Mobileye is making a massive $900 million move into humanoid robotics by acquiring startup Mentee Robotics. The deal, announced at CES, signals a major strategic shift for the Intel-owned automotive chip giant. But it raises big questions about focus and the viability of the humanoid robot market.
At CES, Nvidia’s CEO argued that AI-powered robots fail because they don’t understand basic physics. The company’s solution is to train them using massive numbers of simulations in its Omniverse platform before they ever touch the real world.
LG unveiled its CLOiD home robot at CES 2026, promising to handle chores like laundry and making toast. The catch? It works best locked into LG’s own appliance ecosystem. This is less about a helpful robot and more about selling you a whole smart home.
The lead plaintiff in the Janus v. AFSCME case is calling out Oregon for a new law. He argues it targets groups that inform public employees of their right to leave a union.
Nvidia’s CES 2026 surprise was the Vera Rubin AI platform, a data center-focused stack combining new Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs. It promises up to five times the performance of Blackwell and uses TSMC’s 3nm node. The company is targeting mass production by early 2027.
Samsung is rolling out an Art Store feature to its 2023 and 2024 QD-OLED TVs, letting them display static artwork. The move signals the company’s confidence in mitigating the historic burn-in risk of OLED panels. It’s a bold step that turns high-end TVs into digital frames.
Nvidia is rolling out a beta for DLSS 4.5, featuring a new AI model and a 6X frame generation mode. They also announced native GeForce Now apps for Ubuntu and Amazon Fire TV sticks, though the TV app is a year out.
GIN e-bikes has secured €215,000 in debt funding to expand its PLUTO e-bike subscription service in London. The two-year loan will finance 160 new bikes as the startup targets 100 active subscribers within six months. The company, founded in 2022, pivoted from direct sales to a rental model targetin
Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippine chain that beats McDonald’s at home, is planning a major corporate split. The company wants to spin off its international business and list it separately in the United States by 2027, pending approvals. Existing shareholders would get a stake in the new entity.
Hyundai and its Boston Dynamics unit are pushing humanoid robots into car manufacturing. They aim to start deploying the new Atlas robot in 2028, with a goal of mass-producing up to 30,000 units a year. It’s a massive bet on physical AI.
