1. Nvidia has already dropped $40B on AI equity deals this year
We’re not even halfway through the year, and Nvidia has committed $40 billion in equity AI investments. This isn’t just about selling chips anymore — Nvidia is buying its way into the entire AI supply chain. The more companies it invests in, the deeper the moat gets. At this point, Nvidia isn’t just powering AI, it’s financing it.
Source: TechCrunch
2. It’s the great AGI rebrand
A bunch of AI companies are quietly dropping “AGI” from their messaging. The Verge caught the trend: when everyone claims to be close to AGI, the word means nothing. So now the industry is searching for the next scarcity-driven label. It’s the classic move — rebrand before the current term completely inflates.
Source: The Verge
3. AI kids’ toys: the new Wild West
Ars Technica reports on the barely-regulated market of AI-powered children’s toys. No standards, no meaningful oversight, and murky data privacy practices. Buying an “AI doll” for your kid might also mean buying a privacy leak and an unpredictable content generator. Parents should know: this space is essentially running naked right now.
Source: Ars Technica
4. Google will add more source links to AI Overviews
Google is finally acknowledging a problem it helped create: AI-generated search summaries that give answers without giving credit. The fix? More links to original sources in AI Overviews. It’s not a complete solution, but it’s a step in the right direction — letting traffic flow back to creators instead of getting swallowed by AI summaries.
Source: Ars Technica
Other Updates
- OpenAI researcher Weng Jiayi proposed a new paradigm: reinforcement learning without updating model parameters — just let the AI write a .py file to make decisions
- Chrome’s 4GB built-in AI model sparked discussion — features haven’t actually changed, people are just confused by Google’s AI narrative again
- Chinese AI scene: A US researcher’s 36-hour trip to China concluded that every lab fears ByteDance and everyone praises DeepSeek
- Sony says more efficient AI tools mean even more games flooding the market — the barrier to entry keeps dropping
- Wispr Flow is betting on India’s voice AI market despite the linguistic complexity making it a tough road