Google is making its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit widely available after initial testing. The Ironwood chip connects up to 9,216 units in a single pod and is already being adopted by major AI companies like Anthropic. This marks Google’s latest move to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI
Snap has struck a massive deal with Perplexity that will integrate the AI search engine directly into Snapchat. The arrangement involves $400 million in cash and equity flowing to Snap. Perplexity gains exposure to Snapchat’s 940 million users through the platform’s My AI chatbot.
ZincFive has unveiled the BC 2 AI, an AI-optimized UPS battery cabinet using nickel-zinc technology. It’s designed to handle the intense power surges from GPU clusters while maintaining traditional backup capabilities. The system promises to reduce space requirements and infrastructure costs for AI
Samsung Electronics has acquired Europe’s largest HVAC company FläktGroup in a strategic move to expand into commercial climate control systems. The acquisition will integrate FläktGroup’s technology with Samsung’s SmartThings Pro and b.IoT platforms. This positions Samsung to compete in the growing
Europe’s education systems are failing to keep pace with rapidly evolving startup needs. AI-driven adaptive learning could bridge this gap by providing personalized, scalable training that traditional methods can’t match. The future belongs to companies that can learn faster than their competitors.
Europe’s most promising AI startups are backed by over 700 investors, but a small group dominates. Seedcamp leads with 13 portfolio companies, while US investors participate in 40% of European AI deals.
Apple is finalizing a deal to pay Google $1 billion per year for Gemini AI integration into Siri. The partnership will use a 1.2 trillion parameter model running on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute infrastructure. Conversational Siri is now scheduled for the first half of 2026 after Apple’s repeated fa
Bank of America is spending $13 billion annually on technology, with significant investments in AI tools that scale across all business lines. The bank’s Erica virtual assistant has handled over 3 billion client interactions and reduced IT service calls by 50%. Meanwhile, the broader banking sector
Apple is finalizing a deal to use Google’s Gemini AI to power the new Siri features coming in 2026. The company will pay $1 billion annually for the technology while developing its own trillion-parameter model. This marks a surprising partnership between two longtime rivals.
Google’s AI Overviews are dramatically changing how websites get traffic. A new study shows being cited can boost click-through rates significantly. But is this correlation or causation?
