Generalist AI releases GEN-θ, breakthrough robot foundation models trained on 270,000 hours of real-world manipulation data, discovering a critical 7B parameter intelligence threshold where robots dramatically improve at complex tasks and need only thousands of training steps to master new skills.
Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approve Elon Musk's unprecedented $1 trillion compensation package tied to achieving an $8.5 trillion market cap, 20 million vehicle deliveries, and deploying 1 million robotaxis, boosting his ownership stake from 13% to 25%.
Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom unveil a massive €1 billion AI factory in Munich featuring over 1,000 DGX B200 systems and 10,000 Blackwell GPUs, set to boost Germany's AI computing power by 50% when it launches in early 2026.
Lambda strikes massive multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft to construct AI infrastructure featuring tens of thousands of Nvidia chips, serving over 200,000 developers while planning a Kansas City AI factory by 2026.
Korean researchers develop revolutionary 10-gram fabric muscle that lifts 15 kilograms, enabling ultra-lightweight wearable robots under 2kg that reduce human muscle effort by 40% and improve movement range by 57% in patients with muscular weakness.
ChipAgents secures $21M Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners to revolutionize semiconductor design with AI automation, experiencing explosive 60x usage growth as top chip manufacturers embrace the platform to tackle increasingly complex billion-gate processors and accelerate time-to-market.
Stellantis teams up with Chinese AI firm Pony to bring self-driving robotaxis to European cities by 2026, starting with Luxembourg testing using Peugeot e-Traveller vans equipped with autonomous driving technology.
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.
Google DeepMind's AI discovers 2.2 million new crystal materials in a breakthrough equivalent to 800 years of traditional research, with 736 predictions already validated in laboratories and promising revolutionary advances in superconductors, batteries, and electric vehicle technology.
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.