Sources: Nvidia has struggled to monetize its Omniverse software and the company shuttered the Omniverse Cloud service in August 2025 due to lack of demand (The Information) https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidias-big-ambitions-solve-manufacturing-shows-slow-returns-far
Why Claude Code is much more than a coding agent: it is a general-purpose AI agent that can do almost anything on a computer with impressive capabilities (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer)
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus chips for PCs, available in 10-core and 6-core variants, manufactured on TSMC's N3P node using Qualcomm's Oryon architecture (Jake Roach/Tom's Hardware)
Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access for all users via a new web interface at Alexa.com and now lets users upload documents, emails, and images (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
Amazon unveils a Fire TV UI redesign with rounded corners, 20 app slots, and Alexa+ integration, and launches $899+ Ember Artline TV series with colorful frames (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
TCL unveils the €339 70 Pro phone, with a 6.9" NXTPaper 4.0 display and a paper-like textured finish, and the $549 Note A1 NXTPaper, an 11.5" Remarkable rival (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
Qualcomm unveils the Dragonwing IQ10 Series, a full-stack robotics architecture integrating hardware, software, and AI for industrial and consumer humanoids (Katie Collins/CNET)
Lyte, founded by ex-Apple Face ID engineers, emerges from stealth and raised ~$107M to develop tech to help robots see better and move more safely in the world (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
Google plans to integrate Nano Banana and Veo support into Gemini on Google TV, letting users generate AI videos and modify family photos, first on TCL TVs (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
OpenAI says 40M+ Americans turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, per an analysis of anonymized interactions, seeing it as an "ally" for health care (Megan Morrone/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2026/01/05/chatgpt-openai-health-insurance-aca