NVIDIA is showcasing open-weight models and local AI tools that let developers run agents, coding, video and robotics workloads on its hardware.

Source Foundry is reported to have raised $400 million at a $5 billion valuation, putting a stealth AI chip manufacturing challenger in ASML’s orbit.

AMD is reported to be acquiring Taalas to add specialized AI inference silicon, potentially broadening its accelerator strategy beyond training workloads.

Nvidia says it is deploying Vera CPUs in chip-design workflows with Cadence and Synopsys tools, aiming to speed verification and tapeout work.

A report says OpenAI launched Codex Micro, a $230 RGB keypad for AI coding agents, signaling interest in dedicated hardware for developer workflows.

General Compute secured a $400 million chip-backed loan from Upper90, signaling growing investor appetite for inference-first AI infrastructure.

Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlunxin is reportedly exploring a Hong Kong IPO at a $50 billion valuation, highlighting renewed investor appetite for AI hardware.

New research demonstrates that reformulating the mathematics underlying AI models could significantly reduce memory and storage demands on AI hardware.

IBM's new sub-nanometer stacked chip architecture supports CPUs, GPUs, mobile chips, and SRAM, with potential to reshape AI hardware design.

Google has launched its new Gemini-powered Google Home speaker, bringing advanced conversational AI to the home device lineup.

AI's insatiable demand for memory chips has caused a global shortage dubbed RAMageddon, with Apple CEO Tim Cook warning of potential iPhone and Mac price hikes.

AI image startup Midjourney unveiled its first hardware product, the Midjourney Scanner, a ring-shaped ultrasonic CT device for 60-second full-body health imaging.

TechCrunch reviewed Amazon’s Bee AI wearable, noting its meeting-summary potential alongside concerns over recording and cloud-stored data.

Hark, founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, raised more than $700 million for a secretive AI-powered device and interface push.

Intel confirmed its role in Google's Googlebook AI laptop push, with new devices expected to support Gemini-first computing.

Chinese companies are embedding AI into cars, robots, and industrial products as the technology shifts toward edge devices.

Gamers say Nvidia is abandoning them as AI-fueled DRAM shortages push the company to prioritize Blackwell and Rubin AI chips over GeForce gaming GPUs.

AI chip startups challenging Nvidia raised $8.3 billion globally in 2026, with new rounds for Euclyd, Fractile, Axelera, and Olix signaling intense competition.

Nvidia has open-sourced its Ising family of AI models designed for quantum processor calibration and real-time error correction, bridging AI and quantum computing.

Apple is testing multiple frame styles and oval camera designs for its first AI smart glasses, with an unveiling planned for late 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup.