Amazon appoints longtime AWS exec Peter DeSantis to lead new AI org
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - DeSantis has spent 27 years at Amazon, including eight years as an SVP for AWS, the cloud provider that powers about one-third of the internet.
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Micron earnings blow past expectations — and the stock is climbing
@MarketWatch / x - Micron earnings blow past expectations — and the stock is climbing https://t.co/84lxNNYloP— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) December 17, 2025
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Google reveals Gemini 3 Flash to speed up AI search and beefs up image generation
digitaltrends - Aside from Gemini 3 Flash debut, Google has also pushed Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro image generator within the Search experience.The post Google reveals Gemini 3 Flash to speed up AI search and beefs up image generation appeared first on Digital Tren…
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Community and developer buzz across social channels.
Experimental integrations and related new AI projects.
Rapid rollout across Google products.
Strong performance gains with cost and efficiency focus.
All Other Stories
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Xiaomi Rolls Out MiMo-V2-Flash to Rival DeepSeek, Moonshot, and OpenAI
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Xiaomi unveils MiMo-V2-Flash, an open-source AI model designed to compete with DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and OpenAI. The model is a step toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), focusing on reasoning, coding, and problem-solving tasks. MiMo-V2-Flas…
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Ben Raises $27.5M in Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Ben, a London, UK-based provider of a platform using AI to help global enterprises manage employee benefits, raised $27.5M in funding. The round was led by Mercia Ventures with participation from existing investors Atomico, Cherry Ventures, DN Capital, an…
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Ankar lands $20M Series A to reinvent how Innovation becomes defensible IP
Cate Lawrence / tech - IP patent platform Ankar has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Atomico, with Index Ventures doubling down and Norrsken VC and Daphni participating. This Series A brings Ankar’s total funding...
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Wodan AI Secures €2M Funding To Advance Sovereign Data Security In Europe
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Wodan AI, a startup specializing in running artificial intelligence models directly on fully encrypted data, has closed a €2 million pre-seed round. The round was led by Spanish funds JME Ventures, Swanlaab, and Adara Ventures, with additional participati…
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ChatGPT-5.2 Is Here – Here's What The New Model Can Do
slashgear - OpenAI has released ChatGPT-5.2, its latest update. Is it a big leap like some previous updates, or more of an iterative upgrade? Here's what's changed.
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Amazon to back OpenAI with $10B investment tied to Trainium 3 chips at valuation exceeding $500B
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Meta Launches v21 Software Update for AI Glasses With Conversation Focus and Spotify Integration
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Meta launched the v21 software update for its AI glasses, starting with Early Access users in the US and Canada. Conversation Focus amplifies nearby voices using open-ear speakers, helping users hear clearly in loud environments. Amplification can be…
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OpenAI introduces FrontierScience benchmark. Evaluating AI’s ability to perform scientific research tasks
/u/salehrayan246 / reddit - Link: https://openai.com/index/frontierscience/ As far as I'm concerned, all current 5.2 benchmarks are misleading because: They use xHigh reasoning, which supposedly has the same reasoning budget as GPT5.2-Pro on the website. Currently for me, 5.2 Thinki…
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Google launches new AI agent to help plan your day
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - The experimental productivity assistant called CC comes from Google Labs and runs on Gemini.The article Google launches new AI agent to help plan your day appeared first on THE DECODER.
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OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users
Maxwell Zeff / wired - As OpenAI scrambles to improve ChatGPT, it's ditching a feature in its free tier that contributed to last summer's user revolt.
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OpenAI Launches 'ChatGPT Images' With Precision Editing and 4x Faster Generation
iclarified - OpenAI has rolled out a major update to its image generation tools, introducing a new ChatGPT Images experience powered by the GPT Image 1.5 model. The upgrade focuses on faster generation, more precise edits, and significantly improved consistency when m…
- Apple Music integration expands ChatGPT’s multimedia reach (4)
- Competitive tests and benchmarks challenge Google rivals (11)
- Launch announcements: Upgraded ChatGPT Images revealed (13)
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Apple Music integration expands ChatGPT’s multimedia reach
Competitive tests and benchmarks challenge Google rivals
Launch announcements: Upgraded ChatGPT Images revealed
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Adobe Firefly Gets New AI Video Creation Tools and Models
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Adobe announced a major update to its Firefly AI platform, with new tools and other capabilities for video creation.The post Adobe Firefly Gets New AI Video Creation Tools and Models appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Databricks Raises >$4B Series L at $134B Valuation
FinSMEs / finsmes - Databricks, a San Francisco, CA-based Data and AI company, raised a >$4 billion Series L investment, valuing it at $134 billion. The round was led by Insight Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management with additiona…
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Firefox maker Mozilla appoints new CEO to navigate it through its AI era
Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - The Mozilla Corporation, maker of the popular Firefox web browser, has announced the appointment of a new CEOAnthony Enzor-DeMeo, general manager of Firefox, will become top boss at a time when Mozilla is trying to rebrand itself as “the world’s most trus…
- Communities voice doubts over Mozilla's AI-infused evolution (2)
- Mozilla CEO Change: Swift internal appointment redefines leadership (4)
- Mozilla pivots: Embracing AI to reshape its browser ecosystem (7)
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Communities voice doubts over Mozilla's AI-infused evolution
Mozilla CEO Change: Swift internal appointment redefines leadership
Mozilla pivots: Embracing AI to reshape its browser ecosystem
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Meet MyDello: This Baltic startup lands €3.1M to take on Flexport with AI freight automation
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - The global freight industry is one of the world’s largest markets, yet much of it still depends on…
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Antwerp’s Mindoo secures €5 million to reduce workload for hospital and medical staff using AI agents
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Mindoo, a Belgian platform deploying safe and governed agentic workflows in healthcare, announced today that it has secured €5 million in Seed financing to provide hospitals and practices with a scalable AI workforce layer that performs routine tasks and …
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Jutro Medical extends Series A to €36M for AI-enabled primary care scale
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Warsaw-based Jutro Medical, an AI-firstprimary care operator combining online and in-person care, has raised €24million in new funding led by Warsaw Equity Group, with participation fromVinci, natural...
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