NVIDIA launches DRIVE Alpamayo-R1, the world's first open reasoning AI model for autonomous driving that combines chain-of-thought reasoning with path planning for level 4 autonomy, while also releasing new digital AI tools including speech recognition and content safety models.
Kuaishou launches Kling O1, a powerful multimodal AI video model featuring advanced 'Nano Banana' editing capabilities that allows precise visual manipulation while maintaining character consistency, directly challenging OpenAI's Sora and targeting filmmakers, studios, and content creators with integrated video creation, editing, and understanding tools.
AWS unveils DevOps Agent, an autonomous AI system that automatically detects system incidents, identifies root causes by correlating data across monitoring tools, and manages crisis communications through Slack, now available free in public preview.
ChatGPT drives 28% more Black Friday shopping referrals as AI traffic to retail sites explodes 805%, with Amazon dominating at 54% of referrals while Walmart surges from 2.7% to 14.9% share, and AI-driven shoppers show 38% higher purchase rates than traditional visitors.
Amazon launches Nova 2 Sonic AI model that enables real-time voice conversations in multiple languages including Portuguese and Hindi, featuring polyglot voices that can switch languages mid-conversation and integration with major telephony providers like Twilio and Vonage.
Amazon unveils Nova Forge, a groundbreaking service enabling organizations to build custom frontier AI models by combining their proprietary data with Amazon's curated datasets while preventing catastrophic forgetting through advanced data mixing techniques.
Frigade launches revolutionary AI platform that automatically learns software products by using them directly, then creates personalized user onboarding flows and feature tours through simple text prompts, helping companies reduce support tickets and boost feature adoption without external documentation.
InspectMind AI launches revolutionary construction drawing review agent that automatically detects dimension mismatches, material conflicts, and code violations in project documents, potentially saving contractors millions in rework costs after one recent case prevented $2M in damages on a $100M project.
Apple's AI chief John Giannandrea steps down and transitions to advisor role before retiring in spring 2026, while tech giant hires Microsoft and Google veteran Amar Subramanya to lead critical AI initiatives including Foundation Models and ML research.
OpenAI prepares to introduce advertising to ChatGPT despite CEO Sam Altman previously calling AI ads 'uniquely unsettling,' with code discovered in the Android beta version revealing features for targeted ads potentially based on user chat history and memory.