Top AI news of the week #23: 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 

• Lumen Technologies and Palantir Technologies partnered to help enterprises across every industry deploy AI faster and more securely in complex, multi-cloud environments by pairing Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform with Lumen Connectivity Fabric
• Wright County Sheriff’s Office deployed the Oracle Public Safety Wearable Computer Systems, which are AI-powered, officer-worn devices that automatically record interactions, with plans to stream live footage to an office command center to deliver real-time situational awareness during incidents
• Mistral AI, an AI platform that provides large language models and AI services tailored to diverse enterprise applications, launched an AI Studio for enterprise teams that need to build, evaluate, and run AI in production
• University of Idaho partnered with Google to give students no-cost access to the company’s most advanced artificial intelligence tools and training, offering access to Google AI tools, AI training and Google Career Certificates through the new Google AI for Education Accelerator
• The University of Pittsburgh partnered with Anthropic and Amazon Web Services to create an AI-enabled Campus of the Future, with Pitt becoming the first university to secure an institution-wide agreement for the AI model Claude for Education integrated with AWS, which will be deployed across its Pittsburgh and regional campuses
• Google partnered with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Dade College to develop and pilot AI-powered solutions to support both learning outcomes and operational efficiency, while also investing in training faculty on Gemini and launching a new global learning platform
• Capital One partnered with the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science to establish the Capital One AI Research Neighborhood and launch the Capital One Ph.D. Fellowship Awards in order to accelerate artificial intelligence research and education while helping to create the next generation of AI leaders in financial technology
• Fairfield University’s masters in marketing analytics & strategy program partnered with the Category Management Association | Shopper Insights Management Association to launch new specializations including one in AI
• Anthropic expanded its use of Google Cloud technologies, including up to one million TPUs, increasing its compute resources as it pushed the boundaries of AI research and product development
• Datavault AI, a provider of AI-powered data valuation and monetization, partnered with Max International AG to launch the Swiss Digital RWA Exchange, uniting Datavault’s patented data infrastructure with Max International’s licensed Swiss framework to deliver institutional-grade transparency, scalability and compliance
• Datavault AI partnered with Wellgistics Health, a logistic company that focuses on streamlining healthcare technology and pharmaceutical from manufacturer to patient, to co-develop PharmacyChain, a blockchain-enabled smart contract system designed to optimize prescription distribution 
• The General AI Proficiency Institute partnered with BYU Athletics’ Built4Life program, which focuses on preparing student-athletes for success beyond sports, emphasizing academics, career readiness, financial literacy, and personal development, to deliver ongoing AI training, courses, and 24/7 access to digital learning materials for all student-athletes and athletic staff
• WPP PLC, an advertising holding company, extended its partnership with Google to supercharge AI-driven creativity, enabling brands to craft hyper-personalized campaigns
• Meta and funds managed by Blue Owl Capital partnered to develop and own the Hyperion data center campus, supporting the speed and flexibility required for Meta’s data center projects and long-term AI ambitions
• Studio Blo, an AI-focused film production company, partnered with television producer Chad Greulach to develop original entertainment intellectual properties using artificial intelligence technology for American streaming platforms
• Poynter’s MediaWise, its  digital media literacy initiative, partnered with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to launch a new AI literacy initiative called alt+Ignite: Fuel Curiosity, Elevate Your AI Literacy
• Workday launched a new Custom AI Model Library for the Workday Contract Intelligence Agent that includes more than 120 pre-built AI models trained to identify key clauses, risks, line items, and terms in contracts

