Weekly AI #9

Welcome to our ninth newsletter. CES 2025 highlights groundbreaking innovations and features, setting the stage for a transformative year in technology.

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NVIDIA Redefines the Future of Technology with Stunning CES 2025 Announcements - NVIDIA showcased impressive innovations in AI technology at CES 2025, including Project DIGITS, new RTX GPUs, and collaboration with major automotive firms. Key advances in robotics and autonomous systems were also unveiled, hinting at future industry transformations.

Shorts

Mon, Jan 6
- Hailuo introduces Subject Reference for consistent character scenes
- Elon Musk teases Grok 3, coming soon with 10X more compute
- John Deere introduces autonomous machines at CES 2025 for agriculture and construction
- CES 2025 in Las Vegas highlights the latest in AI, robotics, and smart home tech
- Google upgrades third-party Google TVs with Gemini and always-on features
- Fal AI offers two lip-sync options: Synclabs and Bytedance Latentsync
- Halliday Global unveils AI smart glasses at CES 2025
- OpenAI faces financial losses with ChatGPT Pro due to high usage
- Sam Altman announces OpenAI’s confidence in building AGI and superintelligence

Tue, Jan 7
- KLING 1.6 launches on Freepik with cinematic visuals
- Elon Musk confirms Grok 4 release this year, Grok 5 next year
- Elon Musk announces Grok AI integration into Tesla vehicles
- Anthropic seeks $2 billion funding at $60 billion valuation
- OpenAI plans January release for 'Operator' AI agent despite delays
- Lenovo introduces world’s first rollable AI PC
- NVIDIA, Aurora, and Continental partner for driverless trucks by 2027
- Nvidia and Uber partner on AI-powered self-driving technology
- Samsung unveils Vision AI TVs with real-time translation and AI upscaling
- NVIDIA launches Cosmos, an open-source platform for Physical AI
- NVIDIA unveils Project R2X, an RTX-powered digital human interface
- NVIDIA introduces Isaac GR00T Blueprint for humanoid robot training
- Black Forest Labs and NVIDIA develop FLUX FP4 for RTX 50 Series
- NVIDIA unveils ACE, turning NPCs into autonomous AI characters
- Nvidia unveils Project Digits, a $3,000 personal AI supercomputer
- Nvidia unveils Thor Blackwell, a next-gen processor for cars and robots
- Nvidia partners with Toyota for next-gen autonomous vehicles
- Nvidia’s Jensen Huang predicts trillion-dollar future for AI agents
- NVIDIA unveils RTX 50 series with advanced AI and gaming features
- Amazfit launches $100 fitness watch with AI voice and health tracking
- Withings unveils OMNIA, an AI-powered health mirror at CES 2025

Wed, Jan 8
- Natura Umana introduces Humanpods with AI assistant for connectivity
- Stability AI introduces SPAR3D, ideal for running on NVIDIA RTX AI PCs
- VLC adds offline AI-powered subtitles generation and translation
- EngineAI’s SE01 humanoid robot walks outside Shenzhen office
- XREAL unveils AI smart glasses with AR display at CES 2025
- AMD partners with Absci, investing $20 million for AI drug discovery
- Based Hardware launches Omi, an $89 AI wearable with brain-interface tech
- Vidu 2.0 launches in 7 days
- Microsoft releases Phi-4, a compact AI model outperforming larger counterparts
- Panasonic Well unveils Umi wellness platform with Anthropic partnership
- DJI launches Matrice 4 Series with AI-powered industrial drones
- Aegis RS2 AI gaming PC optimizes settings for peak performance
- AIVAS launches interactive supercomputer for healthcare AI applications
- Microsoft invests $3 billion to expand Azure capacity in India
- Grok’s Post Enhance feature will soon launch on X
- Google AI Studio launches as a Progressive Web App for desktop, Android, and iOS

Thu, Jan 9
- Replicate integrates Lovable for seamless image generation app building
- Google TV upgrades with Gemini AI for enhanced voice control and search
- Runway adds 4K video capability
- Krea AI introduces Kling 1.6, Hunyuan, and 01-Live models
- Salesforce halts software engineer hires in 2025 due to AI productivity gains
- xAI launches standalone Grok app for iOS in the U.S
- Topaz Labs announces Gigapixel iOS, launching January 22nd
- SenseRobot Chess debuts at CES 2025 with AI-powered gameplay

Fri, Jan 10
- Mark Zuckerberg predicts AI systems as mid-level engineers by 2025
- Movano Health launches Evie Ring, an AI-powered health wearable for women
- Freepik adds MiniMax Live Illustrations to AI Video Generator
- KLING AI launches on iOS App Store, Android coming soon
- Beatbot launches AquaSense 2 series with AI-powered water robots
- Sony’s XYN captures 3D motion and generates AI-powered 3D assets