Tech Competition https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html ChatGPT rolls out group chats globally, transforms AI collaboration DoorDash Ads Launches Industry-First Advertising Tool For Franchise Brands Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing Netflix acquires Ben Affleck’s AI company Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 as AI moves toward a ‘vibe working’ era Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6 billion valuation NVIDIA and Nebius Partner to Scale Full-Stack AI Cloud Amazon enables communication between ads platform and AI agents Anthropic’s Claude overtakes ChatGPT in App Store as users boycott over OpenAI’s $200 million Pentagon contract Bumble adds AI-powered photo feedback and profile guidance tools Voice AI startup ElevenLabs more than triples valuation in $500M round Amazon and Google Eat Into Nvidia’s A.I. Chip Supremacy Perplexity AI Now Lets You Search Your Google Drive OpenAI launches a Codex desktop app for macOS to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel Meta Tests AI Shopping Research Tool to Rival ChatGPT, Gemini Threads To Roll Ads Out Globally To All Users ChatGPT rolls out ads Anthropic Unveils Amazon-Inspired Marketplace for AI Software OpenAI unveils Codex Security to automate code security reviews Amazon Pledges Nearly $40 Billion to Expand AI Data-Center Infrastructure in Spain Prime Video Sets NFL Streaming Record With Wild Card Game Pinterest, Roku Bring Pinners To CTV Microsoft Readies Ad-Supported Xbox Cloud Gaming Nvidia and auto suppliers roll out partnerships to rekindle self-driving push Disney Going ‘Vertical,’ Unveils AI ‘Ad Agent’ Wikipedia Secures AI Deals With Amazon, Meta, Microsoft As Human Traffic Declines Z.ai’s open source GLM-Image beats Google’s Nano Banana Pro at complex text rendering, but not aesthetics Microsoft debuts Copilot Checkout, joining AI shopping race vs. Amazon, Google and OpenAI ChatGPT Is quietly replacing Google’s most important page, study finds French AI lab Mistral releases new AI models as it looks to keep pace with OpenAI and Google DeepSeek just dropped two insanely powerful AI models that rival GPT-5 and they’re totally free TikTok Launches Public Broadcast Feature For Brands, Creators ElevenLabs strike deals with celebs to create AI audio Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday Anthropic to spend $50 billion on U.S. AI infrastructure, starting with Texas, New York data centers Rakuten launches open-weight LLM, claims beat GPT-4o Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for U.S. government ChatGPT to begin testing ads as generative AI competition heats up ByteDance moves forward with AI smartphone partnerships, including Vivo, Lenovo, and Transsion Instagram TV app coming to Amazon Fire streaming device TikTok Launches Immersive Hub For Sponsored Sports Content Amazon Fire TV OS gets a much-needed revamp OpenAI to acquire Neptune, a startup that helps with AI model training Walmart Opens Up Ads in Gen AI Shopping Agent Sparky Reddit Takes on Google and Meta with New AI Media Buying Tool  Runway rolls out new AI video model that beats Google, OpenAI in key benchmark Naver doubles Google’s search market share in South Korea in 2025 Perplexity Launches AI Browser on Mobile, Extending Google Rivalry Disney Strikes $1B Deal With OpenAI, Licenses Iconic Characters OpenAI Inks Deals With Colleges, Seizing Early Lead in Education Market