Google reportedly developing a new AI chip to run Gemini models more efficiently
Google is reportedly building a new kind of chip, and it’s not just another upgrade to its familiar TPU lineup. According to a report from The Information, first surfaced on July 20, 2026, Alphabet is developing a server chip internally codenamed…
Alphabet’s AI spending sparks investor concerns after first-ever cash burn
Alphabet just posted one of its strongest quarters ever—and one of its most unsettling ones at the same time. On July 22, 2026, Google’s parent company reported Q2 2026 revenue of $119.8 billion, up 24% year-over-year, alongside a Google Cloud…
Garmin launches Cirqa, a screen-free AI-powered smart band
Garmin has officially entered the screenless fitness band race. On July 21, 2026, the company announced CIRQA Smart Band, its first display-free wearable built for round-the-clock health and fitness tracking. Available to order starting July 24 at…
Databricks Hits $188 Billion: What it says about the AI Boom
Databricks just did something few private companies manage even once: raise its valuation by tens of billions of dollars twice in the same year. On July 16, the data and AI company announced it had signed a term sheet for a new strategic funding round…
The AI Scraping War has been begin.
For two years, AI companies scraped the open web largely unchallenged, building the training data behind chatbots and search tools out of journalism, reference works, and forums without asking permission or paying for it. That era appears to be ending —…
Why AI’s Future Depends on Nuclear Energy?
For most of the current AI boom, the conversation about bottlenecks centered on chips — who has enough GPUs, and who’s waiting for more. That conversation has shifted. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told podcast host Joe Rogan late last year that energy,…
Why Apple and Google Are Cracking Down on AI Apps?
Both of the world’s dominant app stores are under growing pressure this year over what they’re allowing AI-powered apps to do — and, in a notable escalation this week, a city government is now formally demanding they act. San…
Luxury Smartphone Enter the AI Era
For most of the smartphone era, “luxury” meant precious materials: solid gold casings, sapphire crystal displays, hand-stitched leather, diamond embellishments. Craftsmanship and exclusivity did the work that specs did on mainstream…
The UAE’s AI BOOM: How one country is becoming an AI Superpower
Three years ago, the United Arab Emirates was best known internationally as an oil-wealthy business and tourism hub. Today, it’s being described by analysts as one of the most significant — and least understood — strategic pivots in global…
Meet Kimi: The AI Assistant Challenging ChatGPT in China
Introduction While OpenAI’s ChatGPT remains unavailable in mainland China, a Beijing-based startup has spent the past three years building what’s become one of the country’s most-used AI chatbots in its place. Kimi, developed by…