Top AI news of the week #11: Advsr AI Spotlight

Advsr AI Spotlight

Highlighting notable AI moves at the intersection of strategic operating companies and emerging startups. Big ideas in the works.

Strategic Deployments of AI 

• Meta partnered with Amazon Web Services, on program that will provide six months of technical support from both companies’ engineers and $200,000 in AWS cloud computing credits each to 30 US startups looking to build AI tools on Meta’s Llama AI model
• Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud partnered to use AI tools to transform the construction of advanced Westinghouse nuclear reactors into an efficient, repeatable process and enhance the operations of existing nuclear power plants using data-driven insights, pairing Westinghouse’s HiVE and bertha nuclear AI solutions with Google Cloud technologies
• Sparsh CCTV, a manufacturer of smart cameras and integrated surveillance solutions with multiple government and enterprise clients in India, Innoviz Technologies, a global automotive provider of LiDAR solutions, and Cron AI, a deep learning 3D perception provider, partnered to offer an integrated LiDAR-camera-vision perception platform, purpose-built for large-scale deployment across transport, perimeter security, railways, and critical infrastructure
• Google and the Commonwealth of Virginia partnered to offer AI training scholarships to Virginians. These scholarships cover enrollment in Google AI and Prompting Essentials courses and Google Career Certificates
• Blend Labs and Doma Technology, an insurtech platform that uses machine intelligence to remove friction from residential real estate transactions, partnered to bring Doma’s AI-powered instant title decisioning to more lenders through Blend’s home lending platform
• Bharti Airtel, an Indian multinational telecommunications company, partnered with Perplexity, an AI-powered search and answer engine, to offer 12-month Perplexity Pro subscription free of cost to all its 360 million customers

Strategic and AI Startup Collaborations

• Adobe partnered with Moonvalley, an AI research company working on generative videography. Marey, its first fully licensed, high-definition AI video model designed for professional production, will be accessible from within Adobe Firefly and Moonvalley will also be integrating Adobe’s Firefly Text-to-Image directly into the Moonvalley app as well as Voyager, the company’s upcoming control platform
• Sheba Medical Center partnered with Hippocratic AI, a healthcare technology company that develops safety-focused large-language models for medical applications. The AI agents will initially help with triage and patient intake processes, handling non-diagnostic, patient-facing interactions to support healthcare delivery
• Classbuddy, a no-code AI platform in higher education partnered with the Access Alliance for Education to empower institutions to automate operations, enhance instruction, and prepare students for an AI-native future
• Abstract Security, a provider of data management solutions for security and compliance analytics, partnered with SentinelOne to deliver a new integration between Abstract’s real-time security data pipeline and SentinelOne’s AI-powered Singularity Platform
• Mission Media AI, a next-generation cross-platform distribution and monetization company, partnered with VSiN, which delivers real-time, actionable sports betting content, to exclusively represent advertising sales across VSiN’s portfolio of content
• SheerID, an enterprise verification platform that provides instant verification, partnered with Perplexity, an AI-powered answer engine, to provide access to AI research tools for students around the world
• AffiniPay, the parent company of MyCase, LawPay and other law practice management products, partnered with Canadian AI company Caseway to bring automated court form filling capabilities to MyCase practice management software users
• Advocate Health, a nonprofit integrated health system, partnered with Aidoc, developer of AI tools for radiologists and multidisciplinary response teams, to expand the use of its AI platform. Advocate Health will use Aidoc’s aiOS platform to embed FDA-cleared AI algorithms into its clinical imaging workflows
• Bain & Company partnered with Dr. Andrew Ng and his advisory firm, AI Aspire, to help organizations unlock scalable, transformative value from artificial intelligence. The collaboration combines Bain’s industry knowledge and expertise in AI implementation with Dr. Ng’s insights in AI and machine learning, with the goal of empowering companies to move beyond experimentation and deliver enterprise-level results with AI
• AEYE Health, a provider of AI-powered retinal diagnostics, partnered with Ford Medical, a healthcare distributor dedicated to supporting non-acute care providers. The collaboration will bring AEYE’s fully autonomous diabetic eye exam screening solutions to pharmacies and non-acute centers nationwide
• Negosh, a global marketplace for licensing brand IP, partnered with Made AI, an AI-powered sourcing platform. Negosh users can now access Made’s AI-powered production platform at no cost
• Omega Healthcare, a provider of technology-enabled RCM services, expanded its partnership with Microsoft to further enhance its advanced AI capabilities across the revenue cycle. Through the integration of Microsoft Azure AI models through Azure AI Foundry, and the company’s Omega Digital Platform, Omega Healthcare launched more than 20 generative and agentic AI solutions to help healthcare organizations enhance revenue cycle operations and improve financial performance
• WealthAi, an AI operating system for wealth management, and MDOTM, a global provider of AI-driven investment solutions for asset and wealth management companies, partnered to bring MDOTM AI platform, Sphere, to wealth managers and advisors
• Twin Vee PowerCats, a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of power sport boats, partnered with Fetch.AI, a decentralized network for digital representatives to find, communicate, and trade with each other, to integrate advanced autonomous AI agents across the company’s national marine marketplace
• Windward, a Maritime AI company, partnered with SGTraDex, Singapore’s digital infrastructure for trade data exchange to jointly develop industry solutions for the purpose of accelerating adoption of digital solutions in trade finance
• Oxipital AI, a provider of AI-powered machine vision systems, welcomed Convergix Automation Solution, an automation, robotics, information systems, material handling, and control systems specialist, into its Preferred Partner Program, integrating Oxipital AI’s visual artificial intelligence with Convergix automation solutions
• Pipefy, a process management and AI platform, partnered with Oracle to drive large-scale adoption of generative AI. As an Oracle Independent Software Vendor, the alliance with Pipefy has already generated millions of dollars in contracts with major companies in the telecommunications and financial services sectors
• SuperAnnotate, an AI Data platform, and Fireworks AI, a company delivering customizable inference, partnered to enable organizations to build, fine-tune, and run high-quality GenAI solutions faster and more cost-effectively
• Executive Travel, a premier global travel management company, and Brown Bacon AI, a provider of private AI solutions across diverse industries, partnered to deliver transformative AI-driven travel solutions
• Endeavour Energy, a full-stack data center infrastructure technology developer, and Jabil, a provider of engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing, expanded their partnership to deliver modular, just-in-time, AI-ready infrastructure

