2026-05-07: Anthropic bought all compute capacity at xAI's Colossus 1 data center

Show Notes - 2026-05-07 Stories Covered: - Today: (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/is-xai-a-neocloud-now/) - Google's Free AI Agents Course (June 15-19) (https://smallbiztrends.com/google-revives-free-ai-agents-course-with-hands-on-learning-experience/) - Anthropic Managed Agents: Multi-Agent Orchestration (https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/6/code-w-claude-2026/) - Google AI Search Updates (https://www.theverge.com/tech/924993/google-ai-search-mode-overviews-update-reddit-links) - How Frontier Firms Are Actually Using AI (https://openai.com/index/introducing-b2b-signals) - Uber's AI Assistant for Drivers (https://openai.com/index/uber) - Match Group Slows Hiring to Fund AI Tools (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/tinder-owner-match-group-is-slowing-hiring-to-pay-for-its-increased-use-of-ai-tools/) - Claude Code Rate Limits Double (Today) (https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/6/code-w-claude-2026/) - Perplexity-Snap Deal Ends (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/snap-says-its-400m-deal-with-perplexity-amicably-ended/) - DeepSeek Valuations Surge (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/deepseek-could-hit-45b-valuation-from-its-first-investment-round/) - EU Considers Restricting U.S. Cloud for Sensitive Data (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/eu-commission-cloud-sensitive-data.html) - OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads (https://www.inc.com/marty-swant/openai-expands-chatgpt-ads-beyond-pilot-giving-smbs-a-new-growth-channel/91340790) - Prompt: Use AI to Build a Positioning Worksheet - Automation Idea: LinkedIn + CRM Signal Sync - Word count: 1,487 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-05-07/