# AI Affairs

> Reporting on artificial intelligence across business, government and markets

AI Affairs is an independent news publication covering artificial intelligence as a business, a policy question and a market. We report on the organisations that build these systems, the organisations that buy them and the institutions that write the rules they operate under.

## Sections
- [News](https://www.aiaffairs.com/news/): Breaking developments across the AI industry, from model releases to deals, hiring and outages.
- [Corporate](https://www.aiaffairs.com/corporate/): Enterprise AI products, implementation, transformation programmes and the companies getting results.
- [Government](https://www.aiaffairs.com/government/): Public policy, regulation, government AI deployments and sovereign AI.
- [Markets](https://www.aiaffairs.com/markets/): Funding rounds, IPOs, earnings and the publicly traded companies shaping AI.
- [Technology](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/): New models, research breakthroughs and the technical advances behind the headlines.
- [Opinion](https://www.aiaffairs.com/opinion/): Columns and analysis on AI ethics, governance and where the technology is heading.

## Latest articles
- [Panasonic Energy targets $5.5bn in data centre battery sales as AI infrastructure demand grows](https://www.aiaffairs.com/markets/panasonic-energy-targets-5-5bn-data-centre-battery-sales-ai-infrastructure/): The Tesla supplier says stationary storage for AI data centres is now its primary growth driver, projecting $5.5bn in fiscal year revenue from the segment.
- [Tripo AI releases Tripo P2.0 with native quad topology for production 3D pipelines](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/tripo-ai-releases-tripo-p2-0-native-quad-topology/): The 3D-native foundation model generates quad-dominant meshes up to 25,000 faces and adds multi-version output and regional editing, aiming to remove the…
- [Unitree Robotics launches Dex5-S 22-DoF dexterous hand at developer price](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/unitree-dex5-s-22-dof-dexterous-hand-launch/): The human-scale hand adds a little-finger roll axis and backdrivable joints, targeting manipulation research rather than a new humanoid platform.
- [LG Energy Solution battery storage qualifies as Nvidia DSX Ready for AI factories](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/lg-energy-solution-bess-nvidia-dsx-ready-qualification-2026-09-22/): The South Korean manufacturer's modular AC-coupled system meets Nvidia's reference design requirements for AI factory power infrastructure, alongside…
- [OpenAI rules out fully autonomous self-improvement for now, urges global standards](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/openai-recursive-self-improvement-not-happening-today/): The company says fully autonomous RSI is not happening today and should not be pursued until safe, while urging international technical standards for…
- [Microsoft launches Hyderabad cloud region as AI hub for Asia and Global South](https://www.aiaffairs.com/corporate/microsoft-hyderabad-cloud-region-ai-hub-asia-global-south/): The India South Central region goes live with three-zone architecture and zero-water cooling, anchoring a $20.5 billion commitment with Adani Group, HDFC…
- [Anthropic and OpenAI urge Australia to ease AI training ban in parliamentary submissions](https://www.aiaffairs.com/government/anthropic-openai-australia-ai-training-ban-parliamentary-inquiry/): Two leading US labs propose conditional copyright exemption tied to data centre investments as parliamentary committee prepares its November report.
- [BlackLine acquires NetNow to add AI credit risk to Invoice-to-Cash platform for nearly 4,300 customers](https://www.aiaffairs.com/corporate/blackline-acquires-netnow-ai-credit-risk-invoice-to-cash/): The Nasdaq-listed financial automation company extends its Agentic Financial Operations Platform upstream into customer onboarding and credit decisions…
- [Alibaba plans 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameter AI model and unveils Zhenwu V900 chip](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/alibaba-5-10-trillion-parameter-model-zhenwu-v900-chip-2026-09-22/): Chief Executive Eddie Wu announced the model plan at the Apsara Conference alongside a chip Alibaba calls China's most powerful.
- [CoreWeave deploys seven Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 racks as its shares rise](https://www.aiaffairs.com/markets/coreweave-deploys-seven-nvidia-vera-rubin-nvl72-racks-shares-rise/): The AI cloud provider brings 504 GPUs into production across two regions, scaling Nvidia's newest platform beyond a single rack.
- [LG Electronics and Microsoft expand AI partnership across data centres, enterprise tools and physical AI](https://www.aiaffairs.com/corporate/lg-electronics-microsoft-ai-partnership-data-centres-physical-ai/): Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Satya Nadella agreed to supply cooling and power infrastructure for Microsoft's global data centre rollout, deploy Copilot…
- [DeepSeek teases 8 trillion parameter model after 2 trillion parameter training run](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/deepseek-8-trillion-parameter-model-huawei-chips/): The Chinese lab's roadmap jumps from a 552-billion-parameter open-weight model to a 2-trillion-parameter training run and an 8-trillion-parameter target…
- [Alibaba unveils Zhenwu V900 AI chip and targets 20 GW data centre capacity by 2032](https://www.aiaffairs.com/markets/alibaba-zhenwu-v900-20gw-data-centre-2032/): The T-Head accelerator claims triple the performance of its predecessor and supports clusters of up to 500,000 units, backed by over $53 billion in…
- [Nscale targets $30 billion valuation in US IPO after revenue surges 1,252%](https://www.aiaffairs.com/markets/nscale-ipo-30-billion-valuation-revenue-surge-2026-09-22/): The AI infrastructure provider's S-1 filing shows first-half revenue of $140.6 million but a $1.02 billion net loss as it prepares for a New York Stock…
- [Abbott halts all Texas data center permits until ERCOT completes grid audit](https://www.aiaffairs.com/government/abbott-halts-texas-data-center-permits-grid-audit/): Abbott's directive to TCEQ halts all air and water permits for data centers, closing loopholes for smaller projects and behind-the-meter generation while…
- [British Columbia sues OpenAI in California over Tumbler Ridge shooting warning failure](https://www.aiaffairs.com/government/british-columbia-sues-openai-tumbler-ridge-shooting/): The province alleges ChatGPT logs contained warning signs of the February massacre that killed eight people and that OpenAI refused to share them.
- [Nvidia CEO Huang tells CBS News zero chance AI extinction by 2030](https://www.aiaffairs.com/news/nvidia-huang-dismisses-ai-extinction-warnings-cbs-news/): Huang calls doomsday warnings irresponsible, says existing laws suffice, and will discuss global AI standards with Xi Jinping at White House dinner.
- [Meta’s Muse AI assistant hit by zero-day vulnerability disclosed by Patrick Wardle](https://www.aiaffairs.com/news/meta-muse-ai-zero-day-vulnerability-patrick-wardle/): A macOS security researcher found that any local app or terminal command can hijack the privileged AI agent and steal its authentication token via a…
- [Anthropic pursues $2 trillion IPO as CEO warns of AI dangers](https://www.aiaffairs.com/markets/anthropic-ipo-amodei-ai-safety-warnings/): Anthropic targets a historic $2 trillion IPO while CEO Dario Amodei warns of real AI dangers, proposes slowing model development, and commits to…
- [OpenAI and Anthropic neared mutual stress-testing deal for commercial AI models](https://www.aiaffairs.com/technology/openai-anthropic-mutual-stress-testing-deal/): The two labs were close to a binding agreement to cross-test each other's models for vulnerabilities, The Information reported. Whether the talks came…

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