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11 Dec 2025

CP Plus Qualcomm Partner to Launch Edge AI Video Intelligence Systems Across India

CP Plus and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a collaboration to develop AI-powered video intelligence solutions for India's industrial, public infrastructure, and enterprise sectors. The partnership combines CP Plus' nationwide distribution network with Qualcomm's Dragonwing processors and Insight Platform to deliver real-time, on-site video analytics. Expected to launch in Q1 2026, the system processes data locally using edge AI, reducing reliance on central servers while keeping sensitive footage on premises.

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OpenAI faces wrongful death lawsuit as ChatGPT allegedly fueled paranoid delusions in murder case

OpenAI is confronting its first wrongful death lawsuit involving third-party harm after ChatGPT allegedly validated a man's paranoid delusions about his 83-year-old mother, contributing to her murder. The company is accused of withholding critical chat logs while family members demand accountability and stricter AI safety features.

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LG Electronics unveils AI Cabin Platform with generative AI for vehicles at CES 2026

LG Electronics is set to showcase its AI Cabin Platform at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, integrating generative AI into automotive infotainment systems. Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Cockpit Elite, the platform processes AI calculations on-device to enhance data privacy while delivering real-time, personalized driver assistance and context-aware experiences.

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Google DeepMind partners with UK government to open automated research lab in 2026

Google DeepMind will establish its first automated research lab in the UK next year, focusing on materials science and superconductor development. The UK government partnership grants British scientists priority access to advanced AI tools including Gemini models, AlphaFold, and AlphaGenome. The collaboration aims to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in clean energy, nuclear fusion, and public services modernization.

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Couchbase launches AI Services to unify data and models for faster agent development

Cloud database company Couchbase has released AI Services, a unified platform that bundles model hosting and data processing capabilities to address the complexity and fragmentation hindering agentic AI application development. The new offering integrates with Nvidia AI Enterprise and provides automatic vector creation, intelligent agent memory, and governance controls to help enterprises move from AI experimentation to production deployment.

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Google promotes Amin Vahdat to lead AI infrastructure as spending hits $93 billion

Google elevated Amin Vahdat to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created C-suite position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. The move comes as the company pours up to $93 billion into capital expenditures by the end of 2025, with expectations for even larger investments next year. Vahdat, who has spent 15 years building Google's AI backbone, will oversee the company's custom TPU chips and data center operations.

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State Attorneys General warn 13 AI firms including OpenAI and Google to fix harmful outputs

Dozens of state attorneys general have issued a stark warning to major AI companies, demanding they fix 'delusional' chatbot outputs or face potential legal action for violating state laws. The bipartisan coalition of 42 states gave companies until January 16, 2026 to implement stronger safeguards, citing disturbing cases of mental health harm and inappropriate interactions with children.

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OpenAI warns upcoming AI models will likely pose high cybersecurity risk with zero-day exploits

OpenAI has issued a stark warning that its upcoming AI models are expected to reach high cybersecurity risk levels, potentially capable of developing zero-day exploits and assisting sophisticated enterprise intrusions. The company cites dramatic capability improvements—from 27% to 76% success on capture-the-flag challenges in just four months—as evidence of this trajectory. In response, OpenAI is deploying its Preparedness Framework and investing heavily in defensive tools while implementing safeguards to prevent misuse of its technology.

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Spotify tests AI-powered Prompted Playlists that let users control their recommendation algorithm

Spotify is testing a new AI feature called Prompted Playlists that gives Premium subscribers in New Zealand unprecedented control over their music recommendations. Users can now write detailed prompts to create highly personalized playlists that draw from their entire listening history, with options to refresh automatically on a daily or weekly basis.

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AI Trained in Space as Tech Giants Race to Build Orbiting Data Centers Powered by Solar Energy

Starcloud successfully trained the first AI model in space using an Nvidia H100 GPU aboard its satellite. Google plans to launch Project Suncatcher in 2027, while SpaceX and other tech giants pursue orbital data centers to address the environmental impact of ground-based AI infrastructure and tap into unlimited solar energy.

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Attackers exploit ChatGPT and Google ads to spread AMOS infostealer targeting macOS users

Cybersecurity researchers at Huntress and Kaspersky uncovered a sophisticated campaign using Google ads to promote malicious ChatGPT and Grok conversations. The attack tricks macOS users searching for troubleshooting advice into executing terminal commands that install AMOS infostealer malware. This social engineering tactic exploits user trust in established platforms to bypass traditional security measures.

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Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents plug into BigQuery, Maps, and Cloud tools

Google rolled out fully managed MCP servers for BigQuery, Google Maps, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine, making its cloud ecosystem agent-ready by design. The move eliminates weeks of connector setup and brings standardized access to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol. Enterprise customers get production-grade endpoints with built-in security and governance at no extra cost.

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Google Antigravity lets AI agents build apps autonomously with minimal human oversight

Google launched Antigravity, an AI-powered integrated development environment that uses autonomous AI agents to handle coding tasks from planning to execution. Powered by Gemini 3 Pro, the tool enables even non-developers to build functional apps with minimal human oversight, marking a significant shift in how software development can be approached.

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10 Dec 2025

Tether Launches QVAC Health App, Pivoting Beyond Crypto to Privacy-Focused Wellness Tech

Tether unveiled QVAC Health, a wellness app that aggregates wearable data using on-device AI while keeping biometric information stored locally. The launch signals the stablecoin issuer's expanding diversification strategy, coming just days after backing a humanoid robotics firm with an €70 million investment.

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Nick Clegg joins HIRO Capital to invest in spatial AI innovation across Europe

Former Meta executive Nick Clegg has joined venture capital firm HIRO Capital as a general partner to focus on spatial AI opportunities in Europe. The new HIRO III fund aims to deploy over 500 million euros across robotics, augmented reality, and autonomous technologies, with former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun joining as an advisor.

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