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SoftBank Group Corp. has completed an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, fulfilling its $40 billion funding commitment made earlier in 2025. The investment was executed through SoftBank Vision Fund 2, bringing SoftBank’s ownership stake in OpenAI to about 11%.
Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Manus AI, a Singapore-based startup known for its general-purpose AI agents, in a deal valued at more than $2 billion. Manus will continue to operate independently while integrating its technology into Meta’s services.
Nvidia has reached a non-exclusive licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq valued at around $20 billion. The agreement includes licensing Groq’s inference technology and hiring key executives, including founder Jonathan Ross and president Sunny Madra, while Groq continues operating independently.
OpenAI has increased its compute margin to 70% as of October 2025, up from 52% at the end of 2024, reflecting improved cost efficiency in its paid products. The company, still unprofitable, continues to seek ways to manage high computing expenses while pursuing major funding discussions with Amazon.
Anthropic has released its Agent Skills specification as an open standard, expanding its Claude platform with enterprise management tools and a partner-built skills directory including Atlassian, Figma, Canva, Stripe, and Zapier.
Amazon has appointed longtime executive Peter DeSantis to head a new artificial intelligence organization overseeing AI models, custom chips, and quantum computing. The move follows the departure of Rohit Prasad, who led Alexa and recent AI efforts.
Blue Owl Capital has decided not to provide equity funding for Oracle's planned $10 billion data center in Saline Township, Michigan. Blackstone is now in talks to supply capital, with Bank of America leading a $14 billion debt package to support the project.
TAE Technologies and the UK Atomic Energy Authority have formed a joint venture, TAE Beam UK, to commercialize advanced particle accelerator technology for fusion and other applications. The venture will operate from UKAEA’s Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, focusing initially on developing neutral beams for fusion energy systems.
Cognizant has announced an expansion of its Synapse skills initiative, setting a new goal to equip two million people worldwide with digital skills by 2030 after surpassing its initial target ahead of schedule.
Cognizant has signed a five-year agreement with ERIKS to manage its IT operations and modernize its technology infrastructure, aiming to improve efficiency and support the company's digital growth.
Tesco has entered a three-year partnership with French startup Mistral AI to develop generative AI solutions across its operations through a new joint AI lab.
REI Systems has introduced GovSBIR, an AI-enabled platform designed to modernize the management of federal SBIR and STTR programs, offering automation, compliance checks, and real-time reporting for agencies.
Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and allow over 200 of its characters to appear in Sora-generated videos under a three-year licensing agreement, with user-created clips to be streamed on Disney+.
IBM and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have developed an AI-based system to enhance football game and training analysis, using IBM Cloud and watsonx technologies to automate data and video processing.
Clipbook has raised $3.3 million in seed funding co-led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures, and Carpenter Capital to enhance its AI platform for communications and public affairs.
The December 2025 UCLA Anderson Forecast projects a slowing U.S. economy through early 2026, with AI-related investment exceeding $400 billion and helping to sustain growth while tariffs and weak labor markets weigh on momentum.
The Consumer Technology Association announced that McKinsey & Company’s Bob Sternfels and General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja will appear with All-In Podcast co-host Jason Calacanis for a CES keynote exploring how AI is reshaping global strategy, investment, and innovation.
Tata Communications has acquired a 51% stake in Commotion Inc. to accelerate AI integration across its Digital Fabric offerings, enhancing its customer interaction platforms, including Kaleyra, with advanced AI capabilities.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions received two honors at the 2025 Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence, recognized for its ThreatMetrix and IDVerse technologies in fraud detection and AI-driven identity verification.
Sprinto has launched new AI capabilities, including the AI Playground for building custom compliance agents and Ask AI, an intelligent assistant for querying risk and compliance data.
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