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OpenAI and Cerebras announced a multi-year compute partnership on 14th January, in which Cerebras will provide dedicated infrastructure for OpenAI's models.  The arrangement involves a $10 billion commitment from OpenAI to secure computing capacity for running inference at scale. Cerebras stated that the partnership will help OpenAI models deliver faster response times for complex, time-consuming tasks. OpenAI is no longer relying solely on internally-managed infrastructure o

Apple and Google announced on 12th January that they are partnering on artificial intelligence, with Google's Gemini models powering Apple's next-generation Siri voice assistant.  The multi-year agreement makes Google's technology the foundation for Apple's foundational models going forward, ending years of Apple pursuing AI independence. Apple stated that after "thorough assessment," Google's technology offers "the most robust foundation" for building AI systems at Apple sca

Torq, an AI-driven security operations platform, completed a $140 million Series D funding round led by Merlin Ventures on 11th January, 2026. The round brings the company's total valuation to $1.2 billion and total funding to $332 million. Existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Ventures Partners had participated. Torq builds AI agents that automate security operations workflows such as alert triage, investigations, and response handling, at enterp