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Jan 15, 2026

Meet Pocket TTS: Real-Time Voice AI That Runs on a Laptop
Pocket TTS is an open-source text-to-speech model that runs on CPUs, clones voices from 5 seconds of audio, and keeps voice data fully private.

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eWeek
Jan 15, 2026

Matthew McConaughey Trademarks "Alright, Alright, Alright" to Shut Down AI Imitations
Matthew McConaughey trademarks his voice and likeness to guard against AI deepfakes, setting a new standard for consent and control in AI.

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eWeek
Jan 15, 2026

This $14B Startup Is Building a ‘Brain' for All Robots
Skild AI raised $1.4 billion in a SoftBank-led round, valuing it at $14 billion as it builds a unified "brain" to run different robots.

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eWeek
Jan 15, 2026

Google's Veo 3.1 Can Turn Your Photos Into Viral-Ready Videos
Google updated Veo 3.1 to turn photos into more expressