As reported: OpenAI has acquired Jony Ive’s design firm io for $6.5 billion, with plans to develop new AI hardware devices. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and other sources, CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Ive are collaborating on what they describe as a “family of devices” that will represent a … Read more
OpenAI and former Apple design chief Jony Ive have announced a major partnership that will see OpenAI acquire Ive’s hardware startup io in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $6.5 billion. The acquisition marks OpenAI’s largest purchase to date and signals the company’s serious ambitions to enter the hardware space. According to a joint statement … Read more
At the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2025, Nvidia announced a new family of AI models called Llama Nemotron designed to enhance reasoning capabilities for autonomous AI agents. These models are based on Meta’s open-source Llama models but have been refined through post-training optimization techniques to improve their performance in complex tasks such as multistep math, … Read more
Deutsche Telekom has announced plans to release an “AI Phone” developed in collaboration with Perplexity, the AI search company. According to Ingrid Lunden at TechCrunch, the device will launch in 2026 at under $1,000, initially targeting European markets. The phone will feature AI capabilities integrated into the lock screen, with Perplexity’s technology enabling proactive assistance … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has announced that his company’s AI chips are advancing at a rate surpassing Moore’s Law, the long-standing principle of computing progress. According to TechCrunch’s recent report, Huang states their latest data center superchip performs 30 times faster for AI tasks than previous generations. The CEO attributes this acceleration to Nvidia’s comprehensive … Read more
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nvidia announced Project Digits, a compact desktop AI supercomputer aimed at researchers, data scientists, and students. The device, scheduled for release in May 2025 at a price point of $3,000, represents the company’s effort to bring powerful AI computing capabilities to individual desks. At the core of Project Digits … Read more
Nvidia has announced its new GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, featuring the Blackwell architecture and significant AI processing improvements. The flagship RTX 5090, priced at $1,999, incorporates 92 billion transistors and delivers 4,000 AI TOPS (trillion operations per second), representing a major advancement in AI-powered graphics processing. The new GPU series introduces several AI-focused … Read more
Acer has unveiled new AI-capable laptops in its Swift Go and Aspire series featuring advanced processing capabilities. According to Dean Takahashi from VentureBeat, the Swift Go models incorporate Intel Core Ultra 9 processors with integrated AI acceleration delivering up to 99 TOPS of AI performance. The laptops feature Intel Arc graphics and come with options … Read more
HP has launched a new lineup of AI-powered computers at CES 2025, including laptops and desktop workstations. As reported by Dean Takahashi, the announcement was made during AMD and Intel press events. The flagship HP EliteBook Ultra G1i features Intel’s new Core Ultra processors and can deliver 48 TOPS of AI performance. The 14-inch laptop … Read more
Intel has revealed its latest Core Ultra 9 processors at CES 2025, featuring significant improvements in AI processing capabilities. According to technology journalist Dean Takahashi’s report for VentureBeat, the new chips deliver two to three times better performance for AI applications compared to previous generations. The flagship Core Ultra 9 processor 285H shows 2.2 times … Read more