TIME crowns AI Architects as 2025 Person of the Year as Jensen Huang's Nvidia reaches $5 trillion valuation, Trump launches $500 billion Stargate initiative, and Chinese breakthrough DeepSeek intensifies global AI race while ChatGPT hits 800 million weekly users amid growing concerns over mental health and job displacement.
Boom Supersonic raises $300 million to develop AI data center turbines and lands a massive $1.25 billion order from Crusoe for 29 water-free, 42-megawatt units that use the same supersonic technology powering their commercial airliners.
India launches urgent $1.25 billion AI mission securing 19,000 GPUs to build six large-scale models by 2025, selecting Sarvam AI for a 70-billion-parameter model optimized for the country's 22 official languages after DeepSeek's breakthrough sparks global AI competition.
Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud makes history by successfully training the first AI model in space using an H100 GPU satellite 100 times more powerful than previous space computers, paving the way for massive orbital data centers that could solve Earth's energy crisis.
Pebble unveils the Index 01, a $75 smart ring that ditches health tracking for voice recording capabilities, featuring a physical button to capture notes and reminders with two-year battery life and no subscription fees required.
DOJ arrests two men for smuggling over $50 million worth of Nvidia AI chips to China through sophisticated networks, just as Trump announces plans to lift export restrictions while demanding a 25% government cut from future sales.
The US Commerce Department prepares to authorize Nvidia H200 AI chip exports to China, dramatically reversing previous restrictions on advanced processors, though Beijing may reject the offering as it shifts toward domestic AI hardware development.
Google announces $150 million partnership with Samsung to launch AI-powered glasses in 2026, featuring Gemini assistant and in-lens displays for navigation and translation, directly challenging Meta's dominance in the smart eyewear market.
Moore Threads Technology shares explode 425% after raising $1.13 billion in Shanghai IPO as Chinese AI chip companies surge to fill gaps left by U.S. export restrictions, with Nvidia's CEO warning China's semiconductor industry doubles annually while Western growth lags at just 20-30%.
Meta acquires AI pendant maker Limitless for its $99 conversation-recording device technology as the social media giant accelerates into wearable AI hardware to compete with OpenAI, while Limitless shuts down operations and offers customers free service before closure.