NFT Novinky: 8 september 2025

December 11, 2025, 1:58 PM EST. Ford Motor Co. and SK On have mutually agreed to restructure their U.S. battery venture, ending the joint operation on the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Hardin County, Kentucky. The $5.8B project, once expected to create about 5,000 jobs, has faced delays, worker safety concerns, union activity and lawsuits. Under the restructure, a Ford subsidiary will take full ownership of the Glendale twin plants, while SK On will own the Tennessee plant within the BlueOval City campus. Closing is targeted for Q1 2026. SK On says the move strengthens its U.S. battery leadership and its ability to supply Ford and other customers, including energy storage, from Tennessee, while preserving a strategic relationship with Ford.

December 11, 2025, 1:54 PM EST. The taxonomy of glasses-shaped wearables is in flux. 'Smart glasses' is out; 'AI glasses' has entered the lexicon but isn't universally adopted. Meta's Ray-Ban Meta glasses are being pitched as AI glasses, signaling a shift toward highlighting artificial intelligence over augmented reality. Google uses AI glasses for some products, but Project Aura is described as more headset-like in a glasses form factor, with Google settling on wired XR glasses due to a wired battery/trackpad puck. Aura's partner Xreal positions its products between AI glasses and headsets; Xreal's CEO calls all his glasses AR glasses. Industry researchers from Gartner, Counterpoint and IDC struggle to define smart glasses. The result: a fragmented taxonomy and no consensus on terminology yet.

December 11, 2025, 1:52 PM EST. xAI partners with the Government of El Salvador to deploy Grok across 5,000 public schools, delivering adaptive, curriculum-aligned tutoring to over 1 million students and empowering thousands of teachers as collaborators. The nationwide program provides personalized learning that adapts to each student's pace and mastery, spanning urban and rural communities. Co-developed with El Salvador, it aims to advance responsible AI use in classrooms, generate new methodologies and datasets, and guide safety and human-centered impact. This initiative demonstrates how frontier models can accelerate learning at scale, enabling nations to reimagine education and build knowledge for generations to come. Governments interested in transformative projects can reach out at [email protected].

December 11, 2025, 1:48 PM EST. Xsight Labs' X2 12.8Tbps switch, backed by AMD, Intel Capital, and Marvell, has secured a high-visibility win powering SpaceX Starlink V3. The sub-200W, TSMC N5 chip is designed for terabit-scale routing, and SpaceX selected it for use in orbit to handle terabit-per-second networking. SpaceX's engineers stressed reliability and space-hardened performance as key factors in the pick. This milestone signals a potential rise of space networking as a new field, with Xsight Labs emerging as an early leader. Next week we'll preview the company's E1 800G DPU and its 64-Arm Neoverse core.

December 11, 2025, 1:46 PM EST. Apple is seeding iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to developers, signaling a public release in December. The update is expected early next week. Highlights include a Liquid Glass slider to adjust the Lock Screen clock opacity, a new Offline Lyrics feature in Apple Music, and revised Sleep Score ranges in Health. iOS 26.2 also introduces Alarms for Reminders, three Apple Podcasts enhancements (automatic chapters, timed links, and cross-podcast mentions), a refreshed Apple News with a new Following tab and quick-access topics. There's also a Screen Flash option for notifications under Accessibility. Additionally, AirPods gain Live Translation in the EU, enabling real-time transcription through AirPods when speaking different languages. These changes bolster customization, accessibility, and cross-app workflows on iPhone and Apple Watch.