Here are today’s biggest AI and tech developments:

Google has launched Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), combining Pro-level visual intelligence with Flash-level speed. The new model supports advanced world knowledge, precision text rendering, subject consistency, 4K outputs, and improved AI provenance using SynthID and C2PA standards. It is rolling out across Gemini, Search, Cloud, Ads, and APIs.

Microsoft and OpenAI released a joint statement confirming that their strategic partnership remains unchanged. Azure continues as the exclusive cloud provider for stateless OpenAI APIs, with IP rights and revenue-sharing agreements intact despite OpenAI’s new funding announcements.

Amazon announced a massive $50 billion investment in OpenAI. The deal includes a new Stateful Runtime Environment on AWS, exclusive third-party distribution of OpenAI Frontier, and up to 2 gigawatts of Trainium compute capacity to support large-scale AI workloads.

Meanwhile, Perplexity has secured OS-level integration in Samsung’s Galaxy S26 lineup. It now powers both its own assistant and Bixby’s reasoning engine, marking the first time a non-Google AI gains this level of Android system access.

AI competition is intensifying across cloud infrastructure, mobile ecosystems, and generative media platforms.