This Week in AI (Aug 29, 2025): GPT-5 lands, Gemini upgrades, EU AI Act deadlines hit, and Nvidia pushes robotics

TL;DR OpenAI shipped GPT-5, Google rolled out big Gemini upgrades (including new image editing and deeper “Live” capabilities), critical EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI took effect, and Nvidia’s Blackwell platform reached robotics developers while chip export talks re-entered the spotlight. OpenAI+1blog.google+1Digital StrategyBaker McKenzieNVIDIA NewsroomReuters OpenAI releases GPT-5: smarter across…

Nvidia Spectrum-XGS and Meta’s AI Pivot: Rethinking Infrastructure and Strategy

The AI Data Centre Space Constraint and Nvidia’s Solution The growth of artificial intelligence has pushed data centers to their physical limits. About Nvidia Spectrum-XGS. As workloads expand, single-site facilities are struggling with power, cooling, and space constraints. Building ever larger mega-centers is becoming less viable—both economically and environmentally. According to Artificial…

Building the Future of AI: Broadcom’s Jericho4 and the AI Networking Surge

Building the Future of AI: Broadcom’s Jericho4 and the AI Networking Surge AI’s explosive growth is testing infrastructure limits, and the spotlight is firmly on high-speed, secure interconnects—especially Broadcom’s groundbreaking Jericho4 chip. Jericho4: The Backbone for Distributed AI On August 4, 2025, Broadcom officially launched the Jericho4 Ethernet fabric router, designed…

AI Infrastructure Race: From Broadcom’s Jericho Chip to PCIe Gen 6 Interconnects

The AI hardware ecosystem is accelerating, with infrastructure innovations designed for speed, scalability, and efficiency. Broadcom’s Jericho4 Elevates AI NetworkingBroadcom’s recently unveiled Jericho4 chip is transforming data center connectivity. Built on TSMC’s 3nm technology, it supports high-bandwidth networking across up to 60-mile spans and secures data via hardware encryption. Each system can…