Just when it looked like the year was finally winding down, AI decided to drop one last round of chaos. In this final roundup of the year, I’m breaking down the biggest late-stage AI stories; including the NVIDIA/Groq $20B situation, major model updates, hardware moves, and a few headlines that got wildly misunderstood along the way. No hype, no panic… just what actually happened, why it matters, and how it sets the stage for what’s coming next! Thanks for nerding out with me all year. Let’s wrap this thing up! Discover More: 🛠️ Explore AI Tools & News: https://futuretools.io/ 📰 Weekly Newsletter: https://futuretools.io/newsletter 🎙️ The Next Wave Podcast: https://youtube.com/@TheNextWavePod Socials: ❌ Twiter/X: https://x.com/mreflow 🖼️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mr.eflow 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mr.eflow 🟦 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-wolfe-30841712/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattrwolfe Resources From Today's Video: https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-and-nvidia-enter-non-exclusive-inference-technology-licensing-agreement-to-accelerate-ai-inference-at-global-scale https://beincrypto.com/nvidia-absorbs-rival-decentralized-ai/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-buying-ai-chip-startup-groq-for-about-20-billion-biggest-deal.html https://twitter.com/ric_rtp/status/2004220891689832859 https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/2003964123760013589 https://twitter.com/sundeep/status/1986060443434254844 https://twitter.com/thexcapitalist/status/2004206803299532955 https://x.com/liquidai/status/2004190178068296181 https://twitter.com/itsPaulAi/status/2004303105287201196 https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openai-your-year-with-chatgpt-year-end-recap/ https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2002099459883479311 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape https://manus.im/blog/edit-slides-created-on-manus-with-nano-banana-pro https://x.com/alibaba_qwen/status/2003496348461728213 https://x.com/alibaba_qwen/status/2002034611229229388 https://x.com/alibaba_qwen/status/2003445076257656880 https://x.com/YouTubeGaming/status/2000989303086649637 https://www.pocketgamer.biz/youtube-launches-ai-powered-playables-builder-to-let-creators-make-games/ https://www.theverge.com/news/848843/waymo-san-francisco-power-outage https://www.avclub.com/clair-obscur-genai-iga-awards-rescinded Let’s work together! - Brand, sponsorship & business inquiries: mattwolfe@smoothmedia.co #AINews #AITools #ArtificialIntelligence Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - NVidia Acquires Groq? 11:09 - Liquid AI's new model 12:44 - OpenAI Introduces Personalization Features in ChatGPT 12:20 - OpenAI talking about ads again 14:31 - OpenAI introduces year-end ChatGPT recap 16:27 - Nano Banana Pro Slides Now Editable on Manus 17:58 - Alibaba Unveils Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 18:23 - Alibaba Qwen Launches Open-Sourced Qwen-Image-Layered 19:05 - Alibaba Unveils Qwen3-TTS Lineup 19:50 - YouTube Playables 22:16 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses Indie Game Award 24:18 - Waymo Robotaxis Caused Traffic Backup in San Francisco