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Today's topics:

EU starts AI enforcement - The European Union has begun sending formal information requests to AI companies, marking the shift from AI Act rulemaking to enforcement. Keywords: EU AI Act, AI regulation, compliance, enforcement, global tech policy.

AI model race accelerates - Anthropic and Google are both pushing new coding-focused AI models, while safety reviews are becoming part of the release story. Keywords: Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1, Gemini 3.8 Flash, coding AI, model competition, AI safety.

Cybersecurity meets autonomous agents - OpenAI says Astra has crossed a major cybersecurity capability threshold, while security vendors race into agentic defense tools and researchers warn about credential exposure in AI agents. Keywords: OpenAI Astra, cybersecurity, AI agents, OAuth tokens, enterprise security.

Chip supply and AI infrastructure - Nvidia is reportedly revisiting specialized inference chip work, and Micron faces labor pressure in Taiwan that could affect the memory supply chain. Keywords: Nvidia Rubin CPX, Micron, semiconductors, inference chips, AI hardware.

Google backs geothermal data power - Google has signed a major geothermal power deal with Fervo Energy to support data center demand, highlighting the growing energy footprint of AI. Keywords: geothermal, Google data center, Fervo Energy, clean power, AI infrastructure.

Waymo challenges Tesla strategy - Waymo is publicly defending its multi-sensor robotaxi approach just ahead of Tesla’s Cybercab event, turning a technical disagreement into a market-defining contest. Keywords: Waymo, Tesla, Cybercab, robotaxi, autonomous vehicles.

Shifting software and AI economics - Apple is making it easier for Mac developers to drop Intel support, while broader analysis suggests cheaper local and open AI models may challenge the economics of giant cloud platforms. Keywords: Apple silicon, Intel Macs, local AI, open models, enterprise software.

Episode Transcript

EU starts AI enforcement
We’ll start with AI policy, where Europe is moving from writing rules to enforcing them. The European Union has sent information requests to more than 30 AI companies, a first step that could lead to formal investigations under the AI Act. The big point here is not just paperwork. It shows the EU is now testing how companies document, deploy, and manage AI systems in one of the world’s most important tech markets. At the same time, reporting suggests the United States is leaning toward a lighter-touch approach. That growing split between Washington and Brussels could leave global AI firms balancing two very different playbooks: move fast in one market, and prove compliance in another.

AI model race accelerates
In the model race, Anthropic and Goog