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Day 1 of CES 2026 showcases physical artificial intelligence, robotaxis and playful gadgets

7 Jan 2026

Day 1 of CES 2026 mixed heavyweight artificial intelligence chip announcements from Nvidia, AMD and Intel with show-stealing robots, robotaxis, interactive Lego Star Wars sets and even music-playing lollipops.

artificial intelligence, consumer technology, robotics, semiconductors

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Nvidia leads physical artificial intelligence push as CES 2026 debuts new chips, robotaxis and smart toys

7 Jan 2026

Chipmakers Nvidia, AMD and Intel used the opening day of CES 2026 to pitch new artificial intelligence platforms, while Uber, Lego, LG and Hyundai showed how intelligent systems are moving into cars, homes and toys.

artificial intelligence, chips, consumer electronics, robotics

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Tiiny AI Pocket Lab puts a 120-billion-parameter Artificial Intelligence model in a pocket-sized PC

7 Jan 2026

US startup Tiiny AI Inc has unveiled Tiiny AI Pocket Lab, a Guinness World Records certified mini PC that can locally run up to a full 120-billion-parameter large language model without relying on the cloud. The device targets energy-efficient, private Artificial Intelligence computing for individuals and low-resource environments.

artificial intelligence, edge computing, hardware, startups

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Nvidia adds BlueField cybersecurity to enterprise artificial intelligence factory design

7 Jan 2026

Nvidia is extending its Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Factory validated design with BlueField-based cybersecurity and infrastructure acceleration to secure and speed up modern data centers. The update brings a roster of partner platforms into the program to help enterprises protect and optimize artificial intelligence workloads.

artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data center, nvidia

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Nvidia DGX SuperPOD sets stage for Rubin artificial intelligence systems

7 Jan 2026

Nvidia is positioning its DGX SuperPOD as the reference architecture for large-scale systems built on the new Rubin platform, which unifies six chips into a single artificial intelligence supercomputing stack. The company is targeting demanding agentic artificial intelligence workloads, mixture-of-experts models and long-context reasoning across enterprise and research deployments.

artificial intelligence, data center hardware, nvidia

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Nvidia debuts deskside supercomputers for frontier Artificial Intelligence models

7 Jan 2026

Nvidia introduced its DGX Spark and DGX Station deskside supercomputers at CES, targeting developers working with open-source and frontier Artificial Intelligence models that need to run locally before scaling to the cloud.

artificial intelligence, enterprise computing, hardware

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Intel launches core ultra series 3 panther lake processors on intel 18a node

7 Jan 2026

Intel has introduced its core ultra series 3 panther lake mobile processors at CES, positioning them as the first artificial intelligence PC platform built on the intel 18a process and produced in the United States. The lineup targets thin and light laptops with integrated arc graphics and dedicated neural processing for artificial intelligence workloads.

artificial intelligence, intel, laptops, processors

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MSI unveils Artificial Intelligence focused EdgeXpert mini PC on Nvidia DGX Spark platform

7 Jan 2026

MSI used CES 2026 to detail its new Artificial Intelligence centric mini PC lineup, led by the EdgeXpert system built on Nvidia's DGX Spark platform and targeting local large language model workloads.

artificial intelligence, computing, hardware, nvidia

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What is next for artificial intelligence in 2026

6 Jan 2026

A wave of Chinese open-weight models, a fierce regulatory battle in the US, agentic shopping bots, and legal showdowns are set to define how artificial intelligence evolves in 2026.

artificial intelligence policy, ecommerce, law and regulation, machine learning

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Kenya’s geothermal gamble and the Artificial Intelligence language of 2025

6 Jan 2026

A Kenyan startup is using geothermal energy for carbon removal as Artificial Intelligence jargon dominates tech culture, while key investigations, policy shifts, and science stories round out a busy year in technology.

artificial intelligence, carbon removal, climate tech, technology policy

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Memory makers push server and hbm output as conventional dram and nand flash prices surge in 1q26

6 Jan 2026

Trendforce reports that memory manufacturers are steering advanced capacity toward server and hbm products to meet rising artificial intelligence server demand, driving sharp contract price increases for conventional dram and nand flash in 1q26.

artificial intelligence, data-centers, memory, semiconductors

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Generative artificial intelligence and the future of content creation

6 Jan 2026

Generative artificial intelligence tools are reshaping how media, marketing, and entertainment content is produced, while traditional machine learning techniques are being used to track this trend across recent news coverage.

artificial intelligence, content creation, machine learning