Federal prosecutors just charged four people with running a front company to illegally smuggle Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs into China. The group allegedly bypassed US export controls using falsified shipping manifests and wire transfers from Chinese bank accounts. Why it matters: It offers a rare glimpse into how restricted frontier hardware still finds its way past export bans.
Google just evolved its Project Starline research into Google Beam, an enterprise 3D video communication platform powered by AI. Its volumetric video model converts standard 2D video feeds into realistic 3D visuals without requiring headsets, alongside near real-time speech translation. The first HP hardware will debut at InfoComm ahead of enterprise rollouts later this year.
Humane just threw in the towel on the AI Pin, selling its platform, patents, and team to HP for $116 million. Existing devices will stop connecting to servers after February 28, bricking core voice and cloud features. Humane's founders and technical staff will join HP to launch a new division dubbed HP IQ.
Google just rolled out a suite of AI features for its Chromebook Plus lineup, including system-wide writing help, AI-generated wallpapers, and the Magic Editor in Google Photos. Even better: buying a new device gets you a full year of the Google One AI Premium plan for free, unlocking Gemini Advanced.
