Top stories today:

1. Google, Samsung announce mixed-reality headset, operating system
2. Elon reveals SEC settlement demand against Neuralink
3. Trump says U.S. is “going to do something great with crypto”
4. OpenAI brings real-time video capabilities to ChatGPT
5. Microsoft releases Phi-4 with advanced math-related reasoning
6. OpenAI’s Sora leads amid tough fight by Chinese AI video models

0. Data and calendar

Listen to our AI-generated podcast summarizing today’s newsletter (beware of the few hallucinations):

1. Google, Samsung announce mixed-reality headset, operating system

In 2025, Samsung will unveil the 1st Android XR device, codenamed Project Moohan:

• Qualcomm, Lynx, Sony, and XREAL are also working on Android XR devices.

• SDK developer preview was released.

Google says its Android XR leverages Gemini AI

• Android XR is Google’s 4th attempt in the headset market following Glass, Cardboard, and Daydream.

• Google apps, including Chrome with multi-window, YouTube, Google Photos, and Maps, will be included.

• Android’s mobile and tablet apps from Google Play will also work “out-of-the-box.”

2. Elon reveals SEC settlement demand against Neuralink

• SEC “reopened” a Neuralink investigation, Musk disclosed through a letter on X.

• The SEC also charged Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump’s Commerce pick, with allegedly violating disclosure laws.

3. Trump says U.S. is “going to do something great with crypto”