazon's Alexa+ is now available nationwide at $19.99/month, featuring generative AI capabilities and agentic features that enable multi-query handling and autonomous action-taking.

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Amazon to Spend Up to $50 Billion on AI Infrastructure for the US Government

CNBCannouncementpositiveNov 26, 2025

Amazon announced a $50 billion investment to expand AI and high-performance computing capacity for U.S. government customers through new data centers launching in 2026, providing access to Claude models and custom AI chips.

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