Meta AI glasses sales explode to 7 million units in 2025, more than tripling from previous years, as companies plan to double production to 20 million units by 2026 amid unprecedented demand for wearable AI technology.
Anthropic executive Paul Smith slams OpenAI's trillion-dollar spending spree as the AI giants clash in a Super Bowl ad war, with Anthropic attacking OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising plans while software stocks plummet amid fears that Claude Cowork productivity tool threatens traditional enterprise software.
Meta breaks ground on a massive $10 billion AI data center in Lebanon, Indiana, creating over 4,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent positions while delivering 1 gigawatt of computing power for artificial intelligence workloads with 100% clean energy and advanced water conservation systems.
Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol in 2026, enabling AI-powered direct checkout within search experiences and partnering with Etsy and Wayfair to revolutionize online shopping with personalized recommendations and seamless transactions.
PicoClaw AI assistant launches with revolutionary efficiency, running on just 10MB RAM and booting in under one second on $10 hardware, delivering 400x faster startup times than competitors while managing emails, calendars, and flights through Telegram and Discord integration.
MIT researchers unveil a breakthrough AI training technique called self-distillation fine-tuning that allows large language models to continuously learn new skills without forgetting old ones, potentially eliminating the need for companies to maintain multiple specialized AI models.
Apptronik raises $520M at a $5B valuation with Google backing its Apollo humanoid robot, now being tested at Mercedes-Benz and GXO Logistics, with $1B in orders projected by 2027 as the company races toward mass production against Tesla and Chinese rivals.
French AI startup Mistral explodes with 20-fold revenue surge to $400 million while securing $1.4 billion investment for European data centers, positioning itself as Europe's answer to American AI dominance amid growing concerns over digital dependency.
OpenAI dissolves its mission alignment team responsible for ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits humanity, reassigning members including former leader Josh Achiam who becomes chief futurist in what the company calls routine restructuring.
Newo secures $25 million Series A funding led by Veeam founder to expand its AI voice infrastructure serving over 15,000 AI receptionists across small businesses, with the platform handling calls, SMS, and web chat using specialized Zero-Hallucination Architecture for subsecond response times.