[10/20 12:00 UTC] ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent order more than $35 billion of Nvidia's expo…

AI News Flash for October 20, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent order more than $35 billion of Nvidia's export-compliant RTX PRO 5500 cards, but may get only 5 to 10 percent, Reuters reports https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/bytedance-alibaba-tencent-order-35-095332850.html https://www.ndtvprofit.com/technology/banned-from-top-ai-chips-china-just-dropped-35-billion-on-this-nvidia-gpu-12210396 2. Amazon to invest more than 16 billion euros in Germany in 2027, including data centers and AI infrastructure https://www.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazon-germany-investment 3. U.S. Navy quadruples the ceiling on Gecko Robotics' contract for AI and robotic ship inspection to 300 million dollars https://defensescoop.com/2026/10/20/navy-expands-contract-ceiling-for-ai-enabled-repair-robots/ https://www.therobotreport.com/gecko-robotics-earns-300m-contract-with-the-u-s-navy/ 4. Yelp's AI agent can now call a restaurant on your behalf to check wait times https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/yelp-can-now-call-on-your-behalf-to-check-wait-times-at-a-restaurant/ 5. Otter.ai raises 320 million dollars in non-equity financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/otter-ai-raises-320-million-from-general-catalysts-growth-fund-for-its-meeting-tool/