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Tuesday • December 2, 2025
French AI lab Mistral releases new AI models as it looks to keep pace with OpenAI and Google
The Company is One of Europe’s Leading AI Startups and Raised 11.7 Billion Euros in September
The French company’s announcement follows on from model releases from the likes of DeepSeek and Google in recent weeks, as AI labs across the globe scramble to remain at the frontier of research while also building out commercial operations. Mistral’s release includes a large model which it claims is the “world’s best open-weight multimodal and multilingual.”
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Monday • December 1, 2025
DeepSeek just dropped two insanely powerful AI models that rival GPT-5 and they’re totally free
DeepSeek has Once Again Demonstrated that It can Produce Frontier AI Systems Despite U.S. Export Controls
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released two powerful new AI models that the company claims match or exceed the capabilities of OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini-3.0-Pro — a development that could reshape the competitive landscape between American tech giants and their Chinese challengers.
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Monday • December 1, 2025
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday
Amazon’s AI Chatbot, Rufus, saw a Surge of Adoption on Black Friday, according to New Data Published by Market Intelligence Firm Sensor Tower
In the U.S., Amazon sessions that resulted in a purchase surged 100% on Black Friday compared with the trailing 30 days, while sessions that resulted in a purchase and didn’t include Rufus increased by only 20%. In addition, Amazon saw a 75% day-over-day increase for sessions that included Rufus and resulted in a purchase, compared with just a 35% day-over-day increase for sessions without Rufus that had resulted in a purchase.
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Monday • December 1, 2025
Runway rolls out new AI video model that beats Google, OpenAI in key benchmark
The Model Holds the No. 1 Spot on the Video Arena Leaderboard, Surpassing Google and OpenAI
Artificial intelligence startup Runway on Monday announced Gen 4.5, a new video model that outperforms similar models from Google and OpenAI in an independent benchmark. Gen 4.5 allows users to generate high-definition videos based on written prompts that describe the motion and action they want.
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Monday • November 24, 2025
Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for U.S. government
Amazon said It will Invest as much as $50 Billion on AI Infrastructure to Support U.S. Government Agencies
The project is slated to break ground in 2026 and will add nearly 1.3 gigawatts of capacity through new data centers designed for federal agencies, the company said in a blog. As part of the investment, agencies will have access to Amazon Web Services’ AI tools, Anthropic’s Claude family of models and Nvidia chips as well as Amazon’s custom Trainium AI chips.
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Thursday • November 20, 2025
Perplexity Launches AI Browser on Mobile, Extending Google Rivalry
Perplexity AI Unveiled a Version of Its Comet Web Browser for Mobile Devices, Extending a Rivalry with Google to the Android Operating System
Comet is available now on Android, and an iOS app for Apple Inc. devices will launch “any day now,” said Beejoli Shah, a Perplexity spokesperson. Many wireless service providers and device manufacturers have been requesting “to include Comet in their experiences,” she added.
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