A direct-to-consumer brand selling weighted plush toys for comfort is scaling up by leaning into platforms. The founder credits a mix of Shopify, Amazon, and AI tools for managing growth and discovery in a competitive market.
According to a new analysis, Google’s Gemini has surpassed ChatGPT for daily productivity tasks. The shift is driven by massive technical advantages and seamless integration into tools like Gmail and Google Drive.
At CES, Siemens unveiled a massive push into industrial AI, centered on a new Digital Twin Composer built with NVIDIA. They’re targeting a $150 billion market by 2030 and already have PepsiCo as a flagship customer, reporting major efficiency gains. But the move raises big questions about governance
A California state senator has introduced a bill to ban the sale of AI chatbot-enabled toys for four years. The move follows incidents where such toys gave dangerous advice to children. The bill’s fate is uncertain, facing potential veto from the governor.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has secured a staggering $20 billion in new funding. The round includes backing from Nvidia and uses a unique financial structure to lock down critical GPU hardware.
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, says the AI boom is in the “early stages of a bubble.” He’s not alone, as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and investor Michael Burry have expressed similar concerns. Yet, the market keeps climbing.
Nvidia is bringing its GPU horsepower to the complex world of chip design. The company announced a partnership with Siemens to accelerate its electronic design automation tools, a move that could drastically speed up development cycles for new semiconductors.
At CES, Nvidia didn’t announce a single new consumer GPU. Instead, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Rubin AI platform, a supercomputer system designed for AI efficiency. The move signals Nvidia’s full pivot to becoming the foundational layer for artificial intelligence.
Nvidia is pushing ahead on two major fronts. Its next-generation Rubin AI data center processors are now in production and on track for customer deployment in the second half of 2025. Simultaneously, the company reports “strong” demand from China for the H200 chip, with license applications pending
Researchers have developed a method using AI and standard drone cameras to see through dense forest canopies. This could revolutionize how we monitor forest health, carbon stocks, and biodiversity at a fraction of the cost.
