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AI News Wrap-Up: 17th May 2025

Google I/O 2025 to Spotlight AI Across All Products

Google confirmed that this year’s I/O conference (May 20–21) will revolve around artificial intelligence, especially its Gemini models. Expect sweeping AI integrations across Android, Chrome, Gmail, and Meet. One standout change: Play Store-driven feature rollouts will replace traditional OS updates, speeding innovation without waiting for version upgrades.
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Google Tests “AI Mode” in Search Interface

Google is testing a bold shift in its iconic Search interface, swapping out “I’m Feeling Lucky” for a new “AI Mode”. This experimental feature launches a conversational Gemini interface, moving search closer to an interactive chatbot format. It’s a sneak peek at the AI-forward direction of online search.
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OpenAI Launches Cloud Codex Coding Agent

OpenAI introduced Codex, its most advanced AI software developer yet. Designed for ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise tiers, Codex writes code, runs tests, auto-debugs, and executes pull requests, inside a secure cloud sandbox. Built on a custom codex-1 model, it offers impressive task automation for engineering teams.
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U.S.–UAE Launch 5-Gigawatt AI Campus in Abu Dhabi

The U.S. and UAE unveiled Stargate, a colossal 5-gigawatt AI data center campus in Abu Dhabi, led by G42. U.S. tech firms will co-operate the first gigawatt phase, safeguarded by tight security protocols. Tech titans like NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang and OpenAI’s Sam Altman attended the announcement, signaling major geopolitical momentum in AI infrastructure.
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Major AI Investments & Acquisitions

🔹 Moonvalley secured another $10M for its Marey video-gen AI model, bringing total funding to $124M.
🔹 Cohere acquired Ottogrid to enhance document processing in its North platform.
🔹 Salesforce announced the acquisition of Convergence.ai to bolster its Agentforce agent platform. Deal finalization is expected in Q2 FY’26.


🧠 AWS Open-Sources Strands SDK

Amazon Web Services released Strands, an open-source SDK designed to streamline the development of AI agent workflows. It’s geared toward simplifying agent orchestration and enhancing modularity.
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📈 Qlik Unveils Agentic Analytics and Lakehouse Platform

At Qlik Connect 2025, the company unveiled the Qlik Open Lakehouse alongside advanced agentic analytics tools, targeting data teams seeking next-gen enterprise intelligence solutions.
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