AI users now strategically deploy over 30 different models for specialized tasks, with no single model capturing more than 17% of usage as the market fragments from two dominant models controlling 90% in January to four models each holding just 10% by December.
Apple launches Xcode 26.3 featuring AI coding agents from Anthropic and OpenAI that autonomously handle development tasks, search documentation, explore files, update settings, and verify work visually, now available to developer program members.
OpenAI triggers senior staff exodus including VP of Research Jerry Tworek as the company slashes funding for Sora and DALL-E projects to prioritize ChatGPT, while burning through $17 billion annually despite $20 billion revenue and planning ads on free tiers.
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI in a massive $1.5 trillion power play, as his AI startup hemorrhages billions and desperately needs capital to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic, with a SpaceX IPO and a Trump-friendly regulatory environment clearing the path forward.
Elon Musk confirms SpaceX merges with xAI to create a massive $1.25 trillion company combining artificial intelligence, rockets, and space-based computing, while Tesla stock plunges 3.8% amid analyst predictions that the electric vehicle maker could join the mega-merger within 12-18 months.
California Teamsters demand indefinite suspension of Waymo's operating license after a self-driving car strikes a child in Santa Monica, prompting federal investigation while the union cites ongoing safety risks and job threats from autonomous vehicles.
SpaceX acquires xAI for $1.25 trillion to launch space-based data centers alongside Google and other tech giants, despite experts warning that the hundreds of thousands of required satellites could trigger catastrophic Kessler syndrome and create insurmountable hardware upgrade challenges.
AI coding companies race to democratize software creation for millions of non-technical users by eliminating setup barriers and security complexities that currently limit these tools to just 1% of the population.
Major AI chatbots including Google's Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity increasingly cite Elon Musk's AI-generated Grokipedia despite containing racist content and lacking human oversight, raising concerns about spreading disinformation through automated systems.
Apple acquires Israeli AI startup Q.ai for nearly $2 billion in its second-largest deal ever, gaining revolutionary technology that reads facial expressions and micro-movements to enable silent speech communication with Siri through future headphones and glasses.