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Meta will block general-purpose AI chatbots from operating on WhatsApp beginning January 15, 2026, leaving Meta AI as the only assistant available on the platform. The policy change updates the WhatsApp Business API to prohibit external AI providers from offering chatbot services directly to users.
Google DeepMind has announced a partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to apply AI tools, including its TORAX simulator, to optimize plasma control and accelerate the development of fusion power.
Oracle has introduced the Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace, enabling customers to deploy partner-built AI agents directly within Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to streamline workflows and boost productivity.
Viven has emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital to develop AI-powered digital twins that replicate employees’ knowledge and workflows for enterprise use.
Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 4.5, a new version of its small AI model that matches the coding performance of Sonnet 4 at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed. The model is now available across the Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI.
Propel People has partnered with iHire to integrate its AI-driven recruiting tools with iHire’s construction-focused job network, enabling faster and more efficient hiring for contractors.
Utah Valley University has received a $5.2 million donation from the Kahlert Foundation to establish the Kahlert Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute, which will support AI education, research, and workforce development across multiple disciplines.
Plug and Play and Indiana University have launched the IU LAB Lifetech Accelerator in Indianapolis to support global startups in therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and biotechnology. The program will host up to 40 startups annually, beginning its first cohort in October 2025.
Neutech Group has become the first Chinese enterprise to achieve the highest partnership level with WorldSkills, following an agreement signed during the 2025 WorldSkills General Assembly in Croatia. The partnership aims to advance global vocational skill standards and support digital talent development.
MindHYVE.ai has partnered with the California Institute of Artificial Intelligence to create The Dawn Directive, an AI-authored curriculum aimed at closing the global AI fluency gap through adaptive learning technologies.
Walmart has announced a partnership with OpenAI that will allow users to shop for Walmart and Sam’s Club products directly through ChatGPT, with instant checkout and personalized recommendations.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT will soon support erotic content for verified adult users, as part of a broader relaxation of content restrictions following new safety tools.
At the City Quantum & AI Summit in London, AhP-Tech Inc. presented its quantum security architecture and announced new developments in post-quantum cryptography and entropy generation technologies.
The Open Compute Project Foundation and iMasons Climate Accord have released a new specification to standardize embodied carbon reporting across the data center industry, developed with contributions from Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Schneider Electric.
The SONiC Foundation announced new milestones at the OCP Global Summit 2025, including Nexthop AI advancing to Premier membership and multiple new AI infrastructure deployments across industries.
Beacon Education has announced a partnership with Belhaven University to introduce online graduate degrees in China, starting with programs in Applied Artificial Intelligence and Health Administration.
Axiado Corporation will demonstrate its autonomous AI agents embedded in silicon at the 2025 OCP Global Summit in San Jose, highlighting technologies for platform security, system efficiency, and infrastructure management.
Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, integrating the open-source hardware maker into its edge AI strategy. The companies introduced the Arduino Uno Q, a dual-processor board combining Qualcomm's Dragonwing QRB2210 with an STM32 microcontroller for AI and real-time applications.
ionstream.ai has partnered with SGLang to supply GPU compute resources, supporting optimization of tokenization efficiency on NVIDIA’s B200 GPUs.
Jabil has announced its new J-422G servers designed to handle high-performance AI, machine learning, and data center workloads. The servers, powered by sixth-generation Intel Xeon processors, will be generally available in November 2025.
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