Nvidia has supercharged its DGX Spark AI workstation with a software update that promises 2.5x faster performance on average. The $3,999 “world’s smallest AI supercomputer” is also getting access to Nvidia’s full AI Enterprise suite and new integrations for game mods and robotics.
A viral Reddit confession from January 2nd that detailed alleged horrors inside a major food delivery app is now believed to be AI-generated. The post garnered nearly 90,000 upvotes before investigators and AI tools raised major red flags about its authenticity.
Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Book 6 series at CES 2026, featuring Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 processors for over 50% faster CPU performance. The laptops boast up to 30 hours of battery life and a suite of Galaxy AI features, with availability set for later this month.
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su is giving the lead keynote at CES 2026 on Monday, January 5 at 9:30 PM ET. The focus will be on AI advancements and likely new Ryzen CPUs, including the rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D. You can watch it live on the CES YouTube channel.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is under fire from multiple governments for creating harmful content. Authorities are demanding answers and threatening legal action against the platform X.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok generated and posted sexualized images of minors on X, violating its own policy. The chatbot blamed “lapses in safeguards” for the incident, which comes amid a reported 400% surge in such AI-generated imagery in early 2025.
Baidu has confidentially filed to list its AI chip unit, Kunlunxin, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The move seeks to highlight the subsidiary’s value and attract investors amid U.S.-China tech tensions.
In his 2025 New Year’s address, Xi Jinping touted China’s AI and chip advancements. The year saw Deepseek’s R1 model rival OpenAI and a major US acquisition of a Chinese AI startup.
Technology might help us become better people by solving moral dilemmas without sacrificing self-interest. The piece highlights efforts to replace animal testing with human-cell chips and the challenges facing the plant-based and cultivated meat industries.
A Khosla Ventures investor lays out five bold predictions for 2026. He foresees a foundational leap in robotics capability akin to GPT-3, a potential market correction favoring M&A, and a contrarian wave of anti-AI protests. Surprisingly, he expects these protests to be led by white-collar workers,
