OpenAI's debut hardware device, slated for a 2027 launch, is a $200 to $300 screenless smart speaker with a camera that can move and serve as an AI companion.
SambaNova Systems raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, five months after its last mega funding round.
Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor is planning a secondary share sale to raise roughly $850 million in Hong Kong following a 428% stock rally.
Solos launched the AirGo A6 camera-less smart glasses weighing just 19 grams, half the weight of last year's model, with built-in AI voice assistant.
Samsung's quarterly profit surged 756% on AI chip demand but shares fell 2.4% as mobile profits collapsed.
Anthropic is negotiating with Samsung to manufacture a custom AI chip using 2nm technology, The Information reports.
South Korea's Kospi index crashed up to 10% on July 2, 2026, as a global selloff in AI chip stocks triggered circuit breakers and wiped out billions.
Valar Atomics generated electricity from an advanced nuclear reactor to run an Nvidia AI chip, marking the first US demonstration of its kind.
Qualcomm announced its first data center AI processors and signed Meta as a flagship customer, projecting $15 billion in annual chip sales by 2029.
OpenAI and Broadcom revealed Jalapeño, their first custom AI inference chip, after a nine-month design sprint with early samples now testing in OpenAI's labs.
Google released its first new Home Speaker in six years for $99, embedding Gemini AI as reviewers debate whether the upgrade justifies the wait.
Meta debuted self-branded smart glasses at $299, cutting ties with Ray-Ban and adding a Kylie Jenner collaboration.
Nvidia's Rubin architecture runs servers at 45°C with full liquid cooling, cutting data center water use to near zero.
Amazon is negotiating to sell its Trainium AI chips to outside data centers, a direct challenge to Nvidia's dominance in AI accelerator markets.
Google's $100 Home Speaker launches June 25 with Gemini AI, replacing Google Assistant after six years without a new audio device.
