Microsoft and OpenAI amend their deal, ending cloud exclusivity
On 27 April 2026 Microsoft and OpenAI amended their partnership so OpenAI can sell on any cloud, ending Azure's exclusivity while Microsoft keeps a non-exclusive licence to its models.
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Pony.ai opens Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb
In April 2026 Pony.ai, with Verne and Uber, launched a commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, which the company describes as Europe's first. It was part of a China-plus-overseas strategy that also included Singapore and Luxembourg testing.
Apple and Google announce Gemini-based collaboration for Apple's foundation models
On 12 January 2026 Apple and Google announced a multi-year collaboration in which Google's Gemini models and cloud technology would underpin Apple's next generation of foundation models, while Apple said its privacy standards would stay unchanged.
Groq licenses its inference technology to NVIDIA in a non-exclusive deal
On 24 December 2025 Groq announced a non-exclusive licensing deal with NVIDIA for its inference technology; founder Jonathan Ross and other staff joined NVIDIA while Groq stayed independent under a new CEO.
Figure reports results of its Figure 02 deployment at BMW
Figure reported that its Figure 02 robots spent 11 months on an active assembly line at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, loading more than 90,000 parts and contributing to production of more than 30,000 X3 vehicles.
Microsoft and OpenAI sign a new agreement as OpenAI recapitalises
On 28 October 2025 Microsoft and OpenAI signed a new definitive agreement as OpenAI became a public benefit corporation, redefining Microsoft's stake, IP rights and AGI terms.
OpenAI signs a $300 billion computing-power contract with Oracle
On 10 September 2025 the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had agreed to buy $300 billion of computing power from Oracle over about five years starting in 2027, one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed.
Meta licenses Midjourney's image and video technology
On 22 August 2025, Meta said it would license Midjourney's AI image and video generation technology, with Meta research teams collaborating with the startup. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Midjourney said it remains independent.
Apollo Go partners with Lyft to enter European markets
In August 2025 Baidu said Apollo Go would partner with Lyft to deploy fully autonomous vehicles in key European markets, starting with Germany and the UK and scaling to thousands of cars.
Google hires Windsurf's CEO in a $2.4 billion deal as OpenAI's acquisition falls apart
In July 2025 OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire the AI coding startup Windsurf collapsed; the same day Google DeepMind hired Windsurf's CEO and top researchers, with Google paying $2.4 billion to license the startup's technology.
Apollo Go and Uber agree a multi-year global deployment partnership
In July 2025 Baidu's Apollo Go signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Uber to deploy thousands of fully autonomous vehicles on Uber's platform across multiple international markets, starting with Asia and the Middle East.
Figure ends its collaboration with OpenAI
On 4 February 2025, Figure ended its collaboration agreement with OpenAI. Brett Adcock cited integration problems and said Figure had built end-to-end robot AI in-house, while pointing to BMW and a new large customer.
OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle announce the Stargate Project
Announced at the White House on 21 January 2025, Stargate is a joint venture of OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and MGX to build AI data centres, starting with $100 billion and aiming at up to $500 billion by 2029.
Google signs a deal with Kairos Power for 500 MW of advanced nuclear power by 2035
In October 2024 Google and Kairos Power agreed on a path to deploy 500 MW of advanced nuclear power in the United States by 2035, with a first plant by 2030 — the first US corporate deal covering multiple deployments of one advanced reactor design.
Microsoft signs a 20-year deal to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the Crane Clean Energy Center
In September 2024 Constellation signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft, its largest ever, paving the way to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1 — renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center — with operation targeted for 2028.
Runway partners with Lionsgate on a custom video model
In September 2024, Runway and Lionsgate announced a partnership to build a custom AI video model trained on Lionsgate's library of more than 20,000 film and TV titles, for use only by Lionsgate-affiliated filmmakers.
Google licenses Character.AI's technology and rehires Noam Shazeer
In August 2024 Google signed a non-exclusive deal to license Character.AI's large language model technology and hired co-founder and CEO Noam Shazeer, reportedly paying $2.7 billion; Shazeer returned to a technical lead role on Gemini.
GXO and Agility sign the first commercial humanoid RaaS agreement
In June 2024 GXO Logistics and Agility Robotics announced a multi-year agreement to deploy Digit humanoid robots in GXO's logistics operations, which Agility called the industry's first commercial and first Robots-as-a-Service humanoid deployment.
Amazon hires Adept's co-founders and licenses its agent technology
In June 2024 Amazon hired Adept's co-founders and some of its team and licensed the startup's agent technology, multimodal models and datasets, while Adept refocused on solutions that enable agentic AI under a new CEO.
Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz announce an Apollo pilot
On 15 March 2024 Apptronik announced a pilot with Mercedes-Benz to test Apollo humanoid robots in its manufacturing facilities — Apptronik's first publicly announced commercial deployment of Apollo.
Amazon buys Talen's Cumulus data center campus next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant
In March 2024 Talen Energy sold its Cumulus data center campus beside the Susquehanna nuclear plant to Amazon Web Services for $650 million, with 960 MW of plant output going to AWS; a 2025 deal expanded it to 1,920 MW through 2042.