Santander & OpenAI's Banking Revolution, Meta's Emotional AI Acquisition, and India's $1.2B AI Mission - Daily AI Brief #254

August 12, 2025 - Daily AI Brief
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Santander has partnered with OpenAI to transform its banking operations using AI technology. In other news, the U.S. government is set to receive 15% from Nvidia and AMD sales in China. GitHub CEO has resigned as the company joins Microsoft's CoreAI division.

Datumo has secured $15.5 million in Series B funding, while NVIDIA is enhancing AI capabilities for smart cities and safety. Additionally, Anthropic's request to delay an AI copyright trial has been denied.
Santander Partners with OpenAI for AI Banking Transformation
The Spanish banking group Santander has collaborated with OpenAI to integrate AI into its banking operations, providing access to ChatGPT Enterprise for thousands of employees. Read more
GitHub CEO Resigns as Company Joins Microsoft's AI Division
Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, is stepping down to start a new venture as GitHub integrates into Microsoft's CoreAI division. He will stay until the end of 2025 to aid in the transition. Read more
Datumo Secures $15.5 Million in Series B Funding
Seoul-based AI startup Datumo has raised $15.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Salesforce Ventures, aiming to enhance its AI model evaluation and safety capabilities. Read more
NVIDIA Collaborates to Enhance Physical AI
NVIDIA teams up with partners such as Accenture, Avathon, and Milestone Systems to advance physical AI technologies for smart cities and industrial safety. Updates to the NVIDIA Metropolis platform were announced at the SIGGRAPH conference, focusing on video analytics and AI applications. Read more
Anthropic's Request to Delay AI Copyright Trial Denied
A federal judge in California has denied Anthropic PBC's request to delay a trial concerning allegations of downloading and storing copyrighted books from pirate libraries. The trial will proceed to address the use of these works in AI model training. Read more
U.S. Government to Receive 15% from Nvidia and AMD China Sales
The U.S. government has agreed to receive 15% of revenue from Nvidia and AMD for their A.I. chip sales to China, allowing the companies to resume sales after previous restrictions. Read more

Other news

Click Labs has acquired Evermile to enhance logistics operations, while ThetaRay is using AI to tackle financial crime. LexisNexis introduced Protégé General AI for legal professionals, and Ipsos partnered with Stanford University to develop AI-driven synthetic data. EDGX secured €2.3 million for satellite AI computing, and Rillet raised $100 million for AI ERP solutions. India launched a $1.2 billion AI mission for Indian languages, and Built Robotics secured $33 million for autonomous construction robots. Meta Platforms acquired WaveForms AI for emotional audio tech, and NASA and Google are developing an AI medical assistant for Mars missions.

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