Intel spinout Articul8 raises over $35M at $500M valuation—five times its previous worth—while generating $57M in annual recurring revenue from specialized AI systems serving regulated industries like energy and finance.
Spotify unveils real-time music sharing and live listening features for its Messages platform, which has exploded to 340 million exchanges among 40 million users, allowing friends to see what others are playing instantly and join synchronized listening sessions together.
NVIDIA launches groundbreaking physical AI models and the Jetson Thor platform, powering next-generation robots from Boston Dynamics, Caterpillar, and other major partners while introducing the energy-efficient Jetson T4000 module to revolutionize how machines understand and interact with the physical world.
New macOS app AgentNotch transforms your Mac's notch into a real-time dashboard for AI coding assistants, tracking Claude Code and OpenAI Codex activity, token usage, and costs with color-coded indicators while keeping all data completely local.
Amazon's experimental AI programs 'Shop Direct' and 'Buy for Me' scrape competitor websites without permission to list products, prompting backlash from over 180 retailers who report receiving unwanted orders for items they don't sell or that are out of stock.
FDA eliminates regulatory oversight for AI health devices and wearables in sweeping deregulation move, allowing clinical decision support software to enter markets without review as Commissioner Makary prioritizes 'Silicon Valley speed' over traditional safety protocols.
Dell abandons AI-focused marketing at CES 2026 after discovering consumers find artificial intelligence confusing and don't buy products based on AI features, instead returning to consumer-first approach with new XPS laptops, ultraslim Alienware models, and Area-51 desktops while quietly including AI capabilities without emphasizing them.
Lenovo unveils Qira, a revolutionary AI system launching Q1 2026 that seamlessly controls PCs, tablets, smartphones, and wearables without opening apps, using ambient intelligence to orchestrate actions across devices and build personalized knowledge bases through partnerships with Microsoft, Stability AI, and other tech giants.
Character.AI and Google settle multiple lawsuits alleging their AI chatbots contributed to teen suicides and mental health crises across five states, with the companies now implementing new safety measures including banning private conversations for users under 18.
Meta suspends international rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses to four countries as overwhelming demand creates waitlists stretching into 2026, while showcasing new teleprompter and finger-writing features at CES.