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Today’s Highlights:

• 🤖 OpenAI Drops GPT-5-Codex

• 🇺🇸 US tech bets £30B on UK AI

• 💼 Perplexity Raises $200M at $20B Valuation

• 🚀 Microsoft Strikes $17.4B AI Deal with Nebius

• 💰 Databricks Hits $100B Valuation with $1B Raise

• 🧠 Mira Murati’s New Lab Tackles AI Randomness

• 📂 Claude Can Now Create Real Files for You

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OPENAI

🤖 OpenAI Drops GPT-5-Codex

OpenAI has rolled out GPT-5-Codex, a fine-tuned version of GPT-5 built specifically for software engineering. It powers Codex across CLI, IDEs, GitHub, and ChatGPT — now becoming the default engine for coding tasks.

The Details:

• Optimized for “agentic coding” — autonomously debugging, refactoring, and building projects end-to-end

• Adaptive reasoning lets it run fast for quick fixes and think longer for complex jobs (7+ hours tested)

• Fully integrated with Codex CLI, IDE extensions, and cloud — enabling seamless local cloud workflows

• Supports advanced code review: navigates dependencies, runs tests, and auto-fixes pull requests

• Early users (Duolingo, Virgin Atlantic, Cisco Meraki, Ramp) say it outperforms existing review tools

Why it matters:

With GPT-5-Codex, OpenAI shifts Codex from an autocomplete helper to a true coding partner. This release raises the stakes in the AI coding race against GitHub Copilot and others, while tightening Codex’s role as an always-on engineering teammate.

US TECH

🇺🇸🇬🇧 U.S. Tech Giants Pour Billions Into U.K. AI

As Trump lands in London for a state visit, American tech firms are announcing massive investments into U.K. AI and cloud infrastructure — tying Britain’s digital future closer to U.S. companies.

The Details:

• Microsoft: $30B by 2028, including $15B capex for the U.K.’s largest AI supercomputer with Nscale

• Nvidia + OpenAI + Nscale: Launching Stargate U.K., a data center hub to power next-gen AI workloads

• CoreWeave: $2B investment with Nvidia + DataVita to deploy advanced chips in Scotland

• Trump + Starmer: Signing new AI & quantum pact alongside deals for low-cost AI energy

• Big names in tow: Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Satya Nadella (Microsoft) join Trump’s visit

Why it matters:

The White House can frame these as Trump’s AI victories, while U.S. companies cement their foothold in Britain. For the U.K., it’s a chance to rebrand as an AI maker, not an AI taker — but it also deepens reliance on U.S. infrastructure.

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AI & TECH NEWS

💼 Perplexity Raises $200M at $20B Valuation

Perplexity has secured $200M in fresh funding, boosting its valuation to $20B—just two months after raising $100M at $18B. With ARR nearing $200M, the AI search rival to Google continues its rapid rise amid antitrust tensions and bold moves like its $34.5B Chrome offer.

📂 Claude Can Now Create Real Files for You

Claude now edits and builds files—Word docs, PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets—inside Claude.ai and its desktop app. Available to Max, Team, and Enterprise users, it turns prompts into working files, making AI feel more like a true assistant than ever.

🚀 Microsoft Strikes $17.4B AI Deal with Nebius

Dutch firm Nebius inked a $17.4B GPU deal with Microsoft—one of the biggest AI infra pacts ever. The five-year agreement, tied to its New Jersey data center, could hit $19.4B and fuels Nebius’ global AI cloud expansion.

💰 Databricks Hits $100B Valuation with $1B Raise

Databricks just raised $1B, pushing its value past $100B. With $4B in revenue—$1B from AI alone—it’s now one of the world’s top AI/data startups. Backers include a16z and Insight, as demand for AI software keeps surging.

⚠️ Anthropic Outage Disrupts Claude and APIs

Claude, Anthropic’s Console, and APIs briefly went down Wednesday, sparking user panic. The glitch, blamed on a short backend issue, adds to recent reliability concerns as Anthropic scales its AI services.

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