Uber will use Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis for its London driverless taxi trials, indicating a supplier/technology partnership between Uber and Baidu.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-22
Uber Baidu Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis
Uber plans to trial driverless taxis in London using Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in H1 2026 with services available by the end of 2026
Bloomberg · 2025-12-22 · #25
Uber plans to trial driverless taxis in London using Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis beginning in H1 2026, with services expected to be available by the end of 2026.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-22
Uber Baidu Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis London
Uber plans to trial driverless taxis in London using Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in H1 2026 with services available by the end of 2026
Bloomberg · 2025-12-22 · #25
Johanna Faries indicated efforts to restore Blizzard's partnership with NetEase.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Blizzard NetEase NetEase
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-21 · #4
Contracts with Tencent have reportedly turned Tokyo-based Datasection into one of Asia's biggest neoclouds.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-21
Datasection one of Asia's biggest neoclouds
A look at Tokyo-based neocloud provider Datasection, which sources say has a $1.2B+ contract giving Tencent access to a large share of its 15K Blackwell chips
Financial Times · 2025-12-21 · #3
Sources say Datasection has a $1.2B+ contract that gives Tencent access to a large share of its 15,000 Blackwell chips.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-21
Datasection Tencent $1.2B+ contract access to a large share of Datasection's 15,000 Blackwell chips
A look at Tokyo-based neocloud provider Datasection, which sources say has a $1.2B+ contract giving Tencent access to a large share of its 15K Blackwell chips
Financial Times · 2025-12-21 · #3
Tencent gains access to Nvidia's Blackwell chips via a cloud service operated by Tokyo-based Datasection.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-20
Tencent Nvidia Blackwell chips Datasection
Source: Tencent has secured access to Nvidia's Blackwell chips through a cloud service operated by Tokyo-based Datasection
Barron's Online · 2025-12-20 · #21
Twenty-four companies, including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, OpenAI, and AWS, join the US Genesis Mission to boost the use of AI for scientific discovery.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
Microsoft Google Nvidia OpenAI AWS US Genesis Mission
Twenty-four companies, including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, OpenAI, and AWS, join the US Genesis Mission to boost the use of AI for scientific discovery
Bloomberg · 2025-12-19 · #39
Anthropic (with partners) iteratively improved Claude and its tooling so the agent learned to reject freebies and the lab vending machines became profitable/stable.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
Anthropic Claude vending_machine
In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-19 · #36
Anthropic partnered with Andonlabs to run Project Vend at the WSJ newsroom.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
Anthropic Andonlabs Project Vend WSJ newsroom
In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-19 · #36
ByteDance retains commerce and ads businesses and control over TikTok outside the United States; a joint venture structure is described for U.S. data security.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
ByteDance commerce ads non-US TikTok
Memo: the TikTok US deal is set to close on Jan. 22; terms include retraining the recommendation algorithm on US user data and Oracle overseeing data protection
The Hollywood Reporter · 2025-12-19 · #4
Apple is helping filmmakers and developers create immersive media for the Apple Vision Pro and share best practices.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Apple filmmakers developers Apple Vision Pro immersive media
How Apple is helping filmmakers and developers create immersive media for the Apple Vision Pro and share best practices
Fast Company · 2025-12-18 · #45
Resonac is a key supplier of cutting-edge chip chemicals.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Resonac chip chemicals
Tokyo-based Resonac, a crucial cutting-edge chip chemicals supplier whose shares are up 40%+ YTD, says it has bolstered China production capacity to meet demand
Bloomberg · 2025-12-18 · #38
Imprint provides retailers like Brooks Brothers with co-branded credit card programs and loyalty program management services.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Imprint Brooks Brothers co-branded credit cards loyalty programs
Imprint, which helps retailers like Brooks Brothers offer co-branded credit cards and manage loyalty programs, raised $150M led by Khosla at a $1.2B valuation
Bloomberg · 2025-12-18 · #24
Digital Asset, creator of Canton, will help tokenize DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Digital Asset DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities
Wall Street clearinghouse DTCC selects the Canton Network blockchain as a real-world asset tokenization partner after receiving a No-Action Letter from the SEC
CoinDesk · 2025-12-18 · #21
DTCC selects the Canton Network blockchain as a real-world asset tokenization partner.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
DTCC Canton Network blockchain
