Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini Flash, both offering improved reasoning, multimodal support, and new 'Computer Use' features. Gemini can now interact with local environments through Chrome and Workspace, automating file management and executing document edits with user confirmation.
Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’ at CES.
Samsung introduces AI privacy display for Galaxy S26 that automatically blurs sensitive information when detecting nearby eyes using on-device machine learning.
ChatGPT tests ads as a new era of AI begins.
Startup Spectral claims processing technology outperforming Nvidia’s GPUs at a fraction of the energy cost, causing investor concerns.
Google Gemini has quadrupled its market share in the AI chatbot space, rising from a low base to challenge ChatGPT's dominance which dropped from 86.7% in January 2025 to 64.5% in January 2026.[5]
Gemini 3 Pro leads in user preference for versatility with a massive 1M token context window and seamless multimodal inputs, topping LMArena Text rankings.[4]
GPT-5.2 excels in complex logic, math, and hard reasoning, securing the top spot on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.0 with its Extended Reasoning mode.[4]
Claude Opus 4.5 dominates coding and nuanced tasks like dev work and creative writing, leading LMArena WebDev and praised for instruction following.[4]
Nvidia reveals AI model for autonomous vehicles and showcases its Rubin architecture at CES 2026.
Gmail is entering the Gemini era with new AI integrations announced recently.