OpenAI Strikes Massive $10B+ Compute Deal with Sirius: The Largest Single AI Infrastructure Agreement in History
On January 14, 2026, OpenAI announced a landmark multi-year compute agreement valued at over $10 billion with Sirius, the emerging hyperscale AI infrastructure provider backed by major sovereign funds and tech giants. The deal grants OpenAI exclusive access to hundreds of thousands of next-gen Blackwell B300 GPUs across dedicated clusters in the US, Europe, and Asia, significantly accelerating training timelines for GPT-5 and beyond. This pact not only eclipses previous Microsoft and Oracle deals in scale but also signals the explosive commoditization of frontier AI compute — and the birth of a new class of “AI-native” data center empires.
New York State Enacts the RAISE Act: Landmark AI Safety Law Mandates Transparency and Incident Reporting for Frontier Models
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act into law — the strongest state-level AI safety framework in the U.S. to date. Targeting developers of advanced "frontier" AI models, the bill requires public disclosure of safety protocols, mandatory reporting of critical incidents within 72 hours, and establishes penalties up to $3 million for violations. Coming amid federal efforts to preempt state regulations, this move aligns New York with California while pushing stricter standards, signaling a new era of accountability for Big Tech's most powerful systems.
Pentagon Partners with xAI: Grok Models to Power GenAI.mil Starting Early 2026, Arming 3 Million Personnel with Frontier AI
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on December 22, 2025 a landmark agreement with Elon Musk's xAI to integrate the Grok family of models into GenAI.mil — the Pentagon's bespoke generative AI platform. This move follows Google's Gemini rollout earlier this month and will enable secure, IL5-certified access to advanced AI for all 3 million military and civilian personnel, including real-time insights from the X platform. Initial deployment targets early 2026, accelerating AI adoption from administrative workflows to mission-critical operations.
