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As part of the Amazon-OpenAI deal, the companies plan a “stateful runtime environment” for AWS, letting agents carry context forward to handle ongoing projects (www.axios.com)
18 days ago Amazon

Microsoft testing Windows 11 batch file security improvements (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
18 days ago Microsoft

Amazon is paying ~16x Microsoft's price per OpenAI percentage point, while getting none of Microsoft's exclusives, showing the cost of being late in AI (om.co)
18 days ago Amazon Microsoft AI

Two coalitions of workers, including employees of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, ask their companies to join Anthropic in refusing DOD's demands (www.bloomberg.com)
18 days ago Google Amazon Microsoft

Netflix Ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery After Paramount's Offer is Deemed Superior (entertainment.slashdot.org)
18 days ago Netflix

Microsoft: Computer Programming Is Dying, Long Live AI Literacy (news.slashdot.org)
18 days ago Microsoft AI programming

Amazon will invest $15B in OpenAI initially, followed by $35B if certain conditions are met; OpenAI commits to consuming ~2 GW of Trainium capacity through AWS (www.aboutamazon.com)
18 days ago Amazon

OpenAI raised $110B at a $730B pre-money valuation, up from $500B in a secondary financing in Oct.; Amazon invested $50B, Nvidia and SoftBank invested $30B each (www.cnbc.com)
18 days ago Amazon Nvidia

South Korea approves Google's request to export detailed geographic data overseas, reversing a longstanding policy that made Google Maps largely nonfunctional (www.nytimes.com)
18 days ago Korea Google

Letter: 100+ Google DeepMind and other AI employees urge Jeff Dean to block US military deals that use Gemini for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons (www.nytimes.com)
19 days ago Google AI

Source: Meta has signed a multiyear deal to rent Google's TPUs to develop new models and has also been in talks to buy TPUs for its data centers as soon as 2027 (www.theinformation.com)
19 days ago Google

Netflix is walking away from a deal to buy WBD's studio and streaming assets after the WBD board deemed a revised bid by Paramount Skydance to be superior (www.cnbc.com)
19 days ago Netflix Asset

Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Model With Faster Image Generation (tech.slashdot.org)
19 days ago Google

Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
19 days ago Google AI

The head of Intel Foundry, Kevin O'Buckley, leaves to join Qualcomm after just two years at the company; Intel Foundry will now be headed by Naga Chandrasekaran (www.tomshardware.com)
19 days ago Intel

Microsoft expands Windows restore to more enterprise devices (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
19 days ago Microsoft

Google says Nano Banana 2 can create images with a resolution ranging from 512px to 4K, and will become the default image generation model in the Gemini app (techcrunch.com)
19 days ago Google

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2, aka Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, with advanced world knowledge and precision text rendering and translation, across its products (blog.google)
19 days ago Google

EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers, 6% of Global Workforce (slashdot.org)
19 days ago eBay

eBay says it plans to cut ~800 jobs, or ~6% of its full-time employees, after laying off ~500 people in early 2023 and ~1,000 staff in early 2024 (www.bloomberg.com)
19 days ago eBay

Software stocks in the State Street ETF lost $1.6T in combined market cap in 2026 due to AI fears; Microsoft, AppLovin, Intuit, and Salesforce each lost $50B+ (www.wsj.com)
19 days ago Microsoft ETF AI Salesforce

An analysis of 1,000+ YouTube Shorts videos recommended to kids: the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, AI-generated videos, and many lack disclosures (www.nytimes.com)
19 days ago AI YouTube Algorithm

Mistral and Accenture sign a multi-year deal to let Accenture deploy Mistral's models for its clients; Mistral has deals with IBM, Cisco, SAP, ASML, and others (www.wsj.com)
19 days ago IBM Cisco

A look at VW's robotaxi unit MOIA, which has 100 test vehicles across Germany, Norway, and the US, and plans to launch its robotaxis this year in LA with Uber (www.ft.com)
20 days ago Germany Uber Norway

Uber Employees Have Built an AI Clone of Their CEO To Practice Presentations Before the Real Thing (slashdot.org)
20 days ago Uber AI

Sources: Amazon plans to invest up to $50B in OpenAI, $35B of which could hinge on an IPO or AGI milestone; OpenAI is discussing custom models for Amazon (www.theinformation.com)
20 days ago Amazon IPO

Alphabet's Intrinsic, which builds AI models and software for industrial robots, joins Google; it will remain a distinct entity and work with Google DeepMind (techcrunch.com)
20 days ago Google AI Robot Alphabet

Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform (games.slashdot.org)
20 days ago Microsoft Xbox

Source: Google plans to test search changes in Europe, displaying results from competing vertical search services next to its own, seeking to avoid EU fines (www.reuters.com)
20 days ago Europe Google

Google launches task automation for Gemini on Pixel 10 and Samsung Galaxy S26, enabling it to autonomously navigate apps like Uber and DoorDash (www.theverge.com)
20 days ago Google Uber Samsung

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