This week in AI: Meta’s latest reorg and hiring freeze, a $10B Google Cloud pact, and Google’s agentic push—from AI Mode in 180+ regions to Pixel 10 and Gemini for Home. We cover Grok chat leaks, the AI‑welfare debate, Oracle/OpenAI’s strained training cloud, chip geopolitics, and rock‑bottom government pricing. Plus: Copilot in the NFL, Anthropic’s mega raise, OpenAI’s new API tools, emerging agent patterns, workforce and energy metrics, new research benchmarks, legal skirmishes, and cooling market sentiment. A fast, no‑fluff briefing for builders, leaders, and the AI‑curious.