Strategic and AI Startup Collaborations

• Triomics, an oncology-focused generative AI company, partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s iHub and Clinical Research Innovation Consortium programs to deploy Triomics’ AI-powered clinical-trial matching and screening system in MSK active clinical trials
• BigBear.ai, a provider of mission-ready AI for national security, partnered with Chicago O’Hare International Airport to deploy its veriScan biometric identity platform to support the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Enhanced Passenger Processing program
• Pulsenics, a provider of electrochemical monitoring technology, and Endua, a developer of on-site green hydrogen systems, partnered to deploy AI enabled spectrum scanning for hydrogen electrolysers
• The Danish Centre for AI Innovation, operator of Gefion—one of Europe’s most powerful AI supercomputers—and WEKA, an AI storage company, partnered to launch a fully sovereign, end-to-end encrypted AI infrastructure that unifies high-performance compute and storage in a single platform
• Rubrik, a data security platform that delivers cyber resilience, cyber posture, and cyber recovery solutions, launched the Rubrik Agent Cloud to accelerate enterprise AI agent adoption while managing risk of AI deployments
• Electronic Arts partnered with Stability AI, an artificial intelligence company focused on developing open-source generative AI models, to co-develop AI models, tools, and workflows that empower artists, designers, and developers
• Matey, an AI platform designed to help legal professionals save time and strengthen case preparation, partnered with the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to become SCACDL’s exclusive AI partner for eDiscovery
• SoundHound AI, a provider of voice and conversational AI, partnered with technology services distributor Telarus to introduce its transformative AI solutions — including the Amelia 7 AI Agent and Autonomics platforms — to expert technology advisors and their enterprise customers
• MindHYVE.ai, a provider of agentic artificial intelligence and adaptive learning technologies, partnered with the Prime Institute of Health Sciences in Islamabad, introducing a dual-sector AI deployment, bringing ArthurAI to the classrooms and ChironAI to the hospitals of PIHS
• eDiscovery AI, a provider of AI-powered legal technology solutions, partnered with Ankura Consulting Group, a services and advisory firm in legal technology, litigation management, and document review
• DigitalOcean, a comprehensive agentic cloud, and fal, a multimodal AI platform for generative media, expanded their partnership to accelerate generative AI content creation by making image and audio generation more accessible to startups and enterprises
• Cleo, a provider of supply chain orchestration solutions, partnered with CloneOps.ai, a provider of AI-powered virtual agents purpose-built for high-volume phone operations
• NWN, an AI-powered technology solutions provider, partnered with Fisher College to modernize its campus infrastructure, elevate its nationally ranked esports program, and co-develop an AI work-shop designed to prepare students and faculty for the future of work

AI Startup Acquisitions

• Eudia, an AI platform for in-house legal teams, acquired Out-House, a legal service provider
• Veeam Software, a provider of data resilience, acquired Securiti AI, a Data Security Posture Management company that also spans privacy, governance, access, and AI trust across hybrid, multi-cloud, and SaaS platforms
• OpenAI acquired Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky, a natural language interface for the Mac
• AuditBoard, an AI-powered platform for connected risk transforming audit, risk, and compliance, acquired FairNow, an end-to-end, purpose-built AI Governance platform
• Quantum Systems, a provider of unmanned ISR systems and autonomous solutions, acquired Spleenlab GmbH, a provider of AI software for autonomous systems in aviation, automotive, defense, and robotics
• MTX Group, a global technology consulting firm, acquired VerifyID.ai, an AI-based digital identity verification platform designed for the public sector
• Dataminr, a provider of AI-powered real-time event, threat & risk intelligence, acquired ThreatConnect, an intelligence management platform for contextualizing and prioritizing threats across internal client data environments
• Machinify, a healthcare intelligence company with expertise across the payment continuum, acquired Performant Healthcare, which helps organizations enhance revenue and contain costs by preventing, identifying and recovering outstanding and improperly paid assets
• LegalOn Technologies, a provider of legal AI, acquired Fides Technology, a governance AI company
• Nagish, a provider of AI-powered communication tools for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, acquired sign.mt, an AI company specializing in real-time sign language translation
• Atlassian Corporation, a provider of team collaboration and productivity software, acquired The Browser Company of New York, the company behind the Dia and Arc browsers, to reimagine the browser for knowledge work in the AI era
• Jump, a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for financial advisors and financial services, acquired Mobile Assistant, a provider of advisor transcription services
• ThinkBio.Ai, an AI-powered platforms and solutions company that bridges the biological complexity and personalized medicine, acquired InfoHealth Solutions, a hospital asset management software provider
• Appiness Interactive Private Limited, a business consulting firm specialising in solving complex challenges through cutting-edge digital and technology solutions, acquired iLumaLab, an AI studio specialising in bespoke automation and intelligent systems
• Altimetrik, an AI-first data and digital engineering company, acquired SLK Software, a technology services provider focused on bringing AI, intelligent automation, and analytics together 

AI Outtakes

• New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union and led by the BBC found that AI assistants routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested, with 45% of all AI answers having at least one significant issue, while 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems, including missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions, and 20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information

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