GM-backed Cruise reveals the Origin, a purpose-built autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel. The reveal shows how far AV design diverges from normal cars.

Global COVID-19 lockdowns transform work overnight. AI-powered noise cancellation, background blur, and meeting transcription become standard features.

Research teams release updated NLP benchmarks (SuperGLUE, XTREME) designed to challenge post-BERT models. Leaderboards saturate at an accelerating pace.