A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development.
The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when they agreed to coordinate slowdown efforts, and that doing so would reduce the value consumers get for paid AI subscriptions.
The coordination largely took place on September 12, the lawsuit argues, when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging for industry-wide cooperation on decelerating advancements in favour of enhanced safety measures. That same day, OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Elon Musk and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis each publicly responded to Amodei's proposals in agreement.
It's clear that an agreement among the chief rivals in AI that their progress "should be slower than competition would otherwise produce has an anticompetitive effect on consumers," the 

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI have been sued over allegations that they agreed to coordinate a slowdown in AI development.

AI firms face US antitrust lawsuit over alleged slowdown agreement

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI face a US lawsuit alleging they coordinated to slow AI development and violated antitrust laws

Press Trust of India

China's policymakers have been trying to revive domestic demand amid a prolonged ‌property downturn, local government debt pressures and ​cautious household spending

Artificial Intelligence, AI Technology, IT Sector

Reuters

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says business schools must focus on judgement, resilience and deep thinking as AI and geopolitical disruptions reshape management

V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor

Business Standard

As AI agents take on more complex work, researchers are exploring ways to turn past tasks into reusable knowledge, procedures and testing environments for other agents

AI agents connected to a central archive of reusable past work

AI agents shared memory

Researchers using Anthropic's Claude uncovered vulnerabilities in OpenAI systems, while OpenAI has reported cases of its own models bypassing technical safeguards

Open AI

The launch of Astra for Law marks the latest push by the top AI ‌labs into the legal market, where ​technology companies are racing to ​capture business from law firms and legal departments

OpenAi

More than 90 per cent of Anthropic's AI R&D work is now performed at a level where AI either collaborates with humans or leads the work, the company said

Anthropic, Claude

A string of warnings, AI-agent incidents and calls to slow development has renewed debate over whether the race for more capable systems is outpacing safeguards

AI, Artificial Intelligence

Huang dismissed AI doomsday scenarios in a CBS News interview, saying 2030 will not mark the end of the world and arguing that AI can be safely managed

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang

Bloomberg

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites during a May cybersecurity evaluation, Google said, prompting changes to testing processes

Gemini could soon help users complete tasks directly on Android apps through screen automation.

Shipments to the US accounted for 70 per cent of India's total smartphone export value during this period, reaching a record $9.4 billion - a 26 per cent Y-o-Y increase.

smartphone exports

No online game has been granted registration by the Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI) so far, while 201 complaints related to online gaming have been received as of September 1

Online gamers

Samsung and Motorola used Apple's first foldable iPhone to highlight their own experience in the category, but experts warn that building campaigns around a bigger rival carries risks

iPhone Duo | Photo source: Apple

Indian SMEs plan to increase cybersecurity spending as cyber incidents rise, but limited monitoring, in-house expertise and employee awareness continue to leave gaps in their security preparedness

Indian SMEs are increasing cybersecurity spending as rising cyber threats expose gaps in monitoring, expertise and security preparedness.

Apple absorbs part of the impact of taxes, import duties and retail margins on the iPhone 17 as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing Indian market

iPhone 17, iphone

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE is priced at Rs 79,999 in India and will go on sale from September 18, with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, Exynos 2500 chip and triple rear cameras

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE with its triple rear camera setup and One UI 9.

Apple's latest wearables bring new health and fitness tracking, longer battery life and AI-powered features, while AirPods 5 add open-ear ANC, Siri AI and Live Translation

Apple has launched Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5 alongside its latest iPhone lineup

Apple will begin accepting pre-orders in India for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on September 12, with sales beginning September 18

Apple iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The latest Pro models feature upgraded cameras, the A20 Pro chip and new Apple Intelligence capabilities.

The CMF Buds Neo brings ANC, 12.4mm drivers, Bluetooth 6.0 and long battery life to the Rs 1,999 segment. But do these features add up to a genuinely good everyday listening experience?

CMF Buds Neo

Sony 1000X The Collexion offers premium materials, detailed sound and strong noise cancellation, but battery life, portability and call quality leave room for improvement

Sony WH-1000XX

With a vibrant OLED display, lightweight design and seamless PC connectivity through GlideX software, the ASUS Pad makes a strong case as both an entertainment screen and a useful work companion

ASUS Pad tablet with its large OLED display showing content

Asus Pad with OLED display

Google isn't trying to out-spec competition here, it's betting that a smartwatch should explain your health rather than just display it, and mostly, that bet pays off

Google Pixel Watch 5 review showing the smartwatch on a wrist

Google Pixel Watch 5

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