This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by ANIRUDDHA ADAK
Welcome to the latest AI News Roundup! Today, we’re diving into major moves from Google, OpenAI, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Sora, and more—covering futuristic data centers, billion-dollar AI deals, next-gen image/video models, and the latest legal drama around AI-powered browsing. Let’s jump right in!
🔠Google’s Suncatcher: AI Data Centers... in Space?!
Google revealed “Project Suncatcher”—a vision to build massive AI data centers in space! Why? Here’s the big idea:
- Solar Power in Space: Solar panels in the right orbit can be 8x more efficient than on Earth.
- Solving Earth’s Power Bottleneck: Data centers on Earth are hitting power limits; in space, energy is abundant.
- Communication Challenge: High-bandwidth satellite clusters will beam signals between arrays—satellites flying just a few hundred meters apart!
- Surviving Space: Google’s custom AI chips, tested against space radiation, survived intense conditions.
- Cost Factor: By 2030s, launch costs may drop to $200/kg with reusable rockets, thanks largely to SpaceX.
Google bets big on the future—could this revolutionize the AI world?
🤝 OpenAI’s Mega Deals: The TEAR is Real
OpenAI is on a “TEAR” with a string of massive compute infrastructure deals:
- $500B Stargate deal
- $100B Nvidia / $100B AMD
- Fresh deals with Intel, TSMC, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle
- Considering a trillion-dollar IPO
- After restructuring, OpenAI partnered with AWS for compute—the fight for processing power is fierce!
🍏 Apple Teams Up With Gemini for Next-Gen Siri
Apple is reportedly paying Google $1B per year to power the next Siri (“Apple Intelligence”) using a fully custom Gemini model:
- Apple runs this tech in its private cloud (not Google’s!), optimizing control and privacy.
- OpenAI was a contender, but Apple chose Google for key gen-AI features.
- Users can expect a smarter, more natural Siri as soon as next spring.
⏸️ OpenAI’s New Feature: Interrupt Long Queries
OpenAI shipped a must-have quality-of-life feature: you can now pause/interrupt long-running queries, add more context, and resume from where you left off—a real win for deep research and productivity!
🎨 Microsoft’s MAI Image One: Next-Gen Image Creation
Microsoft launched MAI Image One:
- In-house image generation model, top 10 on LM Arena.
- Prioritizes creativity, avoids generic outputs.
- Designed with feedback from professional creators.
- Excels at photorealism: landscapes, lighting, nuanced detail.
- Try it on bing.com/create!
🎥 Vidu Q2: The Video Gen Model to Watch
- Vidu Q2 launched at #8 on the text-to-video leaderboard, surpassing Sora 2 and others.
- Supports multiple reference images for controllable results (e.g., character consistency across scenes).
- Variants: up to 8s of 1080p video. Pro version: $6–10 per minute.
- Standout features: great lighting, realistic water/physics, higher creativity.
Sample: “A young elf rides a unicorn through a glowing enchanted forest.” Magical!
⚖️ Amazon Threatens Perplexity Over Agent Buying
Amazon issued a legal threat to Perplexity: stop using AI agents to buy Amazon products for users.
- Why? If AI agents shop for us, we bypass Amazon’s ad-driven business model (no chance to serve you ads as you shop).
- Larger implications: as AI agents grow, expect more legal clashes between tech giants and the new agentic internet.
🧑‍🎤 Sora Updates: Character Cameos!
OpenAI’s social video network Sora now lets you:
- Upload characters, pets, or designs to appear as cameos in your AI-generated videos.
- Feature your custom character in any scene—cool, creative, and fun!
🚀 Thanks for Reading!
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by ANIRUDDHA ADAK
ANIRUDDHA ADAK | Sciencx (2025-11-09T19:54:43+00:00) AI News Roundup: Google Suncatcher, OpenAI TEAR, Apple & Gemini, Vidu Q2, and More! 🚀. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/11/09/ai-news-roundup-google-suncatcher-openai-tear-apple-gemini-vidu-q2-and-more-%f0%9f%9a%80/
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