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OpenAI is reportedly building a code platform that would compete with GitHub — and its own biggest investor
OpenAI is developing an AI-native code-hosting platform to rival GitHub, the developer hub owned by Microsoft — the company that has poured more than $13 billion into OpenAI and holds roughly 27% of its equity.

Gavalas v. Google: The Gemini Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Anthropic Plans to Challenge Pentagon Supply Chain Risk Designation in Court

Washington's Two-Handed Grip on AI: Military Oversight, Export Controls, and the Policy Architecture Taking Shape

Alibaba's chief AI developer quits, taking key team members with him
Junyang Lin, the 32-year-old architect of Alibaba's most celebrated AI project, resigned on March 3 — one day after releasing what may be his final major model. His departure, joined by several colleagues, raises questions about whether Alibaba's bet on open-source AI can survive without the people who built it.

Amazon brings private AI to anyone with an AWS account for $7 a month
AWS now lets individuals deploy OpenClaw, a self-hosted AI assistant, on its Lightsail cloud platform with a single click and no server administration required. The all-in cost runs roughly $7-8 per month, putting a private, data-contained AI assistant within reach of ordinary users. The announcement marks a significant step toward making personal AI privacy accessible without technical expertise.

OpenAI Codex arrives on Windows after 1 million Mac downloads in week one
OpenAI's Codex desktop app landed on Windows via the Microsoft Store on March 4, 2026, roughly four weeks after a Mac launch that drew over 1 million downloads in its first seven days, according to the company. The Windows release addresses the largest share of developer workstations globally and clears a security engineering challenge that delayed the broader rollout. For developers already tracking the real costs of AI coding tools, this expansion adds a new data point to an already crowded field.

Sweden Moves to Authorize Police Facial Recognition
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