Whoop just unveiled its Whoop 5.0 tracker and a new medical-grade Whoop MG, pushing beyond hardcore athletes to reach everyday health seekers. Both models shrink 7% while stretching battery life to 14 days, with the MG adding FDA-cleared EKG monitoring. Why it matters: With smart rings and smartwatches closing in, Whoop is overhauling its subscriptions starting at $199 annually to stay relevant.
Meta is reportedly developing a "super-sensing" live AI mode for two new smart glasses slated for next year. The software keeps cameras always on to recognize people by name and remind you about forgotten keys, though current testing reportedly drains the battery in just 30 minutes.
Apple is reportedly developing custom silicon for two smart glasses models—one for daily smart tasks and another with full AR—adapted from Apple Watch tech and targeting mass production by 2026 or 2027. The company is also upgrading chips across AirPods, Watches, and enterprise AI servers to rival Meta.
Amazon just introduced Vulcan, its first fulfillment robot equipped with a sense of touch. Powered by physical AI and force-feedback sensors, Vulcan understands how hard it pushes or grips, letting it pick and stow roughly 75% of warehouse items—especially on hard-to-reach top shelves.
Microsoft just expanded its Copilot+ PC family with a 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop starting at $799 and $899. Both feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus chip with a 45 TOPS NPU to power local AI experiences like Recall and Click to Do on more affordable hardware.
Oura just rolled out AI-powered glucose tracking and photo-based meal logging to expand into metabolic health. Users can pair a $99 Dexcom Stelo CGM to view blood sugar trends and AI summaries in the Oura app, while the Oura Advisor chatbot analyzes meal photos to estimate nutrition. Why it matters: Smart rings are pushing metabolic monitoring into the mainstream, turning raw glucose spikes into plain-language health advice.
Aurora just launched fully autonomous commercial freight runs on Texas public highways, clocking its first 1,200 driver-free miles for Uber Freight and Hirschbach. It marks the first commercial driverless trucking service operating on open roads, with plans to expand to Phoenix by late 2025.
Tools for Humanity just debuted the Orb Mini, a smartphone-shaped device packed with two optical sensors to scan eyeballs and prove you're human, not an AI agent. The Sam Altman-backed project is also expanding aggressively into the U.S. with retail storefronts in six major cities. It's an ambitious bid to make human verification truly portable.
Meta just updated its privacy policy for Ray-Ban smart glasses, quietly removing the toggle that allowed users to stop voice recordings from being stored in the cloud. Audio logs and transcripts will now be kept for up to a year to train Meta AI models. While you can still delete recordings manually in settings, you can no longer opt out entirely.
Meta just launched a standalone Meta AI app powered by Llama 4, putting hands-free voice conversations front and center. The app absorbs the Ray-Ban Meta companion controls, includes a native full-duplex voice demo, and taps into your Facebook and Instagram activity for personalized answers. It basically elevates Meta AI from an in-chat bot into a full-blown daily companion.
Hugging Face just launched the SO-101, an open-source, 3D-printable robotic arm starting at $100. An upgrade to the popular SO-100, it features better motors and an integrated camera for reinforcement learning tasks like sorting Legos. Fully assembled units run up to $500 depending on the supplier.
Figure is reportedly in advanced talks with UPS to deploy its latest humanoid robots across the delivery giant's logistics network. While specific roles remain unconfirmed, the setup would complement UPS's broader push into robotics and automation. Why it matters: With Figure targeting 100K robots shipped by 2028, a UPS partnership could serve as a vital proving ground outside of controlled demos.
Meta just rolled out live translation to all Ray-Ban smart glasses users across supported markets. The feature enables real-time two-way translation between English, French, Italian, and Spanish—and by downloading language packs in advance, it works completely offline without Wi-Fi or cellular data. It turns the smart frames into a genuinely practical travel translator.
Google just showed off its Android XR smartglasses in a live public demo at TED. Powered by Gemini, the hardware sports an in-lens color display and can recall where you left a hotel keycard, translate conversations on the fly, and overlay walking directions. Why it matters: It proves multimodal AI is moving to useful everyday eyewear, though consumers likely have to wait until 2026 to buy a pair.
Hugging Face just acquired French startup Pollen Robotics to accelerate its push into embodied AI. The company plans to sell Pollen's humanoid robot, Reachy 2, while letting developers download and improve its open codebase. It marks a major step in bringing open-source collaboration directly to physical robot hardware.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly obsessed with shipping true augmented reality glasses before Meta can pull it off. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Cook views the Vision Pro as merely a stepping stone toward lightweight specs, making the project his personal top priority. It's still years away given battery and display hurdles, so Apple may drop basic AI glasses first to stay competitive.
DoorDash just partnered with sidewalk bot maker Coco to roll out automated food deliveries across Los Angeles and Chicago, with nearly 600 merchants on board. As DoorDash puts it, you don't need a two-ton car just to deliver two chicken sandwiches. The move follows over 100,000 successful trial deliveries.
Samsung just announced that its yellow rolling robot, Ballie, will finally launch in the US this summer. First shown off in 2020, the dual-wheeled bot now packs Google's Gemini multimodal AI alongside a built-in projector, letting it critique your outfit or project movies on your wall. Why it matters: Unlike Amazon's ill-fated Astro, Ballie brings real conversational AI and practical projection into your living room, though Samsung has yet to reveal the price tag.
Amazon’s Zoox just deployed a fleet of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders in Los Angeles to collect mapping data ahead of broader autonomous testing this summer. While rival Waymo already offers paid rides in LA, this marks Zoox’s sixth test city as it inches toward public launches in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this year.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to acquire io Products, the stealth hardware startup led by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and backed by Sam Altman, at a valuation topping $500M. The venture has been designing screenless devices with Ive's LoveFrom studio. Bringing the hardware in-house could give OpenAI the unified AI experience it has been chasing.
