Zuckerberg tempers expectations on AI agent timelines
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that AI agent technology is developing slower than expected, according to internal briefings. The admission marks a shift in tone from the industry-wide enthusiasm that characterized 2024 and early 2025. Zuckerberg reportedly said that while progress is being made on large language models and reasoning capabilities, building reliable autonomous agents that can perform complex multi-step tasks remains a harder challenge than many assumed.
Kioxia ships next-gen memory as AI demand surges
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia began shipping samples of its next-generation memory products this week, capitalizing on the AI boom that continues to drive demand for high-bandwidth memory. The company's dramatic comeback is part of a wider recovery in the semiconductor industry, with AI data centers requiring increasingly specialized memory architectures to handle training and inference workloads efficiently.
NVIDIA AI heads to lunar orbit
Firefly Aerospace announced it will deploy NVIDIA's Jetson AI platform in lunar orbit as part of a 2026 mission, marking one of the first deployments of edge AI in deep space. The system will handle onboard data processing for scientific instruments, reducing the need to transmit raw data back to Earth. Meanwhile, Apple has reportedly paused development of camera-based AI features, suggesting the industry is still grappling with how to deliver consumer-facing AI applications that meet user expectations.