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A new phase for Hyundai and NVIDIA in AI mobility and manufacturing

NVIDIA and Hyundai Motor Group will build a Blackwell-powered AI factory for autonomous vehicles, smart plants and robotics. The partners will co-develop core physical AI, shifting from tool adoption to capability building across mobility, manufacturing and on-device chips.

The programme targets integrated training, validation and deployment on 50,000 Blackwell GPUs. In parallel, both sides will back the physical AI cluster in South Korea with about $3 billion, creating an NVIDIA AI Technology Center, Hyundai’s Physical AI Application Center and regional data centres.

Hyundai will use NVIDIA DGX for model training, Omniverse and Cosmos on RTX PRO Servers for digital twins and simulation, and DRIVE AGX Thor in vehicles and robots for real-time intelligence. The stack underpins design, testing and deployment at an industrial scale.

Factory digital twins will unify data, enable virtual commissioning and improve predictive maintenance, supporting safer human-robot work. Isaac Sim will validate tasks and ergonomics before line deployment, speeding robot integration and lifting throughput, quality and uptime.

Vehicles will gain evolving features via Nemotron and NeMo, from autonomy to personalised assistants and adaptive comfort. DRIVE AGX Thor with safety-certified DriveOS will power driver assistance and next-generation safety, linking car and factory into one intelligent ecosystem.

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Australian influencer family moves to UK over child social media ban

An Australian influencer family known as the Empire Family is relocating to the UK to avoid Australia’s new social media ban for under-16s, which begins in December. The law requires major platforms to take steps preventing underage users from creating or maintaining accounts.

The family, comprising mothers Beck and Bec Lea, their 17-year-old son Prezley and 14-year-old daughter Charlotte, said the move will allow Charlotte to continue creating online content. She has hundreds of thousands of followers across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, with all accounts managed by her parents.

Beck said they support the government’s intent to protect young people from harm but are concerned about the uncertainty surrounding enforcement methods, such as ID checks or facial recognition. She said the family wanted stability while the system is clarified.

The Australia ban, described as a world first, will apply to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube. Non-compliant firms could face fines of up to A$50 million, while observers say the rules raise new privacy and data protection concerns.

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An AI factory brings Nvidia compute into Samsung’s fabs

Nvidia and Samsung outlined a semiconductor AI factory that embeds accelerated computing into production. Over 50,000 GPUs will drive digital twins, predictive maintenance, and real-time optimisation. Partners present the project as a template for autonomous fabs.

The alliance spans design and manufacturing. Samsung uses CUDA-X and EDA tools to speed simulation and verification. Integrating cuLitho into OPC reports roughly twentyfold gains in computational lithography at advanced nodes.

Factory planning and logistics run on Omniverse digital twins and RTX PRO servers. Unified analytics support anomaly detection, capacity planning, and flow balancing. Managers expect shorter ramps and smoother changeovers with higher equipment effectiveness.

Robotics and edge AI extend intelligence to the line. Isaac Sim, Cosmos models, and Jetson Thor target safe collaboration, faster task retargeting, and teleoperation. Samsung’s in-house models enable multilingual assistance and on-site decision support.

A decades-long Nvidia–Samsung relationship underpins the effort, from NV1 DRAM to HBM3E and HBM4. Work continues on memory, modules, and foundry services, plus AI-RAN research with networks in South Korea and academia linking factory intelligence with next-gen connectivity.

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Japan’s KDDI partners with Google for AI-driven news service

Japan’s telecom leader KDDI is set to partner with Google to introduce an AI-powered news search service in spring 2026. The platform will use Google’s Gemini model to deliver articles from authorised Japanese media sources while preventing copyright violations.

The service will cite original publishers and exclude independent web scraping, addressing growing global concerns about the unauthorised use of journalism by generative AI systems. Around six domestic media companies, including digital outlets, are expected to join the initiative.

KDDI aims to strengthen user trust by offering reliable news through a transparent and copyright-safe AI interface. Details of how the articles will appear to users are still under review, according to sources familiar with the plan.

The move follows lawsuits filed in Tokyo by major Japanese newspapers, including Nikkei and Yomiuri, against US startup Perplexity AI over alleged copyright infringement. Industry experts say KDDI’s collaboration could become a model for responsible AI integration in news services.

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Stargate Michigan expands OpenAI’s US buildout

OpenAI will build a new campus in Saline Township, Michigan, as part of a 4.5 GW partnership with Oracle. Planned US capacity now exceeds 8 gigawatts. Investment over the next three years is expected to surpass $450 billion.

Leaders frame Stargate as a path to reindustrialise the United States while expanding access to AI benefits. Projects generate jobs during buildout and strengthen supply chains. Communities are intended to share gains.

Related Digital will develop the Michigan site, with construction expected in early 2026. More than 2,500 union construction roles are planned. A closed-loop cooling system will significantly reduce on-site water consumption.

DTE Energy will utilise existing excess transmission capacity to serve the campus. The project, not local ratepayers, will fund any required upgrades. Local energy supplies are expected to remain unaffected.

Expansion builds on previously announced sites in Texas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Ohio. Programmes aim to bolster modern energy and manufacturing systems. Michigan’s engineering heritage makes it a focal point for future AI infrastructure.

