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• Google to launch first of its AI glasses

• Nvidia’s advanced chips and China

• GPT 5.2 coming as soon as Tuesday

• AI central part of President’s Management Agenda (PMA)

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STARTUPS

Google to launch first of its AI glasses

Google announced plans to launch its first AI-powered glasses in 2026 as it intensifies competition with Meta and other tech companies in the emerging AI-wearables market. Working with Samsung, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, supported by a 150 million dollar commitment, Google will release audio-only glasses that let users interact with its Gemini assistant, along with models featuring an in-lens display for navigation, translation, and other contextual information.

Built on Google’s Android XR platform, the new products reflect lessons from the company’s earlier failed smart-glasses efforts, with Sergey Brin noting that modern AI capabilities and improved supply-chain maturity now make the category more viable. The move comes as Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses gain strong traction and competitors like Snap and Alibaba expand their own offerings. Google also announced new software updates for its Galaxy XR headset, including Windows PC linking and a travel mode for use in cars and airplanes.

GOVERNMENT

Nvidia’s advanced chips and China

The Trump administration will allow Nvidia to sell its relatively advanced Hopper 200 AI server chips to China, reversing earlier debate over whether a geopolitical rival should access near–state-of-the-art U.S. technology. The chips, just one generation behind Nvidia’s new Blackwell line and used to train leading models like GPT-5, are significantly more powerful than the previously permitted H20 version.

The decision raises questions about how China will respond, as its government has pushed major AI developers to limit reliance on Nvidia in favor of domestic alternatives such as Huawei’s chips, a policy that has already sharply reduced Nvidia’s China sales this year. Nvidia shares briefly rose on the news before retreating. The move is seen as a win for Trump advisers like venture capitalist David Sacks, who argue that restricting U.S. chip sales would accelerate China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency and help Chinese firms gain global market share at America’s expense.

BIG TECH

GPT 5.2 coming as soon as Tuesday

OpenAI is reportedly racing under “code red” protocols to release GPT-5.2 as early as December 9 in an effort to counter Google’s Gemini 3, which recently outperformed GPT-5.1 alongside Anthropic’s Opus 4.5 on key benchmarks; unlike past feature-heavy updates, GPT-5.2 is expected to deliver structural improvements focused on speed, reliability, customizability, and stronger reasoning performance, though the launch date may shift due to final testing.

At the same time, OpenAI is developing a major architectural overhaul known as “Garlic,” a pretraining breakthrough aimed at delivering a smaller yet equally knowledgeable model—potentially debuting as GPT-5.5 in early 2026—that promises dramatically lower compute costs and faster responses, indicating that while GPT-5.2 is meant to address short-term competitive pressure, the company’s long-term strategy centers on efficiency-driven advances.

GOVERNMENT

AI central part of President’s Management Agenda (PMA)

Artificial intelligence is positioned as a central tool within President Trump’s Management Agenda to modernize government operations, eliminate inefficiency, and restore taxpayer-focused governance. The PMA frames AI as a way to consolidate and standardize federal systems, reduce duplicative or wasteful processes, and strengthen cybersecurity while delivering faster, more secure digital services for the public.

In this vision, AI becomes both a modernization engine and a strategic lever to streamline workflows, shrink administrative overhead, enhance service delivery, and support national priorities such as American manufacturing, energy production, and economic prosperity.