OpenAI will deploy up to 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs over multiple years under the announced agreement.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-06
OpenAI AMD Instinct GPUs
OpenAI and AMD announce a deal in which OpenAI could take up to a 10% stake in AMD and deploy up to 6GW of Instinct GPUs over multiple years; AMD jumps 25%+
CNBC · 2025-10-06 · #1
AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-06
AMD OpenAI
AMD shares jumped more than 25% following the announcement of the deal with OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-06
AMD AMD stock
OpenAI and AMD announce a deal in which OpenAI could take up to a 10% stake in AMD and deploy up to 6GW of Instinct GPUs over multiple years; AMD jumps 25%+
CNBC · 2025-10-06 · #1
Altman is looking for funding and manufacturing partners for a multitrillion-dollar plan to build more OpenAI data centers.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-05
Sam Altman
Sources: Sam Altman is on a global tour since September, including UAE and East Asia, seeking funding and urging companies like TSMC to prioritize OpenAI orders
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-05 · #10
Sam Altman has been on a global tour since September, including visits to the UAE and East Asia, to seek funding and partners.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-05
Sam Altman UAE East Asia
Sources: Sam Altman is on a global tour since September, including UAE and East Asia, seeking funding and urging companies like TSMC to prioritize OpenAI orders
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-05 · #10
Altman is pursuing manufacturing partners and urging companies like TSMC to prioritize OpenAI orders.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-05
Sam Altman TSMC
Sources: Sam Altman is on a global tour since September, including UAE and East Asia, seeking funding and urging companies like TSMC to prioritize OpenAI orders
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-05 · #10
Researchers at Microsoft, IBM, and other organizations are using AI to accelerate the search and identification of candidate materials and chemicals for batteries from millions of options.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-04
Microsoft IBM other organizations new materials and chemicals for batteries candidate compounds
How researchers at Microsoft, IBM, and other organizations are using AI to speed up the search for new materials and chemicals for batteries
IEEE Spectrum · 2025-10-04 · #10
A Microsoft-led study was published in Science presenting findings on AI-enabled misuse in protein design, described as a landmark study produced with partner organizations.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-03
Microsoft Science Magazine landmark study partners
Microsoft researchers say AI models can be used to design toxins or pathogens that evade biosecurity systems used to screen DNA orders for potential biothreats
MIT Technology Review · 2025-10-03 · #36
The AI Spending Report was produced in partnership with fintech firm Mercury.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-03
Andreessen Horowitz Mercury
a16z releases a report, citing Mercury data, on the top 50 AI companies that startups pay; OpenAI leads, followed by Anthropic, Replit, Freepik, and ElevenLabs
TechCrunch · 2025-10-03 · #20
Mercor collaborated with leading experts (including Larry Summers, Cass Sunstein, Eric Topol, Dominic Barton, and Brendan Foody) in creating APEX.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-03
Mercor Larry Summers Cass Sunstein Eric Topol Dominic Barton Brendan Foody
Mercor launches the AI Productivity Index (APEX), which evaluates AI models' ability to perform “economically valuable knowledge work”; GPT-5 leads at 64.2%
Mercor · 2025-10-03 · #34
Sources report Intel is in early-stage talks to add AMD as a foundry customer.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-02
Intel AMD
Sources: Intel is in early-stage talks to add AMD as a foundry customer, but it lacks the technology to produce AMD's most advanced chips; INTC closed up 7.12%
Semafor · 2025-10-02 · #40
Sources report Universal Music and Warner Music are nearing landmark AI licensing deals with Google, ElevenLabs, Stability AI, Suno, and Udio, seeking payment structures similar to streaming.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-02
Universal Music Warner Music Google ElevenLabs Stability AI Suno Udio
Sources: Universal Music and Warner Music are nearing landmark AI licensing deals with companies including Google, ElevenLabs, Stability AI, Suno, and Udio
Financial Times · 2025-10-02 · #10
Amazon Web Services is partnering with companies such as Flock Safety and ZeroEyes in efforts to promote or integrate surveillance technologies for law enforcement.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-02
Amazon Web Services Flock Safety ZeroEyes
US public records: AWS is aggressively promoting AI surveillance tech to law enforcement agencies, partnering with companies such as Flock Safety and ZeroEyes
Forbes · 2025-10-02 · #30
VW establishes a partnership with Xpeng in China as part of the reset of Cariad's strategy.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-02
VW Xpeng
VW revives its struggling software unit Cariad after a “complete reset” of its strategy, including partnerships with Xpeng in China and Rivian in the US
Financial Times · 2025-10-02 · #18
VW establishes a partnership with Rivian in the US as part of the reset of Cariad's strategy.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-02
VW Rivian
VW revives its struggling software unit Cariad after a “complete reset” of its strategy, including partnerships with Xpeng in China and Rivian in the US
Financial Times · 2025-10-02 · #18
Amazon is leveraging its 48% stake in More as a strategic asset to expand its patient grocery delivery business across India.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Amazon More (Indian supermarket chain) India
How Amazon's 48% stake in Indian supermarket chain More is becoming a strategic asset in the e-commerce giant's patient grocery delivery expansion across India
India Dispatch · 2025-10-01 · #41
Former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is a co-founder of Fermi (Fermi America).
