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OpenAI gains business share on Anthropic

Plus: MAHA activists urge Trump against coal for AI; FDA seeks generative AI device feedback

ENTERPRISE AI

📊 OpenAI gains business share on Anthropic

OpenAI gains business share on Anthropic
Image source: techcrunch.com

OpenAI has started gaining on Anthropic with U.S. businesses according to Ramp data. As of July, Anthropic had nearly 44% market share to OpenAI's nearly 40% among Ramp's paying business users.

The details:

  • Ramp's data covers more than 70,000 American businesses.
  • OpenAI is currently growing faster among this segment in Q3 to date than Anthropic.
  • The percentage of companies that pay for AI among Ramp customers topped 50% in March and reached nearly 56% by July.

First reported by techcrunch.com, 29h ago · techcrunch.com · qz.com

ENERGY

⚡️ MAHA activists urge Trump against coal for AI

MAHA activists urge Trump against coal for AI
Image source: clickorlando.com

Nearly 200 activists in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to fuel artificial intelligence data centers.

The details:

  • The letter was sent Friday and signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign.
  • The letter laments a 2025 executive order that aimed to boost coal to power data centers over pollution concerns.
  • The letter asks the administration to consider renewable options, including solar and geothermal energy.

First reported by clickorlando.com, 11h ago · clickorlando.com · washingtonpost.com · abcnews.com · nbcboston.com

POLICY

🏛️ FDA seeks generative AI device feedback

FDA seeks generative AI device feedback
Image source: aha.org

The FDA released a discussion paper on potential regulatory approaches for generative AI-enabled medical devices. The FDA is seeking public feedback on the discussion paper by October 19, 2026.

The details:

  • The discussion paper includes considerations for risk assessment, premarket evaluation, and post-market monitoring.
  • The FDA's Digital Health Center of Excellence is leading the initiative.
  • The discussion paper proposes a possible two-axis framework for assessing risk.

First reported by aha.org, 80h ago · aha.org · oncodaily.com · ascopost.com

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