Chinese AI startup Z.ai partners with Alibaba Cloud to launch a free general-purpose AI agent capable of handling everyday tasks like ordering food and generating content, available on Android, iOS, and web, amid fierce competition in China's AI agent market.
Meta freezes hiring for its AI research team and splits its recently formed Superintelligence Lab into four smaller teams, signaling a shift in the company's aggressive AI strategy amid broader restructuring efforts.
China's Tiangong space station hosts Wukong, an AI chatbot assisting taikonauts with navigation, tactical planning, and complex operations, combining intelligent assistant capabilities with space expertise.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautions investors about an impending AI bubble burst while simultaneously seeking a staggering $500 billion valuation for OpenAI, planning to invest trillions in data centers despite acknowledging overexcitement and implementation challenges plaguing the industry.
Major Chinese cities are targeting 70% self-reliance in AI chips by 2027, challenging Nvidia's dominance as Beijing pushes to develop the domestic AI industry and reduce reliance on foreign technology.
In a major coup, Google secures a staggering $10 billion AI cloud deal with Meta over six years, solidifying its position as a leading provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure as Meta doubles down on developing its Llama family of AI models.
NASA's free-flying Astrobee robots join Germany's AI assistant CIMON aboard the International Space Station, marking a historic robotic rendezvous to aid astronauts and operations.
Dell unleashes Pro Max AI Desktop PCs, including GB10 and GB300 models, featuring NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs delivering up to 20 Petaflops of FP4 computing power for maximum AI development performance at the deskside.
DeepSeek unveils V3.1, a GPT-5 rival optimized for Chinese chips, matching OpenAI's model on benchmarks while undercutting pricing, fueling the AI race between the U.S. and China.
Google announces its AI prompts now consume minimal energy, with the median prompt using just 0.24 watt-hours of electricity, producing 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide emissions, and consuming 0.26 milliliters of water, a 33-fold reduction in energy use compared to a year ago.