OpenAI acquires AI coaching startup Convogo in an all-stock deal, immediately shutting down the product while bringing the three co-founders onboard to work on cloud initiatives, marking the company's ninth acquisition this year focused on talent rather than technology.
Intel spinout Articul8 raises over $35M at $500M valuation—five times its previous worth—while generating $57M in annual recurring revenue from specialized AI systems serving regulated industries like energy and finance.
Modelence unveils a revolutionary agent-native backend platform powered by MongoDB Atlas that enables AI systems to deploy production-ready applications in just minutes, featuring zero-configuration development with built-in authentication, databases, APIs, and monitoring capabilities.
NVIDIA launches revolutionary Rubin platform with six new chips that slash AI inference costs by 90% and reduce GPU requirements by 75%, as tech giants Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Google, and AWS commit to massive deployments starting in 2026.
Amazon launches Alexa.com web platform, delivering the complete Alexa+ AI assistant experience through browsers with seamless device continuity, smart home control, meal planning, and persistent chat history for Early Access customers.
Nvidia signs massive $20 billion deal with Groq as AI inference revenue overtakes training for the first time, splitting GPU architecture into specialized components and fundamentally shifting enterprise AI strategy from single-chip purchases to complex workload routing decisions.
AWS launches Kiro AI Agent, a revolutionary coding platform that automatically generates complete software solutions including code, tests, and documentation from single prompts while maintaining enterprise security standards.
Anthropic challenges OpenAI's massive $1.4 trillion infrastructure spending spree by betting on algorithmic efficiency over brute-force scale, with co-founder Daniela Amodei claiming their 'do more with less' approach consistently produces superior AI models despite having a fraction of competitors' resources as both companies prepare for potential public offerings.
SoftBank completes its massive $40 billion investment in OpenAI, securing an 11% stake in the AI powerhouse now valued at $260 billion, after selling its entire Nvidia position and acquiring data center company DigitalBridge to fuel its artificial intelligence infrastructure ambitions.
Nvidia licenses Groq's AI inference technology in major partnership deal, with Groq founder Jonathan Ross and key team members joining Nvidia to scale the technology globally while Groq continues independent operations under new CEO Simon Edwards.