Welcome back to Week in Review! We have a lot of stories to share about this week, including the most popular hits from Nvidia GTC, the NASA astronauts suddenly returning home, Rippling’s petition, and Google’s purchase of Wiz. Let’s get to the point!
Google finally completes its biggest acquisition in its past this week by revealing its$ 32 billion purchase of Wiz. Wiz will not be a Google-only store, according to Google, as it is billed as a “multicloud” giving. Google provided$ 23 billion for its business next year. It’s probably worthwhile to say no occasionally.  ,
Speaking of mergers, Elon Musk’s AI business, xAI, recently acquired Hotshot, a firm developing AI-based video-generation resources. The deal could indicate that xAI intends to create its own video-generation concepts in a way that rivals Google’s Veo 2, OpenAI’s Sora, and others.
Nvidia GTC: On Thursday, the biggest event of the year for the company came to an end, and we were on the ground to share the latest news from the chipmaker. The company also revealed two specific AI mainframes, , a fundamental model for human robots, fresh GPUs, , as well as many other details.
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News
Rippling, a third player in the room, brought legal action against the HR business, alleging racketeering, unlawful interference, tortious interference, unfair competitors, and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary responsibility. Deel refutes the claims.  ,
The two NASA astronauts who had been stranded on the International Space Station for more than nine times have now arrived back on Earth. After a 17-hour gain trip from the ISS, Sunita” Suni” Williams and Barry” Butch” Wilmore made a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
Google introduces a new Pixel, the 9a, this month. The$ 699 smartphone has an upgraded 6. 3-inch Actua display that Google claims is 35 % brighter than the Pixel 8a display. The design is the actual change, though: It removes the lens bar from the backside.  ,
Hacker-stolen personal information: The Pennsylvania State Education Association ( PSEA ), the state’s largest organization for educators in Pennsylvania, claims hackers have accessed more than half a million members ‘ sensitive data. According to a letter sent to the affected individuals, PSEA claimed that part account numbers, PINs, credentials, and safety standards were also accessed as a result of the violation.
Neat! A 12th-grader created a website called Minecraft Bench (MC-Bench ) to show off two AIs against each other to see which builds better Minecraft creations. Technically speaking, MC-Bench is a software standard because the models are required to write code to make the prompted build.
Really very valuable: Google is altering how you find emails in your box. Instead of displaying all sequentially, it will now use AI to take into account aspects like recency, most clicked letters, and repeated contacts when surfacing e-mail based on your search query. On a search results page, a switch will let users choose between the most recent and most important messages.
Humanoid computers for the home: The publicity seems to have soared to new heights. Norway robotics company 1X is making a profit from this by revealing that it will “test its human machine, Neo Gamma,” in” a few hundred to a few thousand” properties by the end of the year.  ,
Analysis
Nvidia is in the lead in the AI market: Nvidia is in the lead, but it is faced with shifting priorities from leading AI clients due to DeepSeek, U.S. taxes, and other issues. At this year’s GTC, the company made a promise to participants and the rest of the world who were watching that need for its chips didn’t immediately stop.  ,
Wayve rides the wave: Wayve, which was founded in 2017 and has raised more than$ 1.3 billion in the last few years, intends to license its self-driving software to fleet and automotive partners like Uber. Alex Kendall, co-founder and CEO of Wayve, sees promise in the development of his intelligent vehicle startup’s technology.