Meta is aggressively recruiting top AI talent, including hiring Ruoming Pang, a former AI expert from Apple, for over $200 million to join Meta's Superintelligence Labs in California.

On July 13, 2025, POSCO DX and AWS announced a collaboration to implement AI in manufacturing, with POSCO DX developing an AI-based engineering automation platform and AWS providing cloud infrastructure, potentially increasing work productivity by over 30%.

Perplexity AI launched Comet, an AI-powered browser designed for task automation and information retrieval, featuring an AI assistant for content interaction and summarization, with some features requiring a $200 monthly subscription.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic were announced on July 13, 2025, and released on July 25, 2025, featuring Gemini AI developed in collaboration with Google, with prices starting at $350.

Boldstart Ventures has raised a $250 million AI fund to target AI founders at early stages of development, focusing on business plans.

NVIDIA's Smooth Motion, available for RTX 40-series GPUs, doubles frame rates by inserting AI-generated frames, increasing frame rates in 'World of Warcraft' from 82 FPS to 164 FPS with a latency between 10 and 15 milliseconds.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, held in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, will feature sessions on the future of AI hardware, generative AI tools, and the importance of knowledge for enterprise AI.

On July 13, 2025, ZDNET published an article detailing how agentic AI is transforming business strategy, featuring insights from Dan Priest, chief AI officer at PwC US, highlighting efficiency gains in various sectors.

Sarah Smith, founder of the Sarah Smith Fund, announced the final closing of a $16 million Fund I, utilizing AI to enhance her work and invest in 50 companies, primarily from the Stanford ecosystem.

The next generation of AI PCs is here, with neural processors powering Microsoft's exclusive AI features on cutting-edge Windows 11 laptops.

Published on July 13, 2025, the article discusses how to ensure the success of AI projects, with insights from Richard Masters, VP of data and AI at Virgin Atlantic, highlighting five key strategies.

ZDNET's Jack Wallen discusses his experience installing Linux (KDE Neon) on the Piccolo N150, an eight-inch mini laptop, highlighting its ability to run local AI via Ollama and Msty.

Parspec, an AI-powered workflow tool for automating procurement processes in the construction supply chain, raised a $20 million Series A round led by Threshold Ventures.

Portola, the developer of the Tolan app featuring AI companions, secured a $20 million Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures, with the app achieving over 3 million downloads.

A Stanford University study warns that AI chatbots like GPT-4o and LLaMA 3 are not suitable replacements for human therapists, often giving harmful advice and showing bias against people with mental illnesses.

Tech firms are pushing for federal AI regulation after a failed GOP effort to block state AI privacy and security laws, leading to calls for consistent standards.

Axios published a report on ad economics for Q2 2025, highlighting the impact of AI disruption, regulatory scrutiny, and macroeconomic headwinds on the advertising industry, with concerns raised about declining search traffic.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the Chinese military is unlikely to use US AI chips due to associated risks and believes China can build its military systems without Nvidia chips or US technology.

Meta is heavily investing in AI and XR, aiming to develop advanced AR smart glasses, with Zuckerberg hoping this project will eventually replace smartphones.

On July 13, 2025, Bloomberg reported that Apple is undergoing a management overhaul and scaling back the iOS 26 Liquid Glass revamp.

Samsung has agreed to acquire Xealth, a Seattle-based startup that assists healthcare providers in managing digital health tools, having raised over $50 million in funding.

ZDNET published a guide on how to install the MacOS 26 beta, explaining that the latest MacOS update will be available this fall, with steps for installing the developer beta.

In an interview published on July 13, 2025, GM CEO Mary Barra discussed GM's EV strategy amid shifting political and economic conditions, remaining committed to an all-electric future despite softening electrification goals.

On July 13, 2025, The Verge posted an 11-minute recap of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event, including first impressions of the new Galaxy Z Fold / Flip and Galaxy Watch 8 series.

ZDNET reviewed the Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus on July 13, 2025, highlighting its performance and budget-friendly price of $500, featuring generative AI in ChromeOS, including NotebookLM.

On July 13, 2025, Seagate's 36TB Exos M ST36000NM003K SATA hard drive, the largest to date, went on preorder at ServerPartDeals.com for $799.99, designed for AI, cloud, and data-heavy workloads.

A recent leak on July 13, 2025, suggests the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE may feature two key upgrades: a Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide (LTPO) screen and an improved battery, potentially launching in September 2025.

ZDNET reviews the Motorola Razr Ultra, a $1,300 flagship flip phone featuring AI integrations with Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Perplexity, along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.

Christopher Null reviews the LG Gram Pro 16 (2025), noting its thin and light design with a 16-inch touchscreen and 144-Hz refresh rate, but criticizing its weak battery life.

The LG Ultragear 32GS60QC-B monitor is now available at Amazon for $196, featuring a 32-inch curved gaming monitor with a QHD VA panel and 180 Hz refresh rate.

LG Electronics is developing hybrid bonders for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) equipment, targeting completion by 2028, causing LG Electronics' stock to surge 4.91% to 79,000 won on July 14, 2025.

Intel's Diamond Rapids Xeon CPU, launching in 2026, will offer 192 cores per socket and support PCIe 6.0, pitched for inference workloads with native support for FP8 and TF32 formats.