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AI-GENERATEDThe combined annualized revenue of Anthropic and OpenAI has more than tripled so far in 2026.

Anthropic has reportedly reached a 65 billion dollar annualized revenue run rate, while OpenAI stands above 40 billion dollars.

Epoch AI has published new figures on revenue growth at the two leading AI labs. The combined annualized run rate of Anthropic and OpenAI rose from 30 billion dollars in January 2026 to 105 billion dollars by August 2026.

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Markets & CapitalAugust 27, 2026Epoch AI

AI-GENERATEDA new tool makes the reasoning of large language models visible.

Startup Goodfire opens its Silico platform for interpretability research and companies.

The startup Goodfire has made its Silico platform generally available. The tool aims to show how large language models such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini arrive at their answers. Goodfire also launched a grant program worth 1 million dollars for academic and nonprofit interpretability research.

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Models & TechnologyAugust 26, 2026IEEE Spectrum – Artificial Intelligence

AI-GENERATEDAdaptability becomes the decisive skill for engineers in the AI era.

Employers expect 39 percent of core skills to change by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum.

The AI boom is changing tools, expectations and hiring odds for engineers. A World Economic Forum report finds that employers expect about 39 percent of workers' core skills to change by 2030. A June 2026 report by PwC names technology, media and telecom as the sectors with the fastest skill turnover.

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Work & CostAugust 24, 2026IEEE Spectrum – Artificial Intelligence

AI-GENERATEDState politics positions North Rhine-Westphalia as a hub for artificial intelligence.

Hendrik Wuest calls artificial intelligence the next driver of prosperity for North Rhine-Westphalia.

Marking the 80th anniversary of North Rhine-Westphalia, Minister President Hendrik Wuest named artificial intelligence the next major driver of prosperity. He spoke with the Lamarr Institute during the AI26 conference in Bonn about research transfer and value creation in the state.

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RegulationAugust 28, 2026Lamarr-Institut

AI-GENERATEDThe share of investment going to climate protection barely moves, despite rising need.

German firms plan to spend about 10.6 percent of investment on climate protection in 2026.

An ifo survey finds German companies spent 9.3 percent of investment on in-house climate protection in 2025, with 10.6 percent planned for 2026 and 10.5 percent for 2027. Service firms plan the highest share at 12.2 percent, retailers the lowest at 8.5 percent.

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CompaniesAugust 31, 2026ifo Institut

AI-GENERATEDFewer planned layoffs, but no clear hiring growth yet

The ifo Employment Barometer rose to 94.8 points in August 2026, the highest level since May 2025.

The ifo Institute reports the Employment Barometer climbed to 94.8 points in August 2026, up from 93.0 in July. Companies plan fewer job cuts, though overall employment is still declining.

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Work & CostAugust 27, 2026ifo Institut

AI-GENERATEDThe annual State of the Union speech traditionally signals upcoming shifts in EU AI policy.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the State of the Union address on September 16, 2026, in Strasbourg.

The European Commission has announced the annual State of the Union address for September 16, 2026. Ursula von der Leyen will present the EU political priorities for the coming months, with the announcement framed around the AI Act regulatory context.

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RegulationAugust 31, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDThe ECB is testing machine learning models for default risk with consequences for future bank stress tests.

A new ECB paper shows how random forest models can improve default probability estimates for European companies.

A working paper from the European Central Bank examines random forest models for estimating the probability of default of European non-financial companies. It draws on balance sheet data from Orbis and the Anacredit bank credit register and assesses the implications for banking sector stress tests.

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Safety & SecurityAugust 24, 2026EZB Working Paper

AI-GENERATEDPassing on unchecked AI output builds a debt that only shows up later.

Researchers describe epistemic debt as a risk from unchecked use of generative AI.

A perspective piece in Nature Machine Intelligence describes how organisations build up a knowledge debt when staff adopt AI output without verifying it. The gap between what is presented and what can actually be defended grows with every further step built on top.

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Safety & SecurityAugust 26, 2026Nature Machine Intelligence

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