Apple launches an affordable A18-powered MacBook with vibrant color options like silver, pink, and yellow, aiming for 5-7 million unit sales in 2026 through an aggressive pricing strategy.
A massive 5,800-acre 'Hypergrid' campus with potential to deliver up to 11 gigawatts of power for next-generation Artificial Intelligence is being built in Amarillo, co-founded by former Texas Governor Rick Perry, signaling new investment in the Texas Panhandle.
Microsoft's custom AI chip Braga faces unexpected delays, pushing mass production to 2026, allowing Nvidia's Blackwell chips to solidify dominance in the AI chip market due to design changes, staffing shortages, and high turnover at Microsoft.
Xiaomi introduces its AI smart glasses equipped with a 12MP camera, Qualcomm's AR1 chip, voice assistant, and 8.6-hour battery life, entering the competitive AI glasses market led by Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses.
Google introduces Gemini Robotics On-Device, a local AI system enabling efficient, dexterous, and low-latency robotics with fast task adaptation through an SDK for developers.
Microsoft introduces Mu, a compact language model engineered for efficient performance on edge devices and NPUs, powering the new AI-powered agent in Windows Settings that understands natural language queries and adjusts relevant settings.
Meta and Oakley unveil Oakley Meta HSTN Performance AI glasses featuring a built-in camera, open-ear speakers, IPX4 water resistance, and preorders starting July 11 for $499.
AI's soaring energy demands, fueled by widespread adoption and larger models for inference, are prompting tech giants to construct massive AI data centers, reshaping global power grids in the process.
Taiwan imposes export restrictions on Huawei and SMIC, Chinese tech giants, over national security concerns, while local firms report minimal impact after distancing from the companies due to existing U.S. sanctions.
Meta's ambitious metaverse vision hinges on achieving key augmented and virtual reality milestones by 2025, with the company's Ray-Ban AI glasses already generating buzz as a breakthrough product that could shape the market's adoption of its AR/VR offerings.