Cutting through the noise—here are the five biggest developments in artificial intelligence this week.
OpenAI is acquiring io, the AI hardware venture founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. The deal, valued at $6.5 billion, aims to deliver a new class of AI-first consumer devices. Ive joins OpenAI as a creative consultant, with a hardware prototype expected by 2026.
Read more: The Verge – OpenAI to Acquire Jony Ive’s AI Startup
Google just launched AI Mode in Search — a powerful new experience with deeper reasoning, live camera input, personal context, and task automation. Powered by Gemini 2.5, it’s not just about finding answers — it’s about understanding, acting, and adapting in real time.
Read more: Google Blog – AI Overviews now rolling out
Microsoft has appointed former Meta executive Jay Parikh to lead its new CoreAI division. His team will oversee the development of large-scale AI agents across Azure, Office, and the Copilot ecosystem, with an emphasis on scalable, modular agent design.
Read more: Benzinga – Microsoft Taps Jay Parikh to Lead CoreAI
During Computex 2025, Nvidia announced a partnership with Foxconn and Taiwan’s National Center for High-performance Computing to build a 100 MW AI data center and supercomputer. The system will use more than 10,000 Nvidia GPUs and support next-gen AI research.
Read more: Tom’s Hardware – Nvidia and Foxconn Launch Taiwan AI Project
Top tech firms are fiercely competing to hire leading AI researchers. Compensation packages have reportedly hit $20 million per year, as companies seek to gain a competitive edge in foundational model development and agent design.
Read more: Reuters – AI Talent War Intensifies
That’s your streamlined, no-noise AI roundup from AI Digest Hub.
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