Welcome to AI Unraveled (December 17, 2025): Your daily strategic briefing on the business impact of artificial intelligence.

Today on the AI Daily News Rundown, the capital wars heat up as Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest a staggering $10 billion in OpenAI, potentially challenging Microsoft's dominance. We also cover Google's rapid-fire releases: the new Gemini 3 Flash model and an experimental email agent called "CC" that manages your life.

Plus, we dive into a critical new study from Google and MIT revealing the hidden pitfalls of multi-agent systems, Databricks raising $4B to power those very agents, and OpenAI's new ChatGPT Images upgrade designed to counter "Nano Banana Pro."

Listen at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-daily-news-rundown-and-its-impact-on-you-amazon/id1684415169?i=1000741764952

Key Topics:

• 😵 Google, MIT study finds pitfalls in multi-agent systems
• 🚀 OpenAI counters Nano Banana Pro with new Images upgrade
• 🎨 The new ChatGPT Images is here
• 🤖 Google tests an email-based productivity assistant
• 💰 Amazon in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI
• ⚡ Google launches Gemini 3 Flash
• 📉 The AI chip shortage could raise smartphone prices
• 🤖 US government launches ‘Tech Force’ to hire AI talent
• AI's impact on jobs is getting more complicated
• US sentiment turns negative on AI factories
• Databricks raises $4B to power AI agents

Credits: This podcast is created and produced by Etienne Noumen, Senior Software Engineer and passionate Soccer dad from Canada.

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