Alexa+ incorporates Anthropic's Claude models as a significant part of the system.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-26
Alexa+ Anthropic Claude
A memorandum of agreement between Indonesia and Apple may be signed this week according to sources.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-25
Indonesia Apple memorandum of agreement
Sources: Indonesia and Apple agree a deal to lift the iPhone 16 ban, with Apple set to invest $1B; a memorandum of agreement may be signed this week
Bloomberg · 2025-02-25 · #13
MongoDB plans to integrate Voyage AI's retrieval tools to produce higher-quality AI outputs using real-time operational data for businesses.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-24
MongoDB Voyage AI retrieval tools
MongoDB buys Voyage AI for $220M and plans to integrate Voyage's retrieval tools for higher-quality AI outputs with real-time operational data for businesses
Bloomberg · 2025-02-24 · #21
Salesforce signs a $2.5 billion, seven-year commercial deal with Google Cloud to allow customers to run Salesforce software, Agentforce AI assistants, and Data Cloud on Google Cloud.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-24
Salesforce Google Cloud Salesforce software Agentforce AI assistants Data Cloud
Salesforce signs a $2.5B, seven-year deal with Google Cloud to let customers run its software, Agentforce AI assistants, and Data Cloud on Google Cloud
Bloomberg · 2025-02-24 · #7
Pronto signs a deal with Heidelberg Materials to deploy its self-driving truck technology in over 100 dump trucks at mines over a three-year period.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-24
Pronto Heidelberg Materials Anthony Levandowski self-driving technology 100+ dump trucks mining operations three-year term
Anthony Levandowski's self-driving truck startup Pronto signs a deal with Heidelberg Materials to use its tech in 100+ dump trucks in mines over three years
Bloomberg · 2025-02-24 · #19
China is pooling resources from state and private sectors, including startups like Infinigence AI, to accelerate adoption and buildout of AI data centers.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-24
China state sector private sector Infinigence AI AI data centers
China is increasingly pooling resources from the state and private sectors, including startups like Infinigence AI, to accelerate adoption of AI data centers
Financial Times · 2025-02-24 · #23
Outlier provides AI training services for clients including Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-23
Outlier Meta OpenAI Microsoft
Some journalists are taking freelance jobs with AI training data companies like Scale AI, which recruit them for tasks such as fact-checking and prompt drafting
Nieman Lab · 2025-02-23 · #13
President Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook held a private meeting at the White House.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-22
Donald Trump Tim Cook White House
Trump says Tim Cook told him that Apple “stopped two plants in Mexico” and will build products in the US instead, a move Apple hasn't publicly discussed
Bloomberg · 2025-02-22 · #13
Forecasts indicate the beginning of a shift in OpenAI's alliances away from Microsoft toward SoftBank.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-21
OpenAI Microsoft SoftBank
OpenAI told investors that it expects revenue to more than triple in 2025, from $3.7B to over $12.5B; one-third of the revenue growth would come from SoftBank
The Information · 2025-02-21 · #6
Amazon is adopting Zoom as its standard companywide/internal meetings app, replacing its homegrown Chime.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-21
Amazon Zoom
Amazon plans to end support for its videoconferencing tool Chime on February 20, 2026; report: Amazon is adopting Zoom as its standard app for internal meetings
TechCrunch · 2025-02-21 · #31
A commentary/TLDR in the discussion claimed the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership is over; this claim is presented but not confirmed by an explicit corporate announcement.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-20
Microsoft OpenAI OpenAI
Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft's AGI plan, the quantum breakthrough with Majorana 1, how Muse will change gaming, AI's legal barriers, AI safety, and more
Dwarkesh Podcast · 2025-02-20 · #43
Interpublic recently signed an advertising agreement with X.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-20
Interpublic X
Sources: top X executives hinted to Interpublic and other ad firms that not spending on X could lead to legal woes, due to X's lawsuit against some advertisers
Wall Street Journal · 2025-02-20 · #14
Other ad agencies are reportedly in negotiations with X over advertising deals.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-20
other ad agencies X
Sources: top X executives hinted to Interpublic and other ad firms that not spending on X could lead to legal woes, due to X's lawsuit against some advertisers
Wall Street Journal · 2025-02-20 · #14
Spotify begins accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs software via a new partnership intended to help authors bring AI-narrated audiobooks to Spotify listeners.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-20
Spotify ElevenLabs AI-narrated audiobooks
Spotify begins accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs software; Spotify already allows AI-recorded audiobooks, with several restrictions
The Verge · 2025-02-20 · #3
Palantir has become a major AI-focused government contractor.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-20
