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Nvidia’s $1B AI Investments, Anthropic’s Music Settlement, and IBM’s Acquisition Under Investigation

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Stefan
January 03, 2025

Hi there,

Anthropic resolves legal disputes over AI use of song lyrics, Nvidia invests $1 billion in AI initiatives, and the UK investigates IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp. Meanwhile, innovations like SK hynix's "Full Stack AI Memory" and Rigetti’s 84-qubit quantum computer are reshaping tech industries. Thailand aims to become a global data hub, and new AI regulations emerge from Illinois to Maharashtra. Here’s today’s top AI news.

Today’s top stories

In 2024, Nvidia spent $1 billion on AI-related investments, including 50 startup funding rounds and corporate deals, surpassing Microsoft and Amazon. This marks a significant 15% increase from its previous year's investments, driven by the growing demand for its AI chips. Read more

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is probing IBM's $6.4 billion acquisition of HashiCorp to assess potential impacts on market competition, particularly concerning market dominance and cloud sector dynamics. Read more

SK hynix will present its latest AI-focused memory technologies, including HBM3E and high-capacity enterprise SSDs, at CES 2025, aiming to highlight their innovative edge in the AI era. Read more

Anthropic has reached a settlement with music publishers to stop its AI system, Claude, from using and generating copyrighted song lyrics, following a lawsuit by Universal Music Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO. Read more

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