OpenAI and Microsoft announce an amended partnership agreement that eliminates Microsoft’s revenue share payments to OpenAI while allowing OpenAI to deploy products across any cloud provider, marking a new chapter in their relationship.
Reports from TechCrunch and others suggest OpenAI is collaborating with Qualcomm and MediaTek to develop an AI agent-powered smartphone, targeting an app-free experience by 2028.
China’s regulators formally reject Meta’s acquisition of a Chinese AI company, highlighting intensifying global scrutiny of cross-border AI deals amid US-China tech rivalry.
A Taiwan court has sentenced two former Tokyo Electron employees to 10 years in prison for stealing core process technology secrets from TSMC, underscoring the importance of IP protection in the global semiconductor industry.
OpenAI has terminated its exclusive cloud services agreement with Microsoft, establishing new partnerships with Amazon AWS and Google Cloud, reshaping the AI industry landscape as Microsoft shares fall over 5%.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that OpenAI is collaborating with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare on a smartphone that may replace traditional apps with AI agents.
China’s NDRC has formally blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus, an agentic AI startup founded by Chinese engineers that relocated to Singapore.
As AI’s impact on the job market intensifies, about 70% of US college students see AI as a threat to their job prospects, prompting a wave of major changes toward fields emphasizing human skills like critical thinking and interpersonal communication.
Neuralink’s latest video demonstrates breakthrough progress in brain-computer interface technology, enabling ALS patients who lost their ability to speak to communicate with their families once again.
OpenAI is developing a custom smartphone processor with Qualcomm and MediaTek, targeting 300-400 million annual shipments to directly challenge Apple’s dominance in smartphone chips.