China is formally reviewing Meta’s $2.5 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, a move seen as a warning to other founders. The review highlights Beijing’s growing concern over losing strategic AI talent and technology to American rivals.
Scientists in Beijing have successfully mimicked the first moments of human pregnancy in a lab using embryos and endometrial organoids. Meanwhile, the parameter counts in large language models are becoming a closely guarded secret.
According to a report, Nvidia is adopting a strict “pay-first” policy for its H200 AI chip in China. This move is a direct hedge against regulatory uncertainty from both governments. Chinese AI firms, needing the chips, have little choice but to comply.
Nutanix has unveiled its Nutanix Cloud Platform 7.5, one of its biggest releases in years. It’s packed with new AI, security, and management features, specifically targeting complex, secure “dark site” deployments and governed AI workloads.
The age of a billion-dollar startup founder is dropping fast, thanks to AI. A new report from VC firm Antler shows the average age for AI unicorn founders fell from 40 in 2020 to just 29 in 2024. This is compressing the timeline to a $1B valuation to under 5 years.
A new report shows Baidu and Huawei have locked down over 70% of China’s critical GPU cloud market. This highlights a major shift towards full-stack, chip-to-cloud strategies designed to counter Nvidia, but significant constraints remain.
AMD is launching a massive wave of AI processors for 2026. The new chips, built on Zen 5 and XDNA 2, aim to put powerful AI directly into laptops, desktops, and even cars and robots.
Databricks just unveiled a new architecture for AI agents called Instructed Retriever. It claims massive accuracy gains over standard RAG by better translating natural language into complex searches. But is this the key to making AI agents actually useful?
Razer has revealed a physical version of its Project Ava AI, a holographic gaming coach that lives in a glass container on your desk. The avatars, like “Kira,” can offer game tips, fashion advice, and calendar management, powered by Grok AI. It’s slated for release in the second half of 2026, with n
CES 2026 kicked off with a press day dominated by AI and chip announcements. While NVIDIA focused on infrastructure and Intel launched Panther Lake, Lego stole some surprise with its first-ever CES reveal.
