Microsoft, NVIDIA and Anthropic unveiled a strategic AI alliance involving a $30B Azure compute deal, $15B in investments, 1GW expansion, and a surge to a $350B valuation.
Apple and Google are partnering in a $1B annual Gemini AI deal to rebuild Siri’s capabilities, improve reasoning, and maintain privacy through Apple’s secure infrastructure.
Snap and Perplexity AI confirmed a $400 million strategic partnership to integrate AI search into Snapchat’s chat by 2026, part of Snap’s growing AI-powered discovery and advertising strategy.
In a sweeping policy shift, China bans foreign AI chips in state-funded data-centre projects, forcing a transition to domestic suppliers like Huawei and Cambricon.
OpenAI and AWS sign a $38B, multi-year cloud partnership to power large-scale AI workloads, marking a pivotal shift from Microsoft exclusivity toward multi-cloud infrastructure.
Nvidia’s $5tn milestone week includes a landmark APEC-announced plan to deliver Blackwell AI chips to South Korea’s sovereign clouds and AI factories, with telecom, quantum, and startup programs expanding the ecosystem.
Nvidia becomes first company in history to reach a $5 trillion valuation amid unprecedented AI demand, new investments in Intel and OpenAI, and the strongest tech rally in decades.
Microsoft Edge introduces Copilot Mode with AI chat, Actions, and Journeys. Released October 2025, it arrives two days after OpenAI’s Atlas browser launch.
OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Atlas for macOS, integrating AI memory, agent mode, and privacy safeguards. Partnerships (Etsy, Shopify, Expedia, Booking.com) and rising LLM search share (~5.99%) signal momentum toward agentic web use.
