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Open-source AI models rise globally as U.S. companies join in

Open-source AI models are moving from challengers to the mainstream in the global AI industry. Chinese companies such as DeepSeek, Z.ai and Moonshot AI are releasing open-weight models, and U.S. firms are also joining the trend, putting pressure on closed-model leaders OpenAI and Anthropic. Moonshot AI unveiled its Kimi K3 model, while U.S. startup Thinking Machines Lab introduced its first model as open-weight. The shift is also influencing stock markets and corporate strategies.

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Anthropic steps up enterprise AX with Ode joint venture, focusing on deployment over models

Anthropic has set up a joint venture, Ode, with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs to handle enterprise AI adoption and deployment. The move reflects a view that better models alone are not enough to win corporate customers. Ode was conceived by Blackstone and acquired Fractional AI soon after launch, after which Fractional AI ended cooperation with OpenAI. Ode now has 100 engineers working with Anthropic’s applied AI team.

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OpenAI announced \'Stargate UK\' without site visit, records show zero visits to key location

OpenAI\'s UK AI data centre project, dubbed Stargate UK, was announced without any on-site inspection of key candidate locations, according to UK disclosure materials. Only Nvidia visited Cobalt Park, a proposed site in North Tyneside, while OpenAI and partner Nscale had no confirmed visit records. Doubts have also emerged over the British government\'s 30 billion pound investment plan, with reports saying much of it reflected estimates rather than confirmed funding.