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The SiliconSnark robot presides over an alliance meeting between OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, holding a gavel at a dramatic conference table.

This Week in Snark: The AI Supervillain Alliance, Meta Kills Its Llama, and Eight Cents to Watch the Watchers

OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic joined forces this week — against a common enemy who learned everything from them. Meanwhile, Meta quietly buried its open-source identity.

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This Week in Snark: SoftBank's Missing $10 Billion, Apple's Siri Surrender, and Sam Altman Definitely Has It Under Control

SoftBank borrowed $40 billion to invest $30 billion, Apple outsourced its AI strategy to its competitors, and Sam Altman handed off the "safety stuff" so he could focus on what really matters. A completely normal week.