Startups Weekly AI News

December 22 - December 30, 2025

The world of AI agents – smart computer helpers that work on their own – is changing fast as big companies and startups fight for control. This week, we learned that Google, Adobe, and Disney are making huge moves to own the best AI tools. A small video company called Runway beat Google and OpenAI to become the world's best at making videos with AI, and it's now worth $3.55 billion. Meanwhile, Anthropic, a major AI company, bought Bun, a coding tool, showing that big companies are buying smaller AI startups to get stronger. Disney announced it would give OpenAI $1 billion and let people create videos with Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Elsa. The market for agentic AI – the kind of AI that can do complex jobs automatically – is growing super fast, from $7.29 billion in 2025 to an expected $88.35 billion by 2032. This means companies everywhere are realizing that AI agents can help them save time and money by doing work that normally takes people hours to complete.

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