xFusion, China’s top AI server provider, has hired Citic Securities to guide it toward an initial public offering. The move comes as AI-related stocks in China are seeing massive first-day pops, with indices up sharply. The company was spun off from Huawei in 2021.
According to a report, Chinese regulators are looking into Meta’s recent $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus. The review focuses on whether the transfer of Manus’s tech out of China required an export license, potentially giving Beijing leverage over the deal.
Elon Musk’s xAI has secured a monumental $20 billion in new funding. The capital will accelerate its data center buildout and the development of its Grok AI models, which now reach 600 million users.
Lenovo has unveiled a new ultra-compact desktop PC, the Yoga Mini i, at CES 2026. It’s powered by Intel’s next-gen Panther Lake processors and is designed as an AI companion, with a launch date set for June 2026 starting at $699.99.
The future of home chores and wearable tech got a major, if quirky, update at CES 2026. LG unveiled its first AI home robot, CLOiD, while Razer showed off a wild new take on smart glasses built into headphones.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang framed AI as moving into the physical world through robotics and digital twins, while AMD’s Lisa Su focused on the staggering “yottaflop” scale of compute required. Both agree the next phase is about pushing intelligence to the edge.
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is under intense global scrutiny after its “spicy mode” was used to create sexualized images of women and children. Officials from the UK, EU, India, and more are demanding action, with some launching investigations into the platform. The backlash highlights the growing nigh
Microsoft is buying agentic AI startup Osmos to boost its Fabric data platform. The goal is to let AI handle the tedious work of preparing data, freeing up teams for actual analysis. The Osmos team will join Microsoft’s Fabric group immediately.
Nvidia has unveiled its next-generation Vera Rubin AI computing platform. It promises to dramatically cut the cost of running AI while accelerating the training of complex models. Systems are expected to hit the market in late 2026.
Grab is making a move into robotics. The Singapore-based super-app has acquired China’s Infermove, a developer of AI-enabled autonomous robots, to boost its delivery network. No financial details were disclosed.
