Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts human-level robots could emerge next year as the company unveils new AI models including autonomous vehicle reasoning and humanoid robotics systems, though experts caution that real-world robotic errors carry far greater consequences than digital chatbot mistakes.
Intel spinout Articul8 raises over $35M at $500M valuation—five times its previous worth—while generating $57M in annual recurring revenue from specialized AI systems serving regulated industries like energy and finance.
Modelence unveils a revolutionary agent-native backend platform powered by MongoDB Atlas that enables AI systems to deploy production-ready applications in just minutes, featuring zero-configuration development with built-in authentication, databases, APIs, and monitoring capabilities.
Dell abandons AI-focused marketing at CES 2026 after discovering consumers find artificial intelligence confusing and don't buy products based on AI features, instead returning to consumer-first approach with new XPS laptops, ultraslim Alienware models, and Area-51 desktops while quietly including AI capabilities without emphasizing them.
Amazon's experimental AI programs 'Shop Direct' and 'Buy for Me' scrape competitor websites without permission to list products, prompting backlash from over 180 retailers who report receiving unwanted orders for items they don't sell or that are out of stock.
Utah becomes the first state to legally allow AI to autonomously renew prescriptions for chronic conditions through a partnership with platform Doctronic, while federal legislation proposes expanding AI prescribing authority nationwide.
NVIDIA's NeMo Agent Toolkit unveils dramatic performance differences between AI models, showing Claude Haiku delivers 32% faster responses and lower costs than Sonnet but suffers a devastating 35% drop in accuracy from 0.85 to 0.55.
Revolutionary AI-powered virtual pet Sweekar debuts at CES 2026, physically growing larger through life stages from egg to adult over months of care, launching on Kickstarter for $150 as the high-tech successor to the beloved 1990s Tamagotchi.
Technology Innovation Institute's new Falcon H1R 7B AI model delivers breakthrough performance, outperforming competitors 2-7 times larger in math and coding tasks despite having only 7 billion parameters, achieving 73.96% accuracy in mathematics through innovative two-stage training and efficient test-time scaling technology.
Boston Dynamics partners with Google DeepMind at CES 2026 to integrate Gemini AI foundation models with Atlas humanoid robots, targeting manufacturing transformation in automotive and other industries through advanced visual-language-action capabilities.