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Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft were reported to be considering investments of up to $60 billion in OpenAI.

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Microsoft reported that nearly half of its commercial contract backlog was tied to OpenAI.

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Department of Homeland Security disclosed that it had used Google's Flow (Veo 3) and Adobe Firefly to generate and edit videos and images for public communications, reporting between 100 and 1,000 licenses for the tools.

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OpenAI clarified that it would not claim ownership of individual users' discoveries and said comments about IP-based pricing had been misinterpreted.

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Google DeepMind opened Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers, releasing a prototype that created interactive worlds from text or images in real time.

References

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https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-amazon-and-microsoft-could-invest-up-to-60-billion-in-openai/

Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft could invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI

OpenAI's latest funding round might hit peak circularity: The companies investing billions are the same ones selling OpenAI the servers and cloud services it needs to operate.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/nearly-half-of-microsofts-commercial-contract-backlog-is-tied-to-openai/

Nearly half of Microsoft's commercial contract backlog is tied to OpenAI

Microsoft posts record cloud revenue but the stock is down double digits. Investors question whether billions in AI spending will pay off, especially with nearly half the cloud backlog coming from one customer: OpenAI.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131938/dhs-is-using-google-and-adobe-ai-to-make-videos/

DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos

Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/openai-clarifies-it-wont-claim-ownership-of-user-discoveries-following-confusion-over-monetization-plans/

OpenAI clarifies it won't claim ownership of user discoveries following confusion over monetization plans

OpenAI researcher Kevin Weil says the company has no plans to claim a share of individual users' discoveries, and that CFO Sarah Friar's comments about IP-based pricing were misinterpreted.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/google-deepmind-opens-project-genie-to-us-subscribers-for-real-time-ai-world-generation/

Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation

Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to its first users. The prototype creates interactive worlds from text or images in real time.

the-decoder.com

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