Palantir
Palantir's stock fell 10% on February 19 after the WaPo reported US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to cut military spending; PLTR is up 50%+ in 2025
Bloomberg · 2025-02-20 · #6
Microsoft Research and Xbox studio Ninja Theory partner to develop Muse AI, a new generative model for game environments.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-19
Microsoft Research Ninja Theory Muse AI
Microsoft announces Muse AI, a first-of-its-kind generative AI model that can generate a game environment based on visuals, players' controller actions, or both
The Verge · 2025-02-19 · #13
The interview covers Nirav Tolia's relationship with investor Bill Gurley.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-18
Nirav Tolia Bill Gurley
An interview with Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia on building the “next Nextdoor”, not licensing data to AI firms for now, his relationship with Bill Gurley, and more
TechCrunch · 2025-02-18 · #22
Militaries and startups such as North.io use AI to analyze data.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-18
militaries startups North.io data
How militaries and startups like North.io use AI to analyze data and deploy autonomous underwater vehicles to safeguard deep-sea pipelines and cables
Wall Street Journal · 2025-02-18 · #23
SURJ is reported to be planning a new joint venture with sports streamer DAZN alongside the proposed investment.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-18
SURJ Sports Investment DAZN
Surj, the sporting arm of Saudi Arabia's PIF, plans to invest $1B in DAZN and a new joint venture with the sports streamer; source: Surj will take a <5% stake
Financial Times · 2025-02-18 · #27
Baidu plans to fully connect its search engine to DeepSeek and integrate it with its Ernie LLM.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-17
Baidu DeepSeek Ernie LLM Baidu Search
Tencent is testing using DeepSeek for search in its messaging app Weixin, while Baidu plans to fully connect its search engine to DeepSeek and its Ernie LLM
Reuters · 2025-02-17 · #23
OpenEuroLLM is a partnership formed by 20 EU organizations to collaborate on developing LLM technologies.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-17
OpenEuroLLM 20 EU organizations
A look at the OpenEuroLLM project, a partnership among 20 EU organizations to develop open-source LLMs that support all EU languages, with a budget of €37.4M
TechCrunch · 2025-02-17 · #12
Verstappen is actively working to get sim drivers opportunities to move into physical racing.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-17
Max Verstappen sim drivers physical racing
A look at “sim racing”, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the competitive esport, and his efforts to get sim drivers into physical racing
New York Times · 2025-02-17 · #11
Watch Duty has become a lifeline for residents and a community hub for volunteer first responders.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-15
Watch Duty residents volunteer first responders
A profile of Watch Duty creator John Clarke Mills, who wants the fire-tracking app to become a one-stop shop for information during any disaster
Wired · 2025-02-15 · #11
Apple reportedly onboarded Alibaba as a new partner related to its Siri search efforts in China.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-14
Apple Alibaba
Reports say Arm has secured Meta as one of the first customers for its planned chip.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-14
Arm Meta chip
Sources: Arm plans to launch its own chip in 2025, expected to be a CPU for servers in large data centers, after securing Meta as one of its first customers
Financial Times · 2025-02-14 · #18
JioHotstar offers content from JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar on its streaming platform in India.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-14
JioHotstar JioCinema Disney+ Hotstar
JioStar, the joint venture that merged Viacom18 and Star India, launches JioHotstar, a streaming service in India offering JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar content
The Indian Express · 2025-02-14 · #30
Apple is reportedly working with Alibaba and Baidu to implement its AI features in China, leveraging Alibaba software alongside Apple's on-device models.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-14
Apple Alibaba Baidu
Sources: Apple plans to launch its AI features in China as early as May 2025, using its own on-device models and Alibaba software to censor or filter the output
Bloomberg · 2025-02-14 · #4
Apple is reportedly continuing to work with Baidu to develop an AI-powered Siri search feature for iPhone users in China.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-14
Apple Baidu AI-powered Siri search feature iPhone users in China
Sources report Apple has onboarded Alibaba as a new partner in China.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-13
Apple Alibaba
Sources: Apple continues to work with Baidu to develop AI search and Siri features for iPhone users in China even after onboarding new partner Alibaba
The Information · 2025-02-13 · #3
Sources report Apple is continuing to work with Baidu to develop AI search and Siri features for iPhone users in China.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-13
Apple Baidu AI search Siri features iPhone users in China
Sources: Apple continues to work with Baidu to develop AI search and Siri features for iPhone users in China even after onboarding new partner Alibaba
The Information · 2025-02-13 · #3