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Rick Perry Fermi Fermi America
Fermi, a data center real estate investment trust co-founded by former US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, raised $682.5M in its US IPO, valuing Fermi at $12.46B
Reuters · 2025-10-01 · #47
Sam Altman signs a letter of intent with Samsung and SK Hynix for them to supply chips/equipment for the Stargate project.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Sam Altman Samsung SK Hynix Stargate
Sam Altman signs a letter of intent with Samsung and SK Hynix to supply Stargate; Samsung and SK Hynix say demand from OpenAI could hit 900K wafers per month
Bloomberg · 2025-10-01 · #11
AWS and the NBA form a multi-year partnership to develop AI-powered features, deliver data insights from games, and launch the NBA Inside the Game platform.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
AWS NBA AI-powered features game data insights NBA Inside the Game platform
AWS and the NBA announce a multi-year partnership to launch new AI-powered features and data insights from games, including an NBA Inside the Game platform
Reuters · 2025-10-01 · #37
Tether plans to leverage Rumble to distribute USAT in order to capture US crypto market share.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Tether US market Rumble
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company plans to distribute its new USAT token on Rumble to capture US market share; Tether holds a 48% stake in Rumble
Bloomberg · 2025-10-01 · #26
Bridge powers Open Issuance and is a core technology partner for the Stripe-launched stablecoin platform.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Bridge Open Issuance Stripe
Stripe launches Open Issuance, a Bridge-powered platform that lets companies create its own stablecoins, used by crypto wallet Phantom to issue its CASH token
CoinDesk · 2025-10-01 · #52
Spotify and Amazon Ads announce a global partnership giving advertisers using Amazon DSP programmatic access to Spotify's streaming audio and video inventory.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Spotify Amazon Ads Amazon DSP Spotify streaming audio and video inventory
Spotify and Amazon Ads announce a global partnership to give advertisers using Amazon DSP programmatic access to Spotify's streaming audio and video inventory
Variety · 2025-10-01 · #28
Phantom's CASH is designed to be accepted in Stripe Checkout and to integrate with Stripe's merchant support and payments flow.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Stripe Phantom CASH Stripe Checkout
Stripe launches Open Issuance, a Bridge-powered platform that lets companies create its own stablecoins, used by crypto wallet Phantom to issue its CASH token
CoinDesk · 2025-10-01 · #52
Apple chose to partner with OpenAI rather than Elon Musk's xAI when adding generative AI features.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-01
Apple OpenAI xAI
Apple files a motion to dismiss xAI's lawsuit, which alleges that Apple's ChatGPT integration stifles competition, saying it plans to integrate other chatbots
Bloomberg · 2025-10-01 · #13
Arm joined Rebellions' $250M Series C round as a strategic partner.
confirmed 1 article 2025-09-30
Arm Rebellions $250M Series C
South Korean AI chip maker Rebellions raised a $250M Series C at a $1.4B valuation; Arm joined the round as a strategic partner
Bloomberg · 2025-09-30 · #41
Instant Checkout is rolling out starting with US Etsy sellers, enabling those merchants to sell through ChatGPT.
confirmed 1 article 2025-09-30
OpenAI US Etsy sellers
OpenAI rolls out Instant Checkout to let users make single-item purchases directly in ChatGPT, starting with US Etsy sellers, and plans to add Shopify merchants
CNBC · 2025-09-30 · #49
Swift announces it is building a blockchain-based ledger in collaboration with more than 30 financial institutions.
confirmed 1 article 2025-09-29
Swift over 30 financial institutions
Swift says it is building a blockchain-based ledger with over 30 financial institutions and the first prototype will be built in partnership with Consensys
Bloomberg · 2025-09-29 · #9
Swift says the first prototype of the blockchain ledger will be developed in partnership with Consensys.
confirmed 1 article 2025-09-29
Swift Consensys
Swift says it is building a blockchain-based ledger with over 30 financial institutions and the first prototype will be built in partnership with Consensys
Bloomberg · 2025-09-29 · #9
Ant International is Ant Group's cross-border payments unit.
confirmed 1 article 2025-09-28
Ant International Ant Group
A profile of Ant International, Ant Group's cross-border payments unit using AI and blockchain for treasury management, which handled $1.1T in cash flow in 2024
Bloomberg · 2025-09-28 · #23
CaaStle provided clothing inventory monetization and rental services for brands.
confirmed 1 article 2025-09-28
CaaStle clothing inventory monetization clothing rental services
A look at the implosion of CaaStle, a clothing inventory monetization startup whose ex-CEO Christine Hunsicker is accused of swindling investors out of $300M
Bloomberg · 2025-09-28 · #10