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CES 2026 Live Updates: AI Everywhere, New Devices, and the Tech That Matters
This live blog will be updated in real time as CES 2026 announcements begin. The post CES 2026 Live Updates: AI Everywhere, New Devices, and the Tech That Matters appeared first on TechRepublic.
Using design to interpret the past and envision the future
MIT graduate student C Jacob Payne reimagines historic architecture and invents new possibilities at the intersection of AI and design.
5 Google Predictions for 2026, From Gemini to Pixel
Google’s 2026 roadmap points to deeper Gemini integration, refined Pixel updates, smarter Google TV features, a possible new OS, and AI glasses. The post 5 Google Predictions for 2026, From Gemini to Pixel appeared first on TechRepublic.
Generative AI in Financial Services: Innovation, Risk, and Customer Experience
How banks and fintechs are using generative AI to drive efficiency, manage risk, and reshape customer interactions The post Generative AI in Financial Services: Innovation, Risk, and Customer Experience appeared first on TechRepublic.
Nvidia Just Made a $5 Billion Bet on Intel. Here’s Why It Matters
Nvidia finalized a $5B Intel stake after FTC approval, buying 214.7M shares. The move bolsters Intel’s foundry push as 18A ramps. The post Nvidia Just Made a $5 Billion Bet on Intel. Here’s Why It Matters appeared first on TechRepublic.
Nvidia Just Made a $5B Bet on Intel. Here’s Why It Matters
Nvidia finalized a $5B Intel stake after FTC approval, buying 214.7M shares. The move bolsters Intel’s foundry push as 18A ramps. The post Nvidia Just Made a $5B Bet on Intel. Here’s Why It Matters appeared first on TechRepublic.
Morgan Stanley Warns AI Could Eliminate 200,000 Banking Jobs in Europe
Morgan Stanley projects Europe’s banks could cut about 10% of jobs by 2030 as AI and branch closures drive cost cuts under investor pressure. The post Morgan Stanley Warns AI Could Eliminate 200,000 Banking Jobs in Europe appeared first on TechRepublic.
Palo Alto Networks Eyes $400M Acquisition of Koi Security
A high-profile acquisition by a global cybersecurity leader could help signal renewed confidence in Israeli cyber startups. The post Palo Alto Networks Eyes $400M Acquisition of Koi Security appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI may not need massive training data after all
New research shows that AI doesn’t need endless training data to start acting more like a human brain. When researchers redesigned AI systems to better resemble biological brains, some models produced brain-like activity without any training at all. This challenges today’s data-hungry approach to AI development. The work suggests smarter design could dramatically speed up learning while slashing costs and energy use.
Beyond silicon: These shape-shifting molecules could be the future of AI hardware
Scientists have developed molecular devices that can switch roles, behaving as memory, logic, or learning elements within the same structure. The breakthrough comes from precise chemical design that lets electrons and ions reorganize dynamically. Unlike conventional electronics, these devices do not just imitate intelligence but physically encode it. This approach could reshape how future AI hardware is built.
Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful Promised the World’s Largest AI Data Center — Is It Even Happening?
Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley AI data center faces regulatory, cost, and community hurdles, raising doubts about the future of the world’s largest project. The post Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful Promised the World’s Largest AI Data Center — Is It Even Happening? appeared first on TechRepublic.
What if AI becomes conscious and we never know
A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain true for the foreseeable future. According to Dr. Tom McClelland, consciousness alone isn’t the ethical tipping point anyway; sentience, the capacity to feel good or bad, is what truly matters. He argues that claims of conscious AI are often more marketing than science, and that believing in machine minds too easily could cause real harm. The safest stance for now, he says, is honest uncertainty.
Elon Musk Is Turning ‘Colossus’ Data Center Into a 2-Gigawatt AI Behemoth
Elon Musk is rapidly scaling xAI’s Colossus data center into a hyperscale AI powerhouse, raising stakes around power, cost, and the AI arms race. The post Elon Musk Is Turning ‘Colossus’ Data Center Into a 2-Gigawatt AI Behemoth appeared first on TechRepublic.
Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Embed AI Agents Deep Into Windows
Windows helped launch the PC era. Now, Microsoft wants to launch the age of AI agents. The post Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Embed AI Agents Deep Into Windows appeared first on TechRepublic.
Nvidia Licenses Groq AI Inference Technology in $20B Deal
Nvidia has licensed Groq’s AI inference-chip technology in a reported $20B deal, signaling a strategic shift as AI moves from training to deployment. The post Nvidia Licenses Groq AI Inference Technology in $20B Deal appeared first on TechRepublic.
Google’s Nano Banana Renews AI Privacy Concerns for 1.5 Billion People
Google’s Nano Banana AI tool is raising new privacy questions, putting how photos are analyzed and stored in focus for 1.5 billion people worldwide. The post Google’s Nano Banana Renews AI Privacy Concerns for 1.5 Billion People appeared first on TechRepublic.
What Jeff Bezos Still Looks for in Hires, Even as AI Reshapes Work
As AI reshapes hiring and layoffs discourage job seekers, Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy explain why attitude now matters as much as skills. The post What Jeff Bezos Still Looks for in Hires, Even as AI Reshapes Work appeared first on TechRepublic.
APAC’s Quiet AI Reckoning: When Generative AI Starts to Act
Generative AI is moving from support tool to decision shaper in APAC enterprises. What that shift means for judgment, accountability and control. The post APAC’s Quiet AI Reckoning: When Generative AI Starts to Act appeared first on TechRepublic.
Alphabet-backed Motive Gears Up for IPO Amid AI Expansion and Legal Battles
The San Francisco-based company had previously filed confidentially and is now moving ahead with a public disclosure of its finances and business. The post Alphabet-backed Motive Gears Up for IPO Amid AI Expansion and Legal Battles appeared first on TechRepublic.
MiniMax Unveils M2.1 to Bring Multilingual Programming Gains to Open AI Models
Chinese AI startup’s release is a major update to its open-source model series, aimed at multi-language programming and everyday office automation. The post MiniMax Unveils M2.1 to Bring Multilingual Programming Gains to Open AI Models appeared first on TechRepublic.
