Google and Meta are negotiating a billion-dollar deal focused on Google’s custom AI chips, a move that could upend rivals like Nvidia in the AI hardware race. At the same time, Google reveals Aluminium OS to merge Android and ChromeOS on laptops and tablets, promising a unified mobile and desktop experience powered by deep Gemini AI.
The tech ecosystem is feeling pressure as surging AI demand intensifies a memory supply crunch. Industry players like Framework are halting standalone RAM sales while Lenovo stockpiles components, underscoring vulnerabilities that are reshaping supply chain dynamics. See the full context on the memory supply crunch intensifies amid AI-driven demand.
In regulatory news, Polish competition authorities have opened an antitrust probe into Apple s App Tracking Transparency practices, questioning if its privacy measures also limit competitor access in digital advertising. Meanwhile, hints of disruptive innovation emerge as OpenAI s Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive tease a screenless, AI-powered device; and ChatGPT now integrates voice mode for seamless interactions.
Other moves include Perplexity’s partner-led AI shopping assistant debut ahead of Black Friday and Spotify preparing for a US subscription price increase. Notably, startups like Cerrion secure $18M for AI video agents while Tallinn’s PowerUP Energy Technologies raises €10M to expand dual-use hydrogen technology.