Panasonic has partnered with Anthropic, a US-based artificial intelligence company, aiming to generate 30% of its sales from AI products and services by 2025. This move comes as Anthropic is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of $60 billion. Meanwhile, other tech companies are also making significant investments in the space, such as Toyota's investment in a Japanese rocket startup and Nvidia's acquisition of Run:ai for $700 million. Additionally, OpenAI is considering a more conventional for-profit business model, while Uber has faced a setback with its deal to acquire Delivery Hero's unit being rejected by Taiwan.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/startups/anthropic-talks-raise-funding-us60-billion-valueNVIDIA has launched a new platform called Cosmos, which is designed for developing physical AI systems such as robots and autonomous vehicles. This platform eliminates cost and resource barriers, making it more accessible to developers. NVIDIA's DGX Cloud, a high-performance AI platform, will also be used in conjunction with Cosmos. Uber, a mobility leader, has partnered with NVIDIA to accelerate the development of physical AI systems like autonomous vehicles using these platforms.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250106387455/en/Uber-Teams-Up-with-NVIDIA-to-Accelerate-Autonomous-MobilityUber is partnering with NVIDIA to develop more efficient AI models for its autonomous vehicles. The companies will use NVIDIA's Cosmos platform and DGX Cloud, a high-performance AI platform, to help reduce costs and barriers to developing physical AI systems. This collaboration aims to accelerate the development of safe and scalable autonomous driving solutions in the industry.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/uber-nvidia-partner-to-accelerate-autonomous-mobility-1034197757OpenAI has unveiled its 'o3' reasoning AI models in a test phase, but no further details are provided about the new technology. In other news, Qualcomm has defeated Arm's claim over a chip design licence breach. The global car market is expected to grow modestly in 2025 despite faltering output. Uber investors are calling for more transparency into driver pay. Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments have finalised their Chips Act awards. Volkswagen has unveiled major job cuts as part of its cost-saving drive, while Tether has reported net profits of US$10 billion for 2024. Google may loosen search deals in a US antitrust case.
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