CES 2025: 6 biggest trends to watch

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1. CES 2025: 6 biggest trends to watch

CES 2025 will feature a focus on Digital Coexistence, where AI and technology live and learn alongside each other, enhancing our lives. AI will power bicycles, grill steaks, sort trash, keep our hearts ticking, and even translate dog whining.

The message is that AI is in everything, and the future of technology will be a digital coexistence. The biggest trends at CES 2025 include how AI is impacting various industries and businesses.

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2. Nvidia RTX 5050 to 5090 laptop GPUs spotted, suggesting next-gen graphics cards are ready for rumored CES 2025 launch

Nvidia's next-gen laptop GPUs have been spotted in the PCI ID repository, with Max-Q designs for the RTX 5000 series. The mention of 'AD108M' as the chip in the next-gen laptop graphics cards below the RTX 5080 level is an oddity.

It is suggested that Nvidia will use an old chip once Blackwell is launched for the RTX 5050 to 5070 Ti Max-Q GPUs. Tech Powerup listed both AD108M and GB206M as two GPU options, but now only GB206M remains.

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3. SoundHound Rival Cerence AI Scores Nvidia Automotive Pact. Shares Surge

Shares in Cerence AI, a rival to SoundHound AI, rose following the announcement of an automotive collaboration with chipmaker Nvidia. Both companies sell voice recognition software using artificial intelligence.

Cerence claims Nvidia's AI software platform will accelerate the development of automotive industry large language models. SoundHound plans to showcase its AI Voice technology at the CES technology trade show.

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4. Surgical robots learned tasks by watching videos

A team of Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University researchers has trained robots to perform surgical tasks with the skill of human doctors, even learning to correct their own mistakes during surgeries. The robots learned to manipulate needles, tie knots, and suture wounds on their own, and even went beyond mere imitation.

The next stage of work is combining all of the different skills in full surgeries performed on animal cadavers. The next-generation surgical robots will need to demonstrate safety and effectiveness in clinical trials and receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration before they can become a fixture in hospitals.

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5. More breast cancer cases found when AI used in screenings, study finds

Researchers have found that AI can increase the detection rate of breast cancer in a nationwide screening program. The study, conducted in Germany, involved 461,818 women who underwent breast cancer screening between July 2021 and February 2023. 

The AI tool visually labels scans as "normal" and issues a "safety net" alert when a scan is judged unsuspicious. The detection rate was 6.7% higher in the AI group, but the rate increased to 17.6% after considering factors like age and radiologists involved. The approach could also reduce the workload of radiologists.

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