Nvidia, Intel, and AMD Unveil New Chip Details at CES 2026, Meta pauses roll out of Ray-Ban Display smart glasses internationally, and Lego announced the Lego Play Engine with new SMART Bricks, tags, and Minifigs.
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At the Nvidia keynote at CES, CEO Jensen Huang announced the Vera Rubin architecture, already in full production, which succeeds the previous Blackwell line. The new chips have 3.5x the training performance compared to Blackwell with 5x the AI performance rating, and use less power. Nvidia also revealed open source models, datasets, and simulation tools for autonomous vehicles called Alpamayo, with the code available on Hugging Face. And Nvidia added a native app for Linux for game streaming service GeForce Now, with an app for FireTV Stick 4K Plus and 4K Max in early 2026.
Sources: TechCrunch (TechCrunch 2) and The Verge
Intel announced details of its Panther Lake CPUs, the first made on Intel’s 2nm 18A process, promising better power efficiency and performance for graphics and AI, specifically in laptops. Officially called the Intel Core Ultra Series 3, the range includes a 16-core 5.1 GHz model on the high end to an 8-core 4.4 GHz version on the low end. The chips support Intel’s Intelligent Display tech, adapting screen brightness and refresh rate according to tasks, lowering refresh rate when working on email and increasing during gaming. Laptops with the new chips will be available on January 27th.
Source: The Register
Also at CES 2026, AMD presented the Ryzen AI 400 series, featuring up to 12 cores capable of boosting to 5.2Ghz and NPU for 60 TOPS, but otherwise same as the 300 series, with systems coming later this quarter.
Source: Ars Technica
A California tool known as DROP, the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, became available on January 1st as part of the California Delete act, which was signed into law in 2023. California residents may file a single request with CalPrivacy, instead of making separate requests to send to individual data brokers, which CalPrivacy will then forward to over 500 services holding personal data to sell to marketers and others. Beginning in August, data brokers will have 45 days following a notice to delete data, as well as respond and report the status of the deletion requests, though data may still be kept if necessary under legal exemptions.
Source: Ars Technica
Hyundai announced plans to start using Boston Dynamics’ humanoid Atlas robots in its Savannah, Georgia, plants starting in 2028. The robots will arrange components pre-installation, ramping up for more complex tasks by 2030. Google is also partnering with Boston Dynamics to integrate Gemini, with testing to begin in the coming months. Hyundai expects to construct as many as 30,000 robots annually at a new facility in the US.
On Monday, Mercedes-Benz announced a driver-assistance system for the United States, launching later this year. Vehicles will be able to navigate autonomously under driver supervision, similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature. The Mercedes-Benz system, MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO, began operating in China in 2025 and will cost $3,950USD for three year access, with prices for a monthly or yearly subscription to be announced. Tesla’s FSD feature costs $8,000 as an upfront purchase for lifetime access or $99/month as a subscription.
Source: Reuters
Meta paused the release of the $799 Ray-Ban Display smart glasses to Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy due to “unprecedented demand and limited inventory”, and will focus on orders in the United States. The smart glasses are only available at select retailers and cannot be purchased online. Interested US customers are required to book a demo through Meta’s website for visiting designated Ray-Ban, LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, and Best Buy locations to begin the purchase process.
Source: Engadget
Lego announced the SMART Brick, a standard sized Lego block featuring an internal 4.1mm ASIC chip to work with the new Lego Play Engine. Bricks have a built-in accelerometer, able to discern distance and orientation of itself and to other Smart Bricks, with a SMART Tag configuring how each SMART Brick should behave. An integrated speaker can play audio based on reactions by SMART Minifigs, which have individual character traits, like moods and reactions during play, and generate its own sounds, broadcast through the SMART Brick. Pre-orders open later this week.
Source: Wired