Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEOAuthors sue six AI giants over book piracy.Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxisItaly tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
The AI news for December 25th, 2025
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Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/
Why did we choose this article?
Major consolidation in the AI chip industry: licensing Groq’s technology and hiring its CEO could reshape competition, supply chains, and performance trade-offs for organizations designing or procuring AI infrastructure.
Authors sue six AI giants over book piracy.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/autoren-verklagen-sechs-ki-giganten-wegen-buchpiraterie/
Why did we choose this article?
A high-profile copyright lawsuit that targets multiple major AI companies — potentially precedent-setting for training-data legality, licensing practices, and risk management for model builders and consumers.
Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-is-testing-gemini-as-an-in-car-ai-assistant-in-its-robotaxis/
Why did we choose this article?
Concrete example of large-model deployment in safety-adjacent robotics: shows how multimodal assistants are being integrated into robotaxis, with practical implications for design, privacy, latency, and regulatory oversight.
Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/italy-tells-meta-to-suspend-its-policy-that-bans-rival-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/
Why did we choose this article?
Regulatory enforcement forcing platform policy change — important for competition and for companies building chatbots that rely on messaging-platform business tools; signals broader scrutiny of gatekeeping by major platforms.
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