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News of the Week
Google Buys Space on Samsung Phones
Google Pays Samsung Monthly to Push Gemini AI on Galaxy Devices
Google is paying big money every month to Samsung to ensure its AI assistant, Gemini, comes pre-installed on Galaxy phones, replacing Samsung’s own Bixby assistant. The deal surfaced during a U.S. antitrust trial and could reshape how AI tools compete in the mobile market.
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 will feature Gemini instead of Bixby
Google confirmed a monthly payment deal lasting 2 years
The deal includes a share of ad revenue from the Gemini app
This shows Google is using the same playbook it used in search—paying to dominate and lock out rivals. If the court rules against it, Google may be banned from future default deals, or even forced to break up key products like Chrome or share data with competitors.
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OpenAI Drops Image API 👀
OpenAI New GPT-Image-1 API for Developers:
OpenAI has launched an API for GPT-Image-1, providing developers with direct access to the same ChatGPT's wildly popular image generation.
In that single week, over 700 million images were created.
Adobe, Figma, and Canva, among others, are already incorporating it.
The opportunities present a cost starting at $0.02-$0.19/image and include safety controls.
With this new API, OpenAI can be at the heart of creative AI tools for businesses and creators.
Trending Tools of Week
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Everything else in AI this Week
Apple removed “Available now” from its AI page after a U.S. watchdog said it could mislead users, as some features aren’t fully out yet.
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NVIDIA may build China-only AI chips with DeepSeek to dodge U.S. export bans and protect $18B in deals, but U.S.-China tensions could block the move.
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Meta’s using AI to spot teen users on Instagram and auto-switch their settings for more privacy amid rising legal pressure.
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Meta's AI training secrets leaked, used copyrighted books like LibGen to boost Llama's performance by 6%, sparking debate over fair use and data transparency.
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