OpenAI's $40B Funding Talks, Google Unveils Gemini 2.0 Pro, and Apple's DeepSeek AI Insights

OpenAI has partnered with the U.S. National Laboratories to apply its reasoning models in scientific research, aiming to advance fields like healthcare and national security using the NVIDIA supercomputer Venado. Read more

The Trump administration is contemplating new restrictions on Nvidia's H20 chip sales to China, amid concerns over China's AI advancements. Read more

Google has introduced its Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental AI model via a changelog for the Gemini chatbot app, targeting improvements in factuality and performance in coding and mathematics tasks. Read more

Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the potential of DeepSeek's AI models for efficiency during an earnings call, while addressing concerns about IP theft claims by OpenAI. Read more

Google is experimenting with a feature that allows AI to call businesses for users to gather service and pricing information. Read more

OpenAI is in discussions to raise up to $40 billion, aiming for a valuation of $340 billion, with SoftBank potentially investing between $15 billion and $25 billion. The funding is intended to bolster OpenAI's operations and its Stargate project for AI data centers in the U.S. Read more

Autonomous technology startup Avride has partnered with Grubhub to deploy food delivery robots on US college campuses, starting with Ohio State University. Read more

AIBotics plans to acquire DigiTrax, a startup with seven AI-music patents, for $40 million. The acquisition is expected to be finalized by February 2025. Read more

ElevenLabs, an AI startup, has increased its valuation to $3.3 billion after securing $180 million in a Series C funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The funds will support research and development in voice AI technology. Read more