Topic: technology licensing
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Apple to Power Apple Intelligence with Custom Google Gemini
Apple is partnering with Google to integrate a customized Gemini AI model into Siri, paying approximately $1 billion annually for advanced capabilities like summarization and complex planning. The Gemini model will run on Apple's Private Cloud Compute to uphold privacy, while Apple continues usin...
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OpenAI's $38B AI Deal With Amazon: What It Means
OpenAI has entered a $38 billion partnership with Amazon Web Services, gaining access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs and ending Microsoft's exclusive role as its cloud provider. The collaboration will enable OpenAI to immediately use AWS resources for AI model training, with full capacit...
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Type One Energy Secures $87M, Led by Bill Gates, for Fusion Power
Type One Energy has secured $87 million in new funding, bringing its total venture investment to over $160 million and reflecting strong investor confidence in fusion technology as a solution to rising global electricity demands. The company is developing a commercial fusion power plant using a m...
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Pony.ai to Triple Robotaxi Fleet by 2026
Pony.ai plans to triple its robotaxi fleet to over 3,000 vehicles by the end of 2026, expanding from its current operations in major Chinese cities and internationally through partnerships. The company reported a 72% year-over-year revenue increase to $25.4 million in Q3, driven by robotaxi servi...
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Apple Strikes $1 Billion AI Deal With Google to Power Siri
Apple is negotiating a billion-dollar annual deal to license Google's 1.2 trillion-parameter AI model to upgrade Siri's capabilities. The partnership aims to enhance Siri's performance by integrating Google's advanced AI infrastructure, marking a significant shift in AI sector dynamics. Both comp...
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LG Founder's Grandson Partners with AI Firm to Revolutionize Filmmaking
Utopai East, a joint venture between Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios, is developing specialized infrastructure to support AI-driven film and television production, addressing the significant energy and data demands of these technologies. The partnership aims to use AI initially for cost reduct...
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Bahrain Launches $1B AI and Quantum Drug Discovery Program
Bahrain is investing $1 billion in a partnership with SandboxAQ to use AI and quantum computing for faster drug discovery and development. The initiative aims to create biotech assets, address regional diseases like diabetes, and establish Bahrain as a hub for AI-driven pharmaceutical research. T...
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Find Your Way Without GPS: Skyline Nav AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Skyline Nav AI is developing a vision-based navigation system called Pathfinder that uses AI to analyze surroundings and match them against a database, providing real-time guidance without relying on GPS signals. The technology is critical for national security as a countermeasure against GPS jam...
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How Nissan's Driver Assist Tech Reduces Traffic Jams
Nissan's Cooperative Cruise Control (CCM) system reduces traffic congestion by enabling vehicles to communicate via LTE modems and cloud infrastructure, allowing smoother speed adjustments and preventing the concertina effect. The system shows benefits with as few as 4-5% of vehicles equipped, ma...
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