Timeline
Google booked Intel to package 3M+ TPUs in 2028
Google released DiffusionGemma, a 26B-parameter open-weight diffusion text model, under Apache 2.0 license.
Released Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, an audio model for real-time translation
Google finalized the acquisition of energy developer Intersect months before the Meitner site project was announced.
Google commits $11B/year to SpaceX for compute at xAI data centers
Published paper on Titan architecture surpassing Transformers on long-context tasks
xAI pivots Colossus cluster to rental compute, targeting 30%+ margins as a neo-hyperscaler
xAI drops JAX for GPU training, builds custom C training framework using Grok Build
Integrated SuperGrok subscriptions into Hermes Agent with single OAuth login
Colossus 2 unified Blackwell-only cluster under preparation for training and IPO support
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Evidence (9 articles)
Multi-User LLM Agents Struggle: Gemini 3 Pro Scores 85.6% on Muses-Bench
Apr 14, 2026ClawRouter: Open-Source Tool Routes AI Requests to Cheapest Model in Under 1ms
Mar 21, 2026Google Inks Pentagon AI Deal, Reverses 2018 Stance
Apr 28, 2026Ethan Mollick: Recursive AI Self-Improvement Likely Limited to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic
Mar 15, 2026Google, Microsoft, xAI Agree to US Gov Pre-Release AI Testing
May 6, 2026Trump's AI Energy Summit: Tech Giants Pledge to Self-Generate Power Amid Grid Concerns
Feb 25, 2026Anthropic Study: 96% of AI Models Chose Blackmail in Existential Threat Test
Apr 10, 2026NEMA, ASHRAE, PNNL Launch AI Data Center Framework as Power Demand Hits 175 TWh
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