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When AI LLMs ‘think’ more, groups suffer, CMU study finds

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report that stronger-reasoning language models (LLMs) act more selfishly in groups, reducing cooperation and nudging peers toward self-interest. Concerns grow as people ask AI for social advice.

In a Public Goods test, non-reasoning models shared 96 percent; a reasoning model shared 20 percent. Adding a few reasoning steps cut cooperation nearly in half. Reflection prompts also reduced sharing.

Mixed groups showed spillover. Reasoning agents dragged down collective performance by 81 percent, spreading self-interest. Users may over-trust ‘rational’ advice that justifies uncooperative choices at work or in class.

Comparisons spanned LLMs from OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, and Anthropic. Findings point to the need to balance raw reasoning with social intelligence. Designers should reward cooperation, not only optimise individual gain.

The paper ‘Spontaneous Giving and Calculated Greed in Language Models’ will be presented at EMNLP 2025, with a preprint on arXiv. Authors caution that more intelligent AI is not automatically better for society.

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NVIDIA AI powers mobile clinics for breast cancer screening in rural India

A mobile clinic powered by NVIDIA AI is bringing life-saving breast cancer screenings to women in rural India.

The Health Within Reach Foundation, in partnership with Dallas-based startup MedCognetics, operates the Women Cancer Screening Van, which has already conducted over 3,500 mammograms, with 90% of patients screened for the first time.

MedCognetics, a member of NVIDIA’s Inception programme, provides an AI system that analyses mammogram data in real time to identify potential abnormalities.

The foundation reports that around 8% of screenings revealed irregularities, with 24 confirmed cancer diagnoses detected early enough for timely treatment. The collaboration demonstrates how AI can expand access to preventive healthcare in remote areas.

MedCognetics’ technology uses NVIDIA IGX Orin and Holoscan platforms for rapid image processing, supporting real-time detection and risk analysis. Its algorithms can improve image quality, assist radiologists in identifying small or early-stage tumours, and predict breast cancer risk within a year.

These tools are part of a wider effort to make advanced medical diagnostics affordable and accessible in developing regions.

By combining edge AI with local cloud infrastructure, the system enables faster diagnosis and better connectivity between healthcare workers in the field and radiologists in urban hospitals.

For millions of women in rural India, the initiative brings high-quality care directly to their communities and offers a powerful example of how AI can reduce health inequalities.

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Switzerland ranks among top countries for AI adoption

Switzerland has been ranked 15th globally for AI adoption, with around one in three working-age adults using AI tools, according to Microsoft’s AI Diffusion Report. At 32.4%, the country’s adoption rate exceeds the Global North average of 23%, reflecting strong digital engagement.

The report shows over one billion people have used AI tools in under three years, making it the fastest-adopted technology ever. Microsoft analysed platforms like Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Midjourney to track AI use and introduced indices measuring AI development, infrastructure, and adoption.

Countries such as Singapore, the UAE, Norway, and Ireland show high AI adoption is possible with strong technology, education, and policy support, even without frontier-level breakthroughs.

Switzerland follows this model, using infrastructure, digital skills, and forward-looking policies to drive innovation and economic growth.

Despite rapid adoption in the Global North, nearly four billion people globally still lack the electricity, internet, or digital skills necessary to access AI, highlighting a growing divide between wealthier and lower-income nations.

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Reliance and Google expand Gemini AI access across India

Google has partnered with Reliance Intelligence to expand access to its Gemini AI across India.

Under the new collaboration, Jio Unlimited 5G users aged between 18 and 25 will receive the Google AI Pro plan free for 18 months, with nationwide eligibility to follow soon.

The partnership grants access to the Gemini 2.5 Pro model and includes increased limits for generating images and videos with the Nano Banana and Veo 3.1 tools.

Users in India will also benefit from expanded NotebookLM access for study and research, plus 2 TB of cloud storage shared across Google Photos, Gmail and Drive for data and WhatsApp backups.

According to Google, the offer represents a value of about ₹35,100 and can be activated via the MyJio app. The company said the initiative aims to make its most advanced AI tools available to a wider audience and support everyday productivity across India’s fast-growing digital ecosystem.

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Microsoft leaders envision AI as an invisible partner in work and play

AI, gaming and work were at the heart of the discussion during the Paley International Council Summit, where three Microsoft executives explored how technology is reshaping human experience and industry structures.

Mustafa Suleyman, Phil Spencer and Ryan Roslansky offered perspectives on the next phase of digital transformation, from personalised AI companions to the evolution of entertainment and the changing nature of work.

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, described a future where AI becomes an invisible companion that quietly assists users. He explained that AI is moving beyond standalone apps to integrate directly into systems and browsers, performing tasks through natural language rather than manual navigation.

With features like Copilot on Windows and Edge, users can let AI automate everyday functions, creating a seamless experience where technology anticipates rather than responds.

Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, underlined gaming’s cultural impact, noting that the industry now surpasses film, books and music combined. He emphasised that gaming’s interactive nature offers lessons for all media, where creativity, participation and community define success.

For Spencer, the future of entertainment lies in blending audience engagement with technology, allowing fans and creators to shape experiences together.

Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, discussed how AI is transforming skills and workforce dynamics. He highlighted that required job skills are changing faster than ever, with adaptability, AI literacy and human-centred leadership becoming essential.

Roslansky urged companies to focus on potential and continuous learning instead of static job descriptions, suggesting that the most successful organisations will be those that evolve with technology and cultivate resilience through education.

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