AI Startup Acquisitions

• Cognition, an applied artificial intelligence lab, acquired Windsurf, an agentic IDE, including Windsurf’s IP, product, trademark, and brand
• Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure, acquired the Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets family of companies, which designs and manufactures data rack enclosures and other integrated infrastructure offerings
• Zendesk, a provider of Agentic AI-powered customer service, acquired HyperArc, an AI-native analytics platform
• RadNet, a provider of diagnostic imaging services and digital health solutions, acquired iCAD, a provider of AI-powered breast health solutions
• Herald, which builds digital infrastructure for commercial insurance, acquired Babbix, an email-native, AI agent purpose-built for brokers
• Newsletter-first local media network 6AM City acquired AI newsletter startup Good Daily
• Pronto.ai, a provider of OEM-agnostic Autonomous Haulage Systems, acquired SafeAI , a provider of safety-focused, multi-sensor autonomous solutions for heavy industry
• HEALWELL, a healthcare artificial intelligence company focused on preventative care, acquired the remaining 49% of Pentavere Research Group, the AI healthcare company behind patient identification platform DARWEN
• Applied Information Sciences acquired Dorrean, a provider of analytics and mission support to national security and law enforcement customers
• Vanta, an AI-powered trust management platform, acquired Riskey, a provider of real-time third- and fourth-party risk monitoring
• Synopsys acquired Ansys, a provider of engineering simulation and 3D design software to enable customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products
• Nortal, a multinational digital transformation company, acquired Nearsure, a technology solutions provider with expertise in enterprise solutions, low-code and SaaS development, AI-driven digital transformation and consulting, custom software development, and staff augmentation
• Expense management solution provider Rydoo acquired Semine, an AI-powered accounts payable automation platform
• COVU, an AI-native insurance servicing platform, acquired Mitchell Insurance Agency, a family-run business
• Brilyant, a global IT systems integrator and enterprise solutions provider, acquired the Indian operations of Sugansa, Sugansa, a provider of AI, ML, and data engineering solutions

AI Outtakes

• Popeyes took a very public swipe at McDonald’s with a polished, AI-assisted rap video with the help of AI filmmaker PJ Accetturo. The ad was born from the Louisiana chain’s outrage over McDonald’s announcement of the return of its long-retired Snack Wraps, one day after Popeyes launched its new Chicken Wraps. The song’s thesis is that Popeyes has better wraps, better taste, and is far less clownery behind the counter. “Food be tasting funny when the clown be in the kitchen,” as the ad states. Accetturo scripted the campaign, customizing the lyrics with the help of AI music production platform Suno and human helpers to fine-tune the track. For the video, he said his team struggled to get enough AI-generated video until they started just using Veo 3

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