OpenAI DevDay, Anthropic's Apocalyptic IPO, and the Grid Crisis
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OpenAI pulls GPT-6.1 Astra on safety grounds hours before DevDay, Anthropic warns investors its AI could pose existential risks in landmark S-1 filing, Texas freezes data center grid connections amid 474 GW queue
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Sources & Citations
OpenAI DevDay 2026 official page
devday.openai.com
OpenAI DevDay 2026 live updates (CNBC)
www.cnbc.com
OpenAI abandons plan to release GPT-6.1 Astra as safety concerns escalate (CNBC)
www.cnbc.com
OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing (The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com
Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing | Reuters
www.reuters.com
Anthropic's prospectus details losses, growth, and a warning that its AI could end humanity | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Anthropic IPO Prospectus Warns Its AI Could Pose 'Existential Risks To Humanity' | Forbes
www.forbes.com
Anthropic 'warns of existential AI risks to humanity' in IPO document | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com
U.S. Power Use to Beat Record Highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI Use Surges, EIA Says
insideai.news
Texas Halts Data Center Connections to Power Grid Amid Overwhelming Demand
arstechnica.com
Facing an Estimated 474 GW of Interconnection Requests, Texas Hits Pause on Data Centers
www.utilitydive.com
AI Data Centers Could Meet Grid Limits with 35 Hours of Reduced Demand, Model Suggests
techxplore.com