Wall Street clearinghouse DTCC selects the Canton Network blockchain as a real-world asset tokenization partner after receiving a No-Action Letter from the SEC
CoinDesk · 2025-12-18 · #21
The companies plan to build what is described as the world's first utility-scale fusion power plant in 2026.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Trump Media & Technology Group TAE Technologies utility-scale fusion power plant
Trump Media agrees to merge with Google-backed fusion energy company TAE in a $6B deal and build the “world's first utility-scale fusion power plant” in 2026
Financial Times · 2025-12-18 · #1
Oracle confirms Related Digital — not Blue Owl Capital — will be the partner for its Michigan data center project.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-17
Oracle Related Digital
Oracle says final equity deal negotiations for its Michigan data center project are “on schedule” and Related Digital, not Blue Owl Capital, will be its partner
Bloomberg · 2025-12-17 · #6
Google is reportedly working closely with Meta on efforts related to AI chip optimization and PyTorch support.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-17
Google Meta
Sources: Google is working on a new initiative to make its AI chips run PyTorch better and is working closely with Meta, as the two discuss Meta using more TPUs
Reuters · 2025-12-17 · #15
Microsoft reportedly retains the rights to sell OpenAI's models.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-17
Microsoft OpenAI's models
Sources: Amazon is in talks to invest $10B+ in OpenAI at a $500B+ valuation, with OpenAI using AWS Trainium; Microsoft keeps the rights to sell OpenAI's models
The Information · 2025-12-17 · #4
OpenAI is reportedly using AWS Trainium (Amazon's training accelerators) for model training.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-17
OpenAI AWS Trainium
Sources: Amazon is in talks to invest $10B+ in OpenAI at a $500B+ valuation, with OpenAI using AWS Trainium; Microsoft keeps the rights to sell OpenAI's models
The Information · 2025-12-17 · #4
Google and Meta are reportedly discussing Meta increasing its use of Google's TPUs.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-17
Google Meta TPUs
Sources: Google is working on a new initiative to make its AI chips run PyTorch better and is working closely with Meta, as the two discuss Meta using more TPUs
Reuters · 2025-12-17 · #15
CC is built with Google's Gemini AI model.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-17
CC Gemini
Google launches CC, an experimental AI assistant that delivers a personalized daily “Your Day Ahead” briefing email based on users' emails, calendar, and docs
The Verge · 2025-12-17 · #51
Meta partners with Singapore-based startup K-ID to integrate K-ID's AgeKey age-verification technology into Meta apps.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-17
Meta K-ID AgeKey Meta apps
Meta partners with Singapore-based startup K-ID to add its AgeKey age-verification tech to Meta apps, and plans to roll it out across multiple countries in 2026
Financial Times · 2025-12-17 · #46
Hut 8 partners with Fluidstack to build an AI data center in Louisiana intended for Anthropic.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-17
Hut 8 Fluidstack
Hut 8 partners with Fluidstack to build an AI data center in Louisiana for Anthropic, backed by a 15-year, ~$7B lease, starting with 245MW of computing capacity
Reuters · 2025-12-17 · #21
Apple is reportedly in preliminary talks with India-based CG Semi to assemble and package chips for the iPhone.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-17
Apple CG Semi iPhone chips
Sources: Apple is in preliminary talks with India-based CG Semi, which offers chip assembly and testing services, to assemble and package chips for the iPhone
The Economic Times · 2025-12-17 · #19
Adobe adds image and video models from Black Forest Labs and other third-party providers into Firefly.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-16
Adobe Black Forest Labs other third-party model providers
Adobe adds a prompt-based video editor to its Firefly app that uses Runway's Aleph model, and adds image and video models from Black Forest Labs and others
TechCrunch · 2025-12-16 · #9
Apple Music in GM vehicles includes support for Dolby Atmos high-resolution audio streaming.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-16
GM Apple Music Cadillac (select 2025 models) Chevrolet (select 2025 models)
GM adds native Apple Music to select 2025 model year Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles, and rolls out digital key support, after phasing out CarPlay from 2023
The Verge · 2025-12-16 · #38
Director Timur Bekmambetov says he is exploring ways to utilize AI tools in his work.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-16
Timur Bekmambetov AI tools
How the rise of AI has divided Hollywood: some oppose all AI use while others like director Timur Bekmambetov say they are exploring ways to utilize AI tools
Bloomberg · 2025-12-16 · #26
Anduril is pursuing manufacturing deals in the UK to establish local production and market presence.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-16
Anduril UK manufacturers
As Europe rearms, Anduril is trying to break through in the UK by co-funding major programs, cutting manufacturing deals, and billing itself as “Anglo-American”
Bloomberg · 2025-12-16 · #18
Rivian has a partnership with Volkswagen (discussed in the interview).
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-16
Rivian Volkswagen
Q&A with Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe on founding Rivian in 2009, production challenges, the VW partnership, autonomy, AI, EVs, chips, CarPlay, and more
Stratechery · 2025-12-16 · #6