AI News Roundup – December 19, 2025
Even Google and Replit struggle to deploy AI agents reliably — here’s why
Executives from Google and Replit warn that reliable AI agent deployment remains difficult due to challenges with legacy workflows, security, and messy data
venturebeat
Dec 19, 2025
A robot just learned 1,000 tasks in a single day — and it’s a big deal for everyday AI
Researchers have taught a robotic arm to perform 1,000 distinct tasks in one day by breaking actions into simpler phases, marking a step toward general-purpose home robots
techradar
Dec 19, 2025
China eyes mastery of EUV lithography, bolstering AI chip ambitions, analysts say
Chinese scientists have successfully built a prototype of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, signaling a major step toward semiconductor self-sufficiency
south china morning post
Dec 19, 2025
NVIDIA, US Government to Boost AI Infrastructure and R&D Investments Through Landmark Genesis Mission
NVIDIA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Energy to apply its supercomputing and AI expertise to areas like climate modeling and nuclear energy as a key partner in the Genesis Mission
nvidia
Dec 18, 2025
Inside Kaggle’s AI Agents intensive course with Google
Google and Kaggle recently hosted a popular 5-day intensive course on AI agents that attracted 1.5 million learners and has now been converted into a permanent learning guide
google
Dec 18, 2025
Canada’s Frontier Firms Are Emerging and They’re Redefining AI Leadership
A study by Microsoft and IDC identifies ‘Frontier Firms’ in Canada that are seeing triple the returns of their peers by scaling AI and autonomous agents across their entire business
microsoft
Dec 18, 2025
Can AI really help us discover new materials?
While AI shows promise in predicting new materials, a gap remains between digital discovery and the slow, difficult process of lab synthesis and verification
mit technology review
Dec 18, 2025
Amazon and OpenAI Set to Revolutionize AI Chip Market with Trainium Deal
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to use Amazon’s custom Trainium chips to train its models, a strategic move intended to reduce reliance on NVIDIA hardware
opentools
Dec 18, 2025
Energy Department Announces Collaboration Agreements with 24 Organizations to Advance the Genesis Mission
The U.S. Department of Energy has launched the Genesis Mission, a public-private partnership with 24 organizations to harness AI for scientific discovery and national security
u.s. department of energy
Dec 18, 2025
NVIDIA Debuts Nemotron 3 Family of Open Models
NVIDIA has released the Nemotron 3 family of open models in Nano, Super, and Ultra sizes to help developers build specialized, efficient multi-agent systems
nvidia
Dec 15, 2025
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