Tech Competition https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Threads To Roll Ads Out Globally To All Users 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 Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 as AI moves toward a ‘vibe working’ era Amazon enables communication between ads platform and AI agents OpenAI launches a Codex desktop app for macOS to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel ChatGPT rolls out ads 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 ChatGPT to begin testing ads as generative AI competition heats up Naver doubles Google’s search market share in South Korea in 2025 Rakuten launches open-weight LLM, claims beat GPT-4o 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 Perplexity Launches AI Browser on Mobile, Extending Google Rivalry Walmart Opens Up Ads in Gen AI Shopping Agent Sparky 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 Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for U.S. government Runway rolls out new AI video model that beats Google, OpenAI in key benchmark Reddit Takes on Google and Meta with New AI Media Buying Tool  ChatGPT rolls out group chats globally, transforms AI collaboration Disney Strikes $1B Deal With OpenAI, Licenses Iconic Characters OpenAI just launched its own version of an app store, taking aim at Apple and Google OpenAI Inks Deals With Colleges, Seizing Early Lead in Education Market Samsung’s internet browser is headed to PC China’s Baidu says weekly robotaxi rides hit 250,000 — same as Alphabet’s Waymo this spring Apple launches new web-based App Store Canva launches its own design model, adds new AI features to the platform Microsoft Expands Copilot Mode in Edge with Full Rollout of New AI-Powered Browsing Mode Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x Snap Shares Soar on $400 Million Perplexity AI Deal 1 million business customers: the fastest-growing business platform in history