As of February 4, 2026, Nvidia had not shipped any H200 AI chips to China, nearly two months after a December agreement with Donald Trump permitted sales. Licences from State, Defense, and Energy remain pending, and the State Department is pressing for stricter limits. The deal also includes a 25% government take and conditions on testing, reporting, and shipment allocations.

In an interview with Ecoinimist, Akash Network CEO Greg Osuri said decentralized AI's next step is widening access to compute rather than chasing new virtualization. He emphasized virtual machines to match how ML practitioners work and described blockchain as a coordination layer for identity, access, and payments. Akash has discussed retiring its Cosmos app chain and is evaluating Solana.

Nvidia is close to committing $20 billion to OpenAI, a move that would be the chipmaker's largest single investment and part of a funding round that could reach $100 billion. Both companies' CEOs rejected speculation of strained ties, with Jensen Huang saying the next financing is a major commitment and Sam Altman signaling long-term demand for Nvidia's AI chips.

French law enforcement raided X’s Paris offices on Tuesday, and prosecutors summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino to appear for questioning on April 20. The widening inquiry covers alleged hosting of child sexual abuse material, data fraud claims, and Grok, while the European Commission began a formal probe on January 27 that could lead to penalties of up to 6% of global annual revenue.

OpenAI is redirecting resources from long-term experimental work toward enhancing ChatGPT and its underlying large language models, while facing competition at a roughly $500 billion valuation. This strategic pivot has coincided with the departure of several senior researchers and complaints that non‑LLM projects such as Sora and DALL-E receive fewer resources.

SpaceX said it will merge with xAI, aligning Elon Musk's AI startup with the aerospace company to pursue orbital data centers and off-Earth AI infrastructure. Tesla previously disclosed a $2 billion purchase of xAI preferred stock, while questions remain about how the combination could influence any future SpaceX listing.

MOLT is navigating extreme volatility on the Base blockchain as the Moltbook AI social network surpasses 1.5 million agents. Following a 7,000% peak-to-trough surge and a major security patch, analysts are forecasting a potential 2026 price target of $0.025. Discover the key technical levels and market drivers for this emerging AI-exclusive token.

According to OpenAI, Elon Musk's xAI deleted internal messages ahead of its antitrust lawsuit, a claim set out in a Monday filing in U.S. federal court. X and xAI brought the case in August seeking billions of dollars, and in November a Fort Worth judge allowed it to proceed.