Mark Zuckerberg announced a new Meta creative studio merging design, fashion, and tech, led by former Apple design head Alan Dye. The studio will treat intelligence as a “new design material,” signaling a major push into AI-integrated hardware.
The Android QPR2 update is rolling out to Pixel 6 and newer devices, and it’s packing a quietly significant upgrade for Circle to Search. The feature finally gets the continuous scrolling capability that Samsung users have enjoyed since its launch in September.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is on Capitol Hill, pushing back against AI chip export controls to China. He argues restrictions won’t slow China’s progress and that Nvidia needs to sell competitive chips globally. The lobbying effort is meeting both support and sharp skepticism from lawmakers.
HPE is making a major push into AI networking with new hardware and software announced at its Discover Barcelona 2025 event. The company is combining its Aruba platform with Juniper’s Mist AI and strengthening partnerships with chip giants Nvidia and AMD.
Gradial, a Seattle AI startup, just secured a $35 million Series B. The company builds “agentic” AI tools designed to automate complex marketing workflows for clients like AWS and T-Mobile.
The Zig Software Foundation is making a permanent move off GitHub, calling the platform “sluggish and broken.” The breaking point was unreliable infrastructure and Microsoft’s aggressive promotion of AI, which violates Zig’s strict no-LLM policy.
Amazon has quickly removed an “AI beta” English dub for the classic anime Banana Fish following intense criticism from viewers. The move highlights the growing tension between streamers experimenting with AI and audiences who fiercely defend human creative roles.
Microsoft is adding a “streaming” feature to Notepad in Windows 11, making its Copilot AI type out responses character by character. The update mimics the ChatGPT experience and will debut on new Copilot+ PCs before coming to other systems.
Norton has entered the AI browser wars with Neo, a “zero-prompt” browser built on security. It proactively offers summaries and suggestions instead of waiting for user queries. The goal is to offer a calmer, more predictable alternative to agentic browsers.
Apple’s head of AI, John Giannandrea, is retiring and will be replaced by former Microsoft VP Amar Subramanya. The shakeup comes as SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son admits to “crying” over selling a $5.83 billion Nvidia stake to fund investments like OpenAI.
