Nvidia's stock is valued fairly given its rapid growth and strong position in AI, with projections indicating continued expansion through 2026 and beyond, making it a promising investment despite concerns about overvaluation.
Former researchers from Google and Apple are raising $50 million to launch a new startup focused on visual AI technology, attracting interest from prominent tech and business leaders.
Innovation theorist John Nosta argues that AI trains humans to think backward by providing polished answers before understanding, which may weaken human judgment and cognitive processes, especially at work, as AI emphasizes fluency over comprehension and can lead to a decline in independent thinking skills.
At CES in Las Vegas, AI and robotics dominated the scene, showcasing advancements from humanoid robots to AI-powered devices, with industry leaders expressing confidence in AI's long-term significance despite concerns about an investment bubble, especially in data centers and hardware.
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot due to concerns over AI-generated pornographic content, making it the first country to restrict access amid global scrutiny of sexualized outputs and safeguard lapses, with the government emphasizing the violation of human rights and dignity.
Investor Michael Burry is betting against Oracle by owning put options and shorting its stock, citing concerns over its debt and aggressive cloud expansion, despite Oracle's recent gains driven by AI demand.
The article discusses concerns about Elon Musk's AI project Grok allegedly spreading sexual deepfakes and child exploitation images, raising serious ethical and safety issues.
Intel's stock surged 6% after President Trump praised CEO Lip-Bu Tan and highlighted the U.S. government's stake in the company, boosting semiconductor and AI stocks amid a generally positive market response to economic data and corporate updates.
Samsung is revamping its Bixby assistant with AI features that mimic Google's tools, including a generative AI response, 'Bixby Live' for conversational UI, and 'Circle to Ask' for AI-powered search, aiming to debut with the Galaxy S26 series in late February 2026.
Higgsfield AI has launched a new feature called Relight that uses advanced AI and depth-mapping technology to allow users to reimagine and control the lighting in photos and videos, making it easier to enhance image quality and creative expression without complex setups.
Mathematicians have used AI to identify potential unstable singularities in simplified fluid equations, raising hopes of understanding whether the Navier-Stokes equations can predict real-world fluid behavior or fail in certain scenarios, a problem that remains unsolved and is worth a $1 million reward.
Larian Studios has decided not to use generative AI for creating concept art for their upcoming game Divinity to avoid any ambiguity about the origin of the art, following fan backlash and clarifications about their previous AI usage policies. They are exploring AI for other development purposes but will only use AI trained on data they own for in-game assets, and AI will not be used for writing or creative assets in the game.
Larian Studios has confirmed it will not use generative AI for creating concept art for the upcoming Divinity game to ensure all art remains original, although it plans to use AI internally to speed up development processes with trained models on its own data.
The Emmy Awards announced several rules changes for 2026, including renaming the TV Movie category to Outstanding Movie, expanding eligibility in categories like casting, costume, lighting, and technical arts, and addressing AI use in submissions, emphasizing human storytelling. Additional updates include new peer group titles and the creation of a Legacy Award.
The article traces the decline of excitement around tech launches from the groundbreaking iPhone to today's incremental updates and AI buzz, highlighting how consumer fatigue, the accumulation of virtual and physical clutter, and the dark arts of product design have shifted tech from a utopian promise to a source of frustration and dread, reflecting a broader cultural and economic shift.