Today's three stories are about when things arrive. What opens up to free users, when a set of open weights goes out, and who designs the chips — in each case a company set out a schedule and a structure.
A day when states moved the board. Japan turned foundation-model development into a full national project, and the EU formally ordered Google to open up search and Android. A well-established tool changed its name, too.
A day where questions, not events, took the front page. AI's physical footprint, the legacy of a failed bet, and the distance between hype and reality — the writing all looked hard at the underside of the boom.