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.
GTIG’s latest analysis details how state-linked threat actors are using AI for just-in-time code generation, deepfake lures, and malware that evolves mid-execution.
Google Maps gains Gemini AI for multi-step voice commands, U.S.-first proactive traffic alerts, landmark-based guidance, and Lens-powered local discovery on Android and iOS.
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.
OpenAI’s Aardvark is a GPT-5–powered agentic security researcher now in private beta, benchmarked at ~92% recall on seeded “golden” repos and credited with 10 CVE-tracked disclosures.
