Google TV unveils groundbreaking AI features powered by Gemini, enabling users to create videos and images directly on their television screens while controlling settings through natural voice commands like 'the screen is too dim' for automatic adjustments.
Tech giants pivot from chatbots to physical AI applications including smart glasses and robotaxis as Waymo expands nationwide and Tesla launches cheaper autonomous rides, while the industry develops world models and autonomous agents amid growing regulatory debates and challenges to Nvidia's chip dominance.
Jibo, the $899 social robot with face recognition and relationship-building capabilities, finally hits the market after three years of delays since its $3.5 million crowdfunding success, as MIT-founded Jibo Inc. attempts to pioneer the first consumer social robot despite early performance concerns.
Amazon launches Alexa.com web platform, delivering the complete Alexa+ AI assistant experience through browsers with seamless device continuity, smart home control, meal planning, and persistent chat history for Early Access customers.
Technology Innovation Institute's new Falcon H1R 7B AI model delivers breakthrough performance, outperforming competitors 2-7 times larger in math and coding tasks despite having only 7 billion parameters, achieving 73.96% accuracy in mathematics through innovative two-stage training and efficient test-time scaling technology.
NVIDIA launches Alpamayo, an open-source AI ecosystem featuring a 10-billion-parameter reasoning model, simulation framework, and 1,700+ hours of driving data to help companies like JLR, Lucid Motors, and Uber develop level 4 autonomous vehicles capable of handling complex driving scenarios.
Google launches Antigravity, a new AI developer tool powered by Gemini 3 that uses autonomous agents and planning modes to challenge Cursor's established dominance in AI-assisted programming, though Cursor's mature v2.0 platform currently outperforms Google's buggy early release with faster, more reliable direct coding assistance.
Tech giants including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft form coalitions around AI agents amid soaring 2025 hype, but Gartner predicts over 40% of projects will be canceled by 2027 due to security vulnerabilities, accuracy issues, high costs, and companies lacking proper data readiness despite projected $155 billion spending by 2030.
Baidu files for Hong Kong IPO of AI chip subsidiary Kunlunxin, which has transformed into a major third-party seller with projected revenue exceeding $500 million as China accelerates semiconductor independence efforts amid U.S. restrictions.
Tesla deliveries crash 16% in Q4 2025 to 418,227 vehicles, missing Wall Street targets as Chinese rival BYD seizes the global electric vehicle crown with 2.26 million units sold, sending Tesla stock tumbling 2.59% amid mounting competition and policy headwinds.