Nvidia announced new open models for agentic AI, physical AI, and healthcare, expanding its AI ecosystem beyond consumer and automotive applications.

Plaud introduced a new AI pin and desktop meeting notetaker, aiming to enhance productivity by integrating AI into everyday tasks and meetings.

Amazon launched Alexa.com, bringing its AI assistant online with a focus on family needs like calendar management, and updated the Alexa app for a chatbot experience.

Nvidia unveiled its Rubin chips to succeed Blackwell, alongside the Alpamayo AI models, a 10B-parameter open-source model focused on Reasoning AI for autonomous vehicles, enabling cars to navigate via reasoning.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated section for health-related queries, with integration for Apple Health and other health data services, allowing users to connect movement, sleep, and activity data for personalized responses.

Perplexity AI announced a major update to its search and code assistant, integrating real-time web search and improved code generation capabilities, positioning itself as a strong competitor in the AI assistant space.

OpenAI launched GPT-5.2 with a new 'Extended Reasoning' mode, significantly improving its performance on complex logic and math tasks, according to benchmark results released this week.

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5, featuring a 200,000-token context window and a new 'Thinking' mode that displays its internal reasoning process in real time, making it a top choice for coding and nuanced writing.

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini 3 Pro, which now supports a context window of over 1 million tokens and is praised for its daily utility in writing, email, and chat, though it remains cautious on sensitive topics.

NVIDIA announced new AI features for autonomous vehicles at CES 2026, including updates to its DRIVE platform and partnerships with major automakers to integrate generative AI into in-car experiences.