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OK…. now can we all finally breathe? Is all the new AI done? 

After a blistering December of back-and-forth AI releases from OpenAI and Google, we got some January aftershocks at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. 

CES is the biggest tech conference in the U.S., so of course there were (too many) AI products and updates galore. 

Like…. There’s literally hundreds of announcements. 

So for today’s show, we gave you our top updates and a bit of spice. 

Here’s the gist, shorties: 

1. NVIDIA: Dropped the RTX 50 Series GPUs with 2x AI inference power compared to last gen, starting at $549. Oh, and casually released Project DIGITS - a $3K PERSONAL SUPERCOMPUTER that's 1000x more powerful than your current setup. Plus the Cosmos Platform with their first "world foundation model" for robot training. Weird flex but GO OFF, NVIDIA.
   

2. Samsung: Launched SmartThings Pro for business environments (boring), BUT THEN hit us with Vision AI that integrates Copilot into 2025 Smart TVs (spicy). Plus an "AI for All" campaign because apparently AI needs a PR team. Also sneaked in AI Hybrid Cooling tech for fridges because regular cooling is so last year.
   

3. LG: Unveiled their "affectionate intelligence" platform (ick) with the α11 AI processor. But also dropped FURON AI Agent that monitors your environment and health like an overprotective parent. Partnered with Microsoft because even AI needs a power couple moment.
   

4. Google: Finally removing "Hey Google" wake words (THANK YOU) and bringing Gemini to TVs in late 2025. Added content discovery through natural conversation, because scrolling through Netflix for 45 minutes wasn't fun enough. Your TV will now understand you better than your therapist.

   
   

5. Microsoft: Released SIX new reference architectures for automotive and mobility. Basically wrote the "How to Make Cars Smart for Dummies" guide. Partnered with PTC, Siemens, and NVIDIA because apparently, the cool kids travel in packs.

1. NVIDIA Cosmos Platform: First-ever "world foundation model" for understanding physical environments. Open-sourced on Github because NVIDIA woke up and chose chaos. Already adopted by Uber, Toyota, and XPeng for autonomous driving. Training robots to understand the real world - what could possibly go wrong?
   

2. Accenture's AI Refinery: Launching with 12 industry solutions, scaling to 100+ by 2025. That's like going from "AI is banned" to "AI IS BAM!" Character development we love to see. Partnered with NVIDIA (shocking) and KION for a 50% more efficient warehouse. From "no ChatGPT allowed" to "ALL THE AI PLEASE" in record time.
   

3. Microsoft's Azure Innovation Accelerator: New AI agent specifically for automotive design. Because apparently regular car design wasn't complicated enough. Includes new Mobility Agents reference architecture - like GPS but with more existential crisis.
   

4. LG FURON: An AI that detects coughing and adjusts your environment. Your house is now your mom. "Put on a sweater, honey!" Also proactively monitors your health and schedule because boundaries are SO 2023.
   

5. Qualcomm: Launched AI chatbots with the QCS8550 chipset for on-device processing. Your fridge can now suggest recipes AND judge your food choices. Great. Also showcased a Home Service Robot that's basically a Roomba with opinions.

1. NVIDIA Cosmos: Creating synthetic worlds to train robots because apparently reality isn't good enough anymore. Generates massive amounts of photoreal, physics-based data. Even Uber and Toyota are like "yeah, we need that."
   

2. RTX Neural Everything: New Neural Shaders and Faces tech with 100x more detail in real-time. Making graphics so good your eyes might not believe your brain. Your games will now look better than real life, which is both awesome and mildly concerning.
   

3. AI Home Innovation: Samsung's Map View uses generative AI for 3D space design, while Roborock Z70 vacuum actually PICKS UP your stuff before vacuuming. Finally, a robot that cleans up like a proper adult!
   

4. Car Tech Explosion: Honda's AISMO OS personalizes your EV, BMW's new iDrive system has a panoramic AI display, and Hyundai Mobis dropped a HOLOGRAPHIC windshield with Zeiss optics. Your car is now smarter than your honor student.
   

5. Health Tech Revolution: Withings' Cardio Check-Up gives you cardiologist feedback in 24 hours, while FaceHeart's mirror judges your health from a 45-second facial scan. Plus Holmes AI can spot 21 different heart problems. Your bathroom mirror is now qualified to give medical advice!

1. NVIDIA Nemotron: Three sizes (4B, 49B, and 253B parameters), built on Meta's Llama models. Already snatched up by SAP and ServiceNow because apparently, everyone wants a piece of NVIDIA's AI pie.
   

2. Google TV AI: Natural conversations without "Hey Google" (finally!), plus a News Brief feature that summarizes content. Coming late 2025 because Google likes to keep us waiting.
   

3. Samsung Vision AI: Real-time translation in SEVEN languages, instant Click to Search for on-screen content, and Microsoft Copilot integration. Because reading subtitles is so 2023.
   

4. HERE Technologies: Multi-LLM powered location guidance dropping in 2025. Finally, a GPS that understands "turn where that big tree used to be" and "you know, that place with the thing."
   

5. Qualcomm's Smart Appliances: QCS8550 chipset enabling your fridge to write shopping lists and order groceries. Your appliances now have better organizational skills than you do.

1. LG AeroCatTower: An AI-powered heated cat perch with weight monitoring and sleep tracking. For $$$$ your cat can now have an existential crisis about their fitness goals. Features "specialized filters for pet dander" because apparently regular air purifiers weren't fancy enough.
   

2. Samsung's Smart Washer: 7-inch LCD touchscreen because pushing regular buttons was too hard? AI-driven cycles based on fabric type, and connects to SmartThings for... reasons. Your washing machine now has a bigger screen than your first smartphone.
   

3. LG's AI Home Inside 2.0 Fridge: Called "worst product" by privacy advocates (achievement unlocked!). Includes HOLOGRAM displays and curated music playlists because your leftovers need a soundtrack. Tracks food expiration dates while consuming enough energy to power a small village.
   

4. Bosch 'Revol' Crib: $1,200 for millimeter wave radar sensors to monitor your baby. Features AI-enabled detection of objects near baby's face, because apparently regular baby monitors weren't anxiety-inducing enough.
   

5. Nékojita FuFu: A $25 device with AI-controlled blowing modes like "I've Got This" and "Not Gonna Spill" to cool hot water. Uses a "Fu-ing System" algorithm to randomize blowing strength. This is peak "we added AI because we could, not because we should."

1. Intel: Launched Core Ultra 200V series processors, new EV power train tech, and showed off AI Playground. Trying their best while NVIDIA's over there benchpressing data centers. DO YOU EVEN LIFT BROS?!?
   

2. AMD: Released Ryzen AI Max Series with 50 TOPS AI processing and partnered with Dell. Would be impressive if NVIDIA didn't exist in this timeline.
   

3. ASUS: Made the world's lightest Copilot laptop (Zenbook A14) and an AI-powered gaming router. For when you need AI but also need to feel smug about your laptop's weight.
   

4. Perfect Corp: Launched Perfect GPT for beauty advice and AI hair solutions. Because apparently, we needed AI to tell us if bangs are a good idea (spoiler: they rarely are).