University of Otago researchers achieve world-first breakthrough enabling smartwatches to pinpoint locations within 8 centimeters using new algorithms that combine signals from multiple satellite systems, bringing military-grade GPS precision to everyday consumer devices.
Amazon holds 850,000 shares in quantum computing company IonQ as the stock rockets 90% since September, with IonQ's room-temperature trapped-ion technology offering superior accuracy over competitors and the CEO projecting $1 billion in annual sales by 2030.
Cortical Labs launches CL1, the world's first commercial biological computer that harnesses 800,000 lab-grown human neurons to process data with submillisecond response times, offering a $35,000 energy-efficient alternative to traditional computing for pharmaceutical, financial, and AI research applications.
Swiss startup FinalSpark creates revolutionary biocomputing technology using living human brain tissue with 10,000 neurons as processors that consume one million times less energy than traditional AI chips, with ten universities worldwide now experimenting with these six-month-living organoids despite their currently limited computing power.
NVIDIA acquires AI coding tool Solver and launches 'AI factories' for vertical integration, positioning itself as an industrial solution provider that trains sector-specific models while addressing power efficiency bottlenecks in AI development.
Apple commits to investing over $500 billion in the U.S. over four years, opening a massive Houston server facility by 2026, doubling its manufacturing fund to $10 billion, and hiring 20,000 new employees for AI and research roles.
EssilorLuxottica's revenue soars 11.7% to €6.9 billion as Meta smart glasses partnership drives over 4 percentage points of growth, with CFO predicting wearables will replace smartphone functionality while Meta expands collaboration to include new Ray-Ban Display glasses and Oakley brand.
AI cloud company Nscale announces plans for IPO by 2026 while expanding its Microsoft partnership to $23 billion with a new $14 billion deal involving 200,000 Nvidia GB300 graphics processing units.
Meta partners with Arm in a multi-year deal to power AI systems serving over 3 billion Facebook and Instagram users through more efficient cloud infrastructure that delivers higher performance and lower power consumption than traditional systems.
Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock and Elon Musk's xAI announce a record-breaking $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, marking the largest global data center deal ever as tech giants race to secure massive AI infrastructure across 50 campuses in the Americas.