AI pioneer Andrew Ng declares artificial intelligence remains 'highly limited' and won't replace humans anytime soon, contradicting industry hype about imminent artificial general intelligence while urging people to learn coding as AI tools make programming more accessible.
OpenEvidence secures $210M Series B funding at $3.5B valuation as its medical AI platform now serves over 40% of U.S. physicians daily across 10,000+ hospitals, handling 8.5 million clinical consultations monthly while launching DeepConsult™, the first AI agent designed specifically for autonomous medical research.
AbleMouse launches open-source computer control system offering affordable alternatives to expensive assistive technologies, providing tongue, touch, AI vision, and gesture controls for users with ALS, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injuries across multiple operating systems.
Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton warns AI capabilities are doubling every seven months and will replace jobs far beyond call centers by 2026, as job openings already drop 30% since ChatGPT's launch while companies implement AI-driven layoffs.
Disney partners with Meta to bring AI smart glasses to Disneyland, offering visitors ride information and wait times, as tech giants including Google, Samsung, Amazon and Apple race to launch competing AI glasses despite sluggish market adoption with only 2-3 million units sold globally.
Nvidia secures a massive $20 billion licensing deal with AI chipmaker Groq in an unusual structure that sees 90% of Groq's workforce joining the tech giant while shareholders receive substantial payouts, cleverly sidestepping antitrust concerns through the non-exclusive arrangement.
OpenAI searches for a new Head of Preparedness with a $555,000 salary to address mounting AI safety risks including cybersecurity vulnerabilities and mental health impacts as CEO Sam Altman admits their increasingly powerful models pose real challenges.
Nvidia licenses Groq's AI inference technology in major partnership deal, with Groq founder Jonathan Ross and key team members joining Nvidia to scale the technology globally while Groq continues independent operations under new CEO Simon Edwards.
AI companies face mounting pressure to slash energy consumption as data centers devour gigawatts of power compared to the human brain's mere 20 watts, while DeepSeek's $6 million breakthrough model challenges trillion-dollar industry spending amid growing concerns over electric grid strain from $61 billion in infrastructure deals.
ServiceNow announces massive $7.75 billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Armis, more than tripling its security market opportunity as companies ramp up spending to defend against AI-era cyber threats.