Baidu’s AI chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, is moving toward a public listing in Hong Kong. The IPO could raise as much as $2 billion, capitalizing on intense investor demand for Chinese AI and semiconductor stocks. This comes as Beijing pushes hard for technological self-reliance.
A Japanese company, Qualest, has announced a new compact workstation for early 2026. It’s built around Intel’s not-yet-released Core Ultra 200-series CPUs and Z890 platform, emphasizing local AI processing with an NPU.
Two of China’s leading generative AI startups, Zhipu and MiniMax, are launching back-to-back IPOs in Hong Kong. With valuations around $4 billion each, they represent a critical test of whether China’s AI sector can compete globally, despite operating with far fewer resources than giants like OpenAI
Microsoft is officially retiring the Office brand after nearly 17 years. The company has locked its Office X account and is directing all support to its Microsoft 365 channel as it unifies everything under “Microsoft 365 Copilot.”
Google is bringing a suite of Gemini AI features to Google TV, starting with TCL devices in the coming months. The capabilities, from voice-controlled settings to AI photo editing, offer a clear preview of what could arrive on a future Apple TV powered by Apple Intelligence and a smarter Siri.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s former national security adviser, says allowing Nvidia to sell its H200 AI chips to China is a massive strategic blunder. He argues it directly fuels America’s primary competitor in a critical technology race.
Nvidia’s stock has tumbled 8% since October, wiping out $460 billion in market value. The AI chip king now faces unprecedented competition from AMD and its own biggest customers like Google and Amazon, who are building their own chips. Here’s what’s really going on.
A new gadget called the DeskMate uses your iPhone’s hardware to create a desktop AI companion that charges your phone. It’s a clever way to avoid extra hardware, but its expected sub-$300 price tag raises eyebrows.
AI agents like Claude Code are enabling a new wave of app development directly from smartphones, bypassing traditional coding. This will lead to an explosion of hyper-personal, niche apps, fundamentally changing what the App Store contains and who builds for it.
Nvidia has unveiled its next-generation Vera Rubin AI computing platform, arriving ahead of schedule. The Rubin GPU claims to deliver five times the AI training compute of the current Blackwell architecture while drastically reducing the cost and hardware needed for massive AI models.
