# AI News Digest - 2026-01-30

1. Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft were reported to be considering investments of up to $60 billion in OpenAI.

2. Microsoft reported that nearly half of its commercial contract backlog was tied to OpenAI.

3. Department of Homeland Security disclosed that it had used Google's Flow (Veo 3) and Adobe Firefly to generate and edit videos and images for public communications, reporting between 100 and 1,000 licenses for the tools.

4. OpenAI clarified that it would not claim ownership of individual users' discoveries and said comments about IP-based pricing had been misinterpreted.

5. Google DeepMind opened Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers, releasing a prototype that created interactive worlds from text or images in real time.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-amazon-and-microsoft-could-invest-up-to-60-billion-in-openai/](https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-amazon-and-microsoft-could-invest-up-to-60-billion-in-openai/)

[Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft could invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI](https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-amazon-and-microsoft-could-invest-up-to-60-billion-in-openai/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/nearly-half-of-microsofts-commercial-contract-backlog-is-tied-to-openai/](https://the-decoder.com/nearly-half-of-microsofts-commercial-contract-backlog-is-tied-to-openai/)

[Nearly half of Microsoft's commercial contract backlog is tied to OpenAI](https://the-decoder.com/nearly-half-of-microsofts-commercial-contract-backlog-is-tied-to-openai/)

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131938/dhs-is-using-google-and-adobe-ai-to-make-videos/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131938/dhs-is-using-google-and-adobe-ai-to-make-videos/)

[DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131938/dhs-is-using-google-and-adobe-ai-to-make-videos/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openai-clarifies-it-wont-claim-ownership-of-user-discoveries-following-confusion-over-monetization-plans/](https://the-decoder.com/openai-clarifies-it-wont-claim-ownership-of-user-discoveries-following-confusion-over-monetization-plans/)

[OpenAI clarifies it won't claim ownership of user discoveries following confusion over monetization plans](https://the-decoder.com/openai-clarifies-it-wont-claim-ownership-of-user-discoveries-following-confusion-over-monetization-plans/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/google-deepmind-opens-project-genie-to-us-subscribers-for-real-time-ai-world-generation/](https://the-decoder.com/google-deepmind-opens-project-genie-to-us-subscribers-for-real-time-ai-world-generation/)

[Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation](https://the-decoder.com/google-deepmind-opens-project-genie-to-us-subscribers-for-real-time-ai-world-generation/)

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