Tech Partnerships & Alliances — Coverage Timeline & Analysis

India partners with Alibaba.com to help Indian startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, underscoring selective engagement with Chinese platforms.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

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Anthropic partners with CodePath to integrate Claude AI tools into redesigned computer coding curricula at hundreds of US community and state colleges.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Anthropic CodePath hundreds of US community and state colleges Claude AI tools

Anthropic partners with CodePath to help redesign computer coding curricula at hundreds of US community and state colleges, integrating Claude AI tools

Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-15 · #9

Scale AI has several contracts with the Department of Defense.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Scale AI Department of Defense

Scale AI is suing the US DoD; Scale AI has several contracts with the department, and a spokesperson says the lawsuit “relates to a recent procurement decision”

Business Insider · 2026-02-15 · #16

Western Digital has signed major long-term agreements (LTAs) with AI customers, according to the CEO.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Western Digital AI customers

Western Digital said on its Q2 earnings call it had “pretty much sold out” its 2026 HDD capacity, and that the consumer sector accounted for 5% of total revenue

Wccftech · 2026-02-15 · #8

Pentagon is reportedly considering severing its relationship with Anthropic over the firm's AI safeguard limits.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-15

Pentagon Anthropic

Admin official: Pentagon may sever Anthropic relationship over AI safeguards; Anthropic says only mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons are off limits

Axios · 2026-02-15 · #1

Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety, ending a plan that would have allowed law enforcement to request footage from Ring doorbell users.

failed 1 article 2026-02-14

Ring Flock Safety

India partners with Alibaba.com on an export-focused program to help Indian startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, reflecting selective engagement with Chinese platforms.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

India Alibaba.com Indian startups small businesses

India partners with Alibaba.com to help Indian startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, highlighting its selective engagement with Chinese platforms

TechCrunch · 2026-02-14 · #11

Ring cancels planned integration with Flock that would have allowed law enforcement to request Ring doorbell footage following backlash.

failed 1 article 2026-02-13

Ring Flock law enforcement agencies

Amazon's Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety, which would have let law enforcement agencies request footage from Ring doorbell users, after backlash

The Verge · 2026-02-13 · #31

Baidu plans to provide access to OpenClaw via its search app and integrate OpenClaw's capabilities into its e-commerce business and other services.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13

Baidu OpenClaw search app e-commerce business other services

Baidu plans to let its search app's 700M MAUs opt-in to message OpenClaw and integrate OpenClaw's capabilities into its e-commerce business and other services

CNBC · 2026-02-13 · #21

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is OpenAI's first model to run on Cerebras chips, indicating integration of Cerebras hardware.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13

OpenAI Cerebras

OpenAI announces integration with Cerebras Systems chips to run GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12

OpenAI Cerebras Systems

Polymarket partners with Singapore-based Kaito AI to develop attention markets that track social media mindshare and sentiment.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-10

Polymarket Kaito AI

Polymarket partners with Singapore-based Kaito AI to launch “attention markets”, letting users bet on “mindshare” and “sentiment” metrics from social media

Forbes · 2026-02-10 · #23

OpenClaw announces a partnership with VirusTotal to leverage its threat intelligence.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-09

OpenClaw VirusTotal

YouTube is involved in deals related to the NFL and the Oscars.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-09

YouTube NFL Oscars

Q&A with YouTube VP of Subscription Products Christian Oestlien on YouTube TV's future, the NFL and Oscars deals, its friendly rivalry with Netflix, and more

Bloomberg · 2026-02-09 · #47

OpenClaw announces a partnership with VirusTotal to leverage its threat intelligence.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-08

OpenClaw VirusTotal VirusTotal

OpenClaw partners with VirusTotal and says that all skills published to ClawHub are now scanned using VirusTotal's threat intelligence

The Hacker News · 2026-02-08 · #5

Spotify partners with Bookshop.org to let Premium US and UK subscribers buy hardcover and paperback books through the Spotify app starting in spring; Spotify will receive a cut of sales.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-06

Spotify Bookshop.org Premium US and UK subscribers hardcover and paperback books via Spotify app

Sources report Amazon and OpenAI are in talks about a deal that could require OpenAI to dedicate its researchers and engineers to developing customized models for Amazon.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-05

Amazon OpenAI researchers engineers customized models

Sources: Amazon and OpenAI are discussing a deal that could require OpenAI to dedicate its researchers and engineers to developing customized models for Amazon

The Information · 2026-02-05 · #51

Spotify partners with Bookshop.org to let Premium users in the US and UK buy hardcover and paperback books via Spotify's app in spring; Bookshop.org will fulfill orders.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-05

Spotify Bookshop.org Spotify Premium users hardcover books paperback books

Spotify partners with Bookshop.org to let Premium US and UK subscribers buy hardcover and paperback books via its app starting in spring; Spotify will get a cut

Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-05 · #9

Snowflake and OpenAI enter a multi-year, $200M partnership to integrate OpenAI's models into Snowflake Cortex AI and the Snowflake Intelligence agent.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-02

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Snowflake and OpenAI sign a multiyear, $200M deal to integrate OpenAI's models into Snowflake Cortex AI and the Snowflake Intelligence agent for enterprises

The Deep View · 2026-02-02 · #11

Costco will use Instacart's white-label e-commerce service to offer grocery delivery in Spain and France, expanding their partnership beyond North America.

confirmed 1 article 2026-01-31

Costco Instacart white-label e-commerce service grocery delivery Spain France

Costco will use Instacart's white-label e-commerce service to offer grocery delivery in Spain and France, extending their partnership beyond North America

Bloomberg · 2026-01-31 · #45

Apple partnered with Google Gemini for Siri integration.

confirmed 1 article 2026-01-31

Apple Google Gemini Siri

Sources say Perplexity signed a $750M, three-year deal with Microsoft to deploy its AI models via Microsoft's Foundry/Azure services, expanding beyond Amazon as a cloud partner.

rumored 1 article 2026-01-30

Perplexity Microsoft $750M three-year commitment Microsoft Foundry service Azure cloud service

Perplexity signs a deal with Microsoft; sources say the $750M, three-year commitment will let Perplexity deploy AI models through Microsoft's Foundry service

Bloomberg · 2026-01-30 · #40

SpaceX is reportedly exploring a tie-up with artificial intelligence firm xAI as an alternative to a Tesla merger.

rumored 1 article 2026-01-30

SpaceX xAI

Sources: SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla, an idea some investors are pushing, while separately exploring a tie-up between SpaceX and xAI

Bloomberg · 2026-01-30 · #46

Apple partnered with Google Gemini for Siri integration.

confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30

Apple Google Gemini

Gurman: internal development at Apple “runs on Anthropic at this point” and Apple wanted to rebuild Siri around Claude but Anthropic “wanted a ton of money”

@tbpn · 2026-01-30 · #8