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OpenAI takes stake in Thrive Holdings to help accelerate enterprise AI adoption
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC OpenAI on Monday announced it is taking an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings, a company that was launched by one […]
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Nvidia takes $2 billion stake in Synopsys with expanded computing power partnership
Nvidia on Monday announced it has purchased $2 billion of Synopsys‘ common stock as part of a strategic partnership to accelerate computing and artificial intelligence engineering solutions. As part of the multiyear partnership, Nvidia will help Synopsys accelerate its portfolio of compute-intensive applications, advance agentic AI engineering, expand cloud access and develop joint go-to-market initiatives, […]
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Runway rolls out new AI video model that beats Google, OpenAI in key benchmark
Mustafa Hatipoglu | Anadolu | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Runway on Monday announced Gen 4.5, a new video model that outperforms similar models from Google and OpenAI in an independent benchmark. Gen 4.5 allows users to generate high-definition videos based on written prompts that describe the motion and action they want. Runway said the model […]
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China factory activity edges up in November but remains in contraction for eighth month as fading holiday demand drags services
A worker walks past molten steel at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 22, 2025. – | Afp | Getty Images China’s factory activity edged higher in November but remained stuck in contraction for the eighth consecutive month, while services weakened as the boost from earlier holidays faded, according […]
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How Google put together the pieces for its AI comeback
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images When ChatGPT launched in 2022, Google was caught flatfooted, but the launch of Gemini 3 and the Ironwood AI chip this month has experts raving about Alphabet’s AI comeback. Google kicked off November by unveiling Ironwood, the seventh generation of its tensor processing units, or TPUs, that […]
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Alibaba’s AI glasses to rival Meta go on sale for $500
Alibaba announced plans to release a pair of smart glasses powered by its AI models. The Quark AI Glasses are Alibaba’s first foray into the smart glasses product category. Alibaba Alibaba‘s artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses went on sale on Thursday as the Chinese tech giant looks to ramp up its focus on consumer AI in […]
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Amazon faces FAA probe after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas
Amazon’s new MK30 Prime Air drone is displayed during Amazon’s “Delivering the Future” event at the company’s BFI1 Fulfillment Center, Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington on Oct. 18, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is facing a federal probe after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable […]
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Alibaba shares rise as AI drives 34% cloud sales jump
Alibaba showcase its AI technology application achievements from Alibaba Cloud at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba delivered better than expected revenue in its fiscal second quarter as sales in its key cloud computing division accelerated. Alibaba’s New York-listed shares were […]
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Nvidia shares fall 3% on report Meta will use Google AI chips
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nvidia shares fell on Tuesday after The Information reported that Meta is considering using chips designed by Google. Shares […]
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OpenAI announces shopping research tool in latest e-commerce push
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI announced a new tool called “shopping research” on Monday, right as consumers will be ramping up spending ahead of the […]
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