AMD used its CES 2026 keynote to declare itself central to the AI boom, showcasing a massive new server rack and updated PC chips. Despite star power from OpenAI and the White House, the market’s reaction was muted.
Kuaishou Technology has pulled off a dramatic pivot to AI video, with its Kling app driving an 84% stock surge. The company, once a laggard to TikTok, now projects $140 million in 2025 revenue from the tool and has amassed 60 million users by moving faster than rivals.
Nvidia is pushing its AI tech into the physical world with new platforms for cars and robots. The first Nvidia-powered autonomous vehicle is slated for US roads as early as this quarter.
Nvidia is accelerating its chip roadmap, announcing its next-generation Vera Rubin AI systems much earlier than usual. The new servers promise to train massive AI models four times faster than the current Blackwell generation. This move signals the intense pressure in the AI hardware race.
HP launched a major refresh of its consumer PC lineup at CES 2026. The star is the OmniBook Ultra 14, claiming to be the first consumer notebook with up to 85 TOPS of NPU performance. They also introduced a new 27-inch all-in-one for creators.
Brex is taking a radical approach to enterprise AI, arguing that complex orchestration is now a bottleneck. Its “Agent Mesh” uses many small, specialized agents that chat in plain English to automate finance tasks, aiming for near-total invisibility.
Over 40 million people globally are turning to ChatGPT for daily healthcare advice, according to a new report. With 5% of all ChatGPT messages being health-related, experts warn this reliance on error-prone AI is a dangerous gamble with real health consequences.
Google is expanding Gemini’s role on its TV platform with new AI features for photo editing and system controls. The update will first arrive on TCL TVs before coming to other Google TV devices over the coming months.
Verge has updated its flagship TS Pro electric motorcycle with a new solid-state battery pack. The 33.3-kWh unit enables a claimed 373 miles of range, which the company says is the longest of any production electric two-wheeler. Deliveries are slated to begin in Q1 2026.
Sergey Brin offered contrarian advice to students worried about AI. He argued that coding errors can be catastrophic, making AI’s “creative” tasks potentially easier to automate safely.
