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AI Daily Roundup: December 9, 2025

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📰 Top Stories This AI December, 9th 2025 guide covers everything you need to know.

OpenAI announced a collaboration with Deutsche Telekom to bring advanced AI capabilities to millions across Europe. The partnership includes multilingual AI experiences and the rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise to Deutsche Telekom employees.

Mistral AI launched Devstral 2 and introduced Mistral Vibe, a command-line interface for code automation. The company also released Devstral Small and partnered with Kilo Code and Cline for distribution.

Nvidia received U.S. approval to sell its H200 AI chips to approved commercial customers in China. The U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on these sales, and the Commerce Department is vetting eligible buyers.

The European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s use of web publishers’ content and YouTube user-generated content for AI training. The probe examines whether Google provided adequate compensation or allowed creators to opt out.

Two Chinese men were detained for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs worth over $160 million to China. A Houston-based company and its owner, Alan Hao Hsu, pleaded guilty to smuggling and unlawful export activities.

Google launched a new AI Quest to promote AI literacy in schools. The initiative includes over $5 million in Google.org funding and expanded partnerships for computer science education.

San Francisco’s Downtown Development Corporation has received over $60 million in early commitments from Google, OpenAI, Visa, Salesforce, and Amazon. The funds support the Heart of the City initiative, focusing on street safety, small business support, and retail space revitalization.

Meta is developing a new AI model codenamed Avocado, which may be proprietary instead of open source. The shift follows significant hires, including Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, and an increase in 2025 capital expenditure guidance to $70 billion–$72 billion.

OpenAI took an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings to accelerate enterprise AI adoption. The partnership will embed OpenAI’s research, product, and engineering teams into Thrive’s companies to improve performance in accounting and IT services.

Apple @ Work podcast discussed the impact of AI on Apple’s IT departments. The episode, hosted by Bradley C and featuring Apu Pavithran from Hexnode, was published on December 9, 2025.

🔧 Company Announcements

Bringing powerful AI to millions across Europe with Deutsche Telekom | OpenAI
OpenAI has announced a collaboration with Deutsche Telekom to bring advanced AI capabilities to millions of people across Europe. The partnership will include new multilingual AI experiences for customers and the rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise to Deutsche Telekom employees.

How we’re supporting the next generation of innovators
Google is launching a new AI Quest to promote AI literacy in schools. The initiative includes over $5 million in Google.org funding and expanded partnerships for computer science education.

OpenAI takes an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings to accelerate enterprise AI adoption | OpenAI
OpenAI has taken an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings to accelerate enterprise AI adoption. The partnership will focus on accounting and IT services, embedding OpenAI’s research, product, and engineering teams into Thrive Holdings’ companies.

💬 Further Reading

AI 2025: TL;DR

  • Mistral AI launched Devstral 2, a new coding-focused AI model, and introduced Mistral Vibe, a command-line interface for code automation.
  • Nvidia received U.S. approval to sell its H200 AI chips to approved commercial customers in China, with a 25% tariff imposed.
  • OpenAI announced a collaboration with Deutsche Telekom to bring advanced AI capabilities to millions across Europe.
  • Google launched a new AI Quest to promote AI literacy in schools, backed by over $5 million in Google.org funding.

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