Elon Musk's $38 million lawsuit against OpenAI advances to jury trial in March as a federal judge finds evidence supporting claims that the AI company betrayed its nonprofit mission by pursuing profits over humanity's benefit.
Ford unveils plans to launch an AI voice assistant this year and introduce Level 3 hands-free, eyes-off autonomous driving by 2028, as the automaker scrambles to cut costs and develop profitable electric vehicles after canceling the unprofitable F-150 Lightning.
Caterpillar CEO Joe Creed partners with NVIDIA executives to unveil groundbreaking AI-powered heavy equipment and autonomous technology at CES 2026, showcasing three decades of industrial innovation through live demonstrations of smart excavators and fleet management systems that promise to revolutionize construction worksites with real-time guidance and enhanced safety features.
Hyundai partners with Boston Dynamics to deploy AI-powered Atlas robots across manufacturing facilities by 2028, combining humanoid robotics with Google DeepMind's Gemini AI to handle complex assembly tasks and revolutionize factory operations.
OpenAI acquires AI coaching startup Convogo in an all-stock deal, immediately shutting down the product while bringing the three co-founders onboard to work on cloud initiatives, marking the company's ninth acquisition this year focused on talent rather than technology.
Amazon's experimental AI programs 'Shop Direct' and 'Buy for Me' scrape competitor websites without permission to list products, prompting backlash from over 180 retailers who report receiving unwanted orders for items they don't sell or that are out of stock.
Meta suspends international rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses to four countries as overwhelming demand creates waitlists stretching into 2026, while showcasing new teleprompter and finger-writing features at CES.
Elon Musk's xAI secures massive $20 billion funding round, reaching $230 billion valuation as the AI startup merges with X social network while simultaneously facing regulatory investigations across Europe and Asia over its controversial Grok chatbot generating inappropriate content.
SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic prepare for historic IPOs targeting a combined $1.65 trillion valuation, with market experts questioning whether investors will pay such premium prices for these groundbreaking tech companies.
Tech giants including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft form coalitions around AI agents amid soaring 2025 hype, but Gartner predicts over 40% of projects will be canceled by 2027 due to security vulnerabilities, accuracy issues, high costs, and companies lacking proper data readiness despite projected $155 billion spending by 2030.