Actualités — 2026-06-09

London unveiled a $1.47 billion plan to build a national AI supercomputer and fund homegrown chip makers. More than $1 billion will go toward the system, with $530 million earmarked for hardware and $200 million for specialist inference chips. The procurement strategy favors British startups such as Olix and Fractile, and researchers could access the machine by 2030. The move is part of a broader push for AI sovereignty, complementing new AI growth zones and a $675 million venture fund aimed at reducing reliance on U.S. and Asian technology. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced it has confidentially submitted an S‑1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating the company is preparing for a potential initial public offering. While no date or price has been set, the firm said it expects the filing to leak and wants to be transparent about its plans. Valued at $852 billion after a fresh fundraising round that brought in $122 billion from investors including NVIDIA and Amazon, OpenAI reported $25 billion in annualized revenue but projects $115 billion in expenses through 2029. The move comes amid fierce competition in the AI sector and a lawsuit alleging negligence over safety‑system warnings. Lire la suite

Google announced a major upgrade to its NotebookLM AI research tool, moving it to the new Gemini 3.5 model and adding Antigravity‑powered code execution. The refresh expands supported file types, streamlines web‑source integration, and introduces a built‑in cloud computer with more than 100 software skills. In side‑by‑side tests, the revamped NotebookLM beat its Gemini 3.1 predecessor on five core evaluation dimensions, posting a 65 percent win rate. The changes aim to cut token costs, boost accuracy and multilingual support, and let users build complex workflows without leaving the notebook environment. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced on Monday that it has confidentially submitted a Form S‑1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling the next step toward a public offering. The filing follows Anthropic’s similar move on June 1 and comes amid internal debates over revenue targets, user growth and a massive compute budget. With valuations of $852 billion for OpenAI and $965 billion for Anthropic, the two AI firms are poised to compete for investor attention just as SpaceX prepares for what could become the largest IPO in history. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced Monday that it has filed a confidential draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, signalling its intent to pursue an initial public offering. The move comes just over a week after rival Anthropic filed its own confidential IPO paperwork, intensifying competition between the two AI powerhouses. While the company did not disclose pricing or timing, it said the filing gives it flexibility to go public sooner if market conditions warrant. OpenAI also released a broad statement on its mission and the future of artificial general intelligence, underscoring the high stakes as the sector gears up for a wave of high‑profile listings in 2026. Lire la suite

OpenAI disclosed a confidential filing for an initial public offering on Monday, positioning the generative‑AI leader for one of the decade's most watched market debuts. At the same time, Sam Altman's biometric‑verification startup, Tools for Humanity, known for its Worldcoin project and silver‑orb iris scanner, is reportedly cutting jobs as revenue struggles and regulatory backlash mount. The company, once valued at $2.5 billion and backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital, faces bans in Kenya and a fine in South Korea over privacy concerns tied to its $50‑in‑Worldcoin incentive scheme. Lire la suite