Topics Discussed

• GPT-5.6 Arrives, but not for everyone

• Anthropic’s Shutdown and Return

• OpenAI & Broadcom Unveil Custom “Jalapeño” AI Inference Chip

• AI Infrastructure Security Concerns Rise After Cargo Theft Spree Targets Data Center Hardware

• The AI Cost Crisis — “Tokenmaxxing” 

• Bots Now Outnumber Humans Online as Autonomous Traffic Redefines the Internet

• Meta Deploys Rapid-Build “AI Tent” Data Centers to Keep Up With Compute Demand

• Washington Debates Public Ownership Stakes in Major AI Companies

• Quantum Computing Advances Raise New Pressure on Global Cryptography Systems

• The Vatican and the Next Phase of the AI Ethics Debate