📋 Quick Takeaways

• NVIDIA and Siemens announce landmark partnership to build Industrial AI Operating System, with first AI-driven factory launching in Erlangen, Germany in 2026
• AMD unveils Helios AI rack with 72 MI455X chips, directly challenging NVIDIA’s dominance in AI data centers
• AMD previews MI500 Series claiming unprecedented 1,000x performance increase over MI300X using CDNA 6 architecture
• Amazon launches Alexa.com bringing Alexa+ AI assistant to web browsers, competing with ChatGPT and Gemini
• NVIDIA introduces DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and 6X mode for RTX 50-series GPUs
• LG showcases CLOiD humanoid robot demonstrating household tasks including laundry folding and cooking
• AMD announces Ryzen AI 400 Series with 60 TOPS NPU for next-generation AI PCs
• Agentic AI predicted to reach consumer mass-market adoption in 2026 according to global technology survey

🏭 Industrial AI & Infrastructure

NVIDIA and Siemens Partner to Build Industrial AI Operating System

Transformative Partnership: At CES 2026, Siemens and NVIDIA announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership to develop what they call the Industrial AI Operating System—a platform designed to embed AI across the entire industrial lifecycle from design to supply chain operations.