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Maximilian Schreiner

Max is the managing editor of THE DECODER, bringing his background in philosophy to explore questions of consciousness and whether machines truly think or just pretend to.
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Dec 4, 2025
AI in practice
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Read full article about: Anthropic and Snowflake launch 200 million dollar AI partnership

Anthropic and Snowflake have signed a multiyear, 200 million dollar partnership. Claude, Anthropic's language model, will be built directly into Snowflake's data platform, which is used by more than 12,600 companies worldwide. The goal is to let businesses run complex data analyses and interact with their data through natural language.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the collaboration is meant to bring safer AI capabilities into existing data systems. Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy described the deal as a joint product effort designed to deliver practical value for customers. According to Anthropic, companies like Intercom and Simon Data are already using Claude through Snowflake Cortex AI for analytics and customer service automation.

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Dec 4, 2025
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Read full article about: EU launches antitrust probe into Meta's WhatsApp AI restrictions

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Meta. At the center is a new policy that makes it harder for third-party AI providers to offer their services through WhatsApp. Since October 2025, Meta has barred external providers from using the WhatsApp Business Solution if their primary product is AI. As a result, OpenAI had to remove its ChatGPT integration from WhatsApp.

Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera warned that dominant digital platforms could use their power to push rivals out of the market. The investigation covers the European Economic Area except for Italy, which is running its own review. If the Commission confirms the allegations, Meta could be found in violation of EU competition rules for abusing a dominant position. Regulators say they will handle the case as a priority.

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Dec 4, 2025
AI and society
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Read full article about: Nvidia and OpenAI still haven't signed their 100 billion dollar deal

Nvidia and OpenAI have not yet signed their planned 100 billion dollar deal. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress confirmed this on Tuesday during a conference in Arizona. Even though both companies announced plans in September to provide 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems for OpenAI, the arrangement is still only a memorandum of understanding. Kress said the two sides are still working toward a final agreement.

The holdup raises new questions about the circular business structures that have become common in the tech industry, where large companies invest in startups that then spend the money on the investor's own products. Any future revenue from the OpenAI deal is not included in Nvidia's current 500 billion dollar forecast. A separate 10 billion dollar investment in competitor Anthropic also remains pending.

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Dec 2, 2025
AI research
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Read full article about: Nvidia shows new AI models for autonomous driving and speech processing

Nvidia used the NeurIPS conference to debut new AI models for autonomous driving and speech processing. The company introduced Alpamayo-R1, a system designed to handle traffic situations through step-by-step logical reasoning. Nvidia says this approach helps the model respond more effectively to complex real-world scenarios than previous systems. The code is public, but the license limits it to non-commercial use.

Nvidia also showed new tools for robotics simulation. In speech AI, the company unveiled MultiTalker, a model that can separate and transcribe overlapping conversations from multiple speakers.

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