Apple unveils its fully custom chip suite for the new iPhone Air, including the AI-focused A19 Pro chip, N1 wireless chip, and C1X modem chip, while planning US production of some custom chips at TSMC's Arizona facilities.
Mark Zuckerberg cautions about a potential AI bubble forming as Meta invests a staggering $600 billion in AI development, citing historical parallels like railroads and dot-com booms, yet remains committed to seizing AI's transformative potential despite bubble risks.
Over 200 AI contractors working on improving Google's products like Gemini and AI Overviews are fired without warning amid union push and protests over poor pay, job insecurity, and alleged retaliation by outsourcing firm GlobalLogic.
In a bold move, the Pentagon's Chief Technology Officer aims to equip every desktop with AI capabilities within the next 6 to 9 months, reshuffling the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to report directly to him as he spends half his time rethinking the DOD's AI deployment strategy.
Perplexity, an AI-powered search startup, secures $200 million in funding at a staggering $20 billion valuation, just two months after raising $100 million, positioning itself as a formidable challenger to Google's search dominance.
Replit secures $250M at $3B valuation, launches Agent 3 autonomous AI agent for testing, fixing code and automating tasks, fueling global expansion and AI-powered work revolution.
DeepSeek unveils an advanced AI agent model capable of carrying out multi-step actions with minimal direction, aiming to rival OpenAI's capabilities by the end of 2025 following the success of its R1 model.
At the SCO Summit, China's President Xi Jinping calls for strengthening artificial intelligence cooperation among members, rejects a 'Cold War mentality', proposes a new 'Global Governance Initiative', and urges peaceful coexistence without imposing rules of a few countries on others.
AI database startup Pinecone, founded in Israel, weighs potential sale as tech giants like Oracle, IBM, MongoDB and Snowflake emerge as suitors amid fierce competition, further intensified by losing prominent customer Notion.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautions investors about an impending AI bubble burst while simultaneously seeking a staggering $500 billion valuation for OpenAI, planning to invest trillions in data centers despite acknowledging overexcitement and implementation challenges plaguing the industry.