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'SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE AI LAB' — Amazon Reportedly Axes Frontier Model Group

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'SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE AI LAB' — Amazon Reportedly Axes Frontier Model Group

Reports claim Amazon is shuttering its entire frontier model AI lab. The company has confirmed staff are being let go as the unit 'narrows its scope.'

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“On Thursday, we learned that this is not just a wave of layoffs from the team, but Amazon is shutting down the entire AI lab.”
Why AI Hasn’t Increased Unemployment, According to Anthropic
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The AI Daily Brief · Why AI Hasn’t Increased Unemployment, According to AnthropicJul 24

STRIPE EYES $10B OPENROUTER DEAL

Payments giant Stripe is reportedly in talks to buy model router OpenRouter for a stunning $10 billion, a move that would inject enterprise AI cost control into its growth strategy.

The AI Daily Brief · Why AI Hasn’t Increased Unemployment, According to AnthropicJul 24

MICROSOFT CLAIMS CHEAPER AI IS 'ON PAR WITH GPT 5.6'

Microsoft is touting its new MAI model family, claiming its fine-tuned models can match GPT 5.6 on common Excel tasks for 'a fraction of the cost.' The company is making its MAI Image model the new default in PowerPoint and Bing, replacing OpenAI.

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