Meta Tests AI Chips, NZ Explores AI Democracy, OpenAI Signs $12B CoreWeave Deal

Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday March 12th 2025.

In today's AI news roundup, Environment Canterbury explores AI integration in local government, while Meta begins testing custom AI chips to reduce Nvidia dependence. OpenAI forms an $11.9B partnership with CoreWeave and launches a new Responses API with agent capabilities. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek declines VC funding to maintain research independence, while Manus AI partners with Alibaba's Qwen team for the Chinese market. Google makes a significant $3B investment in Anthropic, securing 14% ownership but maintaining the AI company's independence through a no-voting-rights arrangement.

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