At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), NVIDIA unveiled the new Cosmos platform, designed to accelerate the development of physical artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly for autonomous vehicles and robots. The Cosmos platform integrates a generative world foundation model (WFM), video taggers, safety mechanisms, and an accelerated data processing pipeline, enabling developers to create and optimize AI models with reduced reliance on real-world data.

After a successful entrepreneurial journey, former SmartThings CEO Alex Hawkinson embarks on a new startup adventure. His new company BrightAI has just completed a $15 million seed funding round exclusively led by Upfront Ventures, unveiling this tech company deeply focused on smart monitoring for infrastructure. BrightAI was founded in 2019 by Hawkinson along with Nathan Hanks and Doug.