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OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal
OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years. Source link
Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy
For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE – a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence. Source link
Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia’s IREN for AI cloud capacity
The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia’s GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026. Source link
LG founder’s grandson, production firm partner up to bring AI to filmmaking
Brian Koo’s Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios have partnered up to form Utopai East, an AI-powered film production company. Source link
Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
“As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?” Source link
Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why
Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out. Source link
Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns founders about chasing sky-high valuations as the firm doubles down on its selective approach
At Disrupt, Botha had advice for founders who are swimming in terms sheets right now. Source link
Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation
Senator Martha Blackburn argued Gemma’s fabrications are “not a harmless ‘hallucination,’” but rather “an act of defamation produced and distributed by a Google-owned AI model.” Source link
Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments. Source link
TechCrunch Mobility: Everything said on, and off, the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Source link