WSJ Tech News Briefing

A preview of Anthropic’s new Mythos AI built to spot and patch hardware and software vulnerabilities. Discussion of why the tool will not be widely released due to its ability to exploit bugs. Coverage of Intel’s production struggles and its U.S. equity ties. Update on Elon Musk’s legal move to direct potential damages to OpenAI’s nonprofit arm.

A major AI company plans a $200 million push into AI consulting for portfolio firms. A new report warns that workers displaced by AI could face long-term earnings setbacks. A tech giant forecasts a roughly eightfold surge in quarterly profit driven by memory demand.

Berber Jin, WSJ tech reporter who analyzed confidential AI financials, and Michael Tabb, WSJ journalist covering drones and weather, join the conversation. They explore OpenAI and Anthropic’s spending and revenue strategies. They also examine how drones fill mid-atmosphere data gaps and could tighten severe-weather forecasts.

A new delivery agreement between a major online retailer and the U.S. postal system could shrink parcel volume and reshape mail revenue. A banking CEO warns that AI may roll out faster than workers can adapt and could alter workweeks. A tech giant announces a leadership change in its finance ranks.

A quick rundown of OpenAI’s new policy proposals for taxing and regulating powerful AI. A federal safety probe into Tesla’s Smart Summon is closed with few incidents found. A major $2.9 billion acquisition expands a drugmaker’s rare-disease and endocrinology portfolio.

News of a top OpenAI product lead taking medical leave and how that reshapes the company’s product push. A look at internal strategy to build a ChatGPT-style super app to catch up with rivals. A startup offering to pay contractors for past work raises intellectual property questions. Former food-delivery execs adapting the delivery model to roadside repair and fleet services.

A quick rundown on Microsoft’s plan to pour $10 billion into Japan’s AI infrastructure and its partnerships to back local large language models. A note about Amazon adding a temporary 3.5% fuel surcharge for some independent sellers. A look at venture fundraising recovering, but largely concentrated at top megafunds and favored by institutional investors.

Will Parker, WSJ reporter on energy and tech, outlines Maine’s proposed pause on large data-center projects. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ correspondent on Russia, explains Max, a WeChat-style super-app centralizing messaging, payments and health data. They discuss state control, mandated preinstalls, blocking of rivals, and how the app could reshape Russia’s digital landscape.

A federal regulator is suing states over attempts to ban prediction markets. The legal fight centers on whether those markets count as regulated futures contracts. OpenAI has acquired an industry talk show as part of a broader content and funding play. Analysts are bullish on Baidu’s AI cloud and robo-taxi commercialization prospects.

Tesla’s recent sales rebound and the factors stabilizing its deliveries. The company’s shift toward robo-taxis and humanoid robots as it winds down luxury lines. The rise of blockchain-based tokenized stocks and how they could change trading and settlement. A $2.2 billion renewable energy joint venture aiming to develop massive capacity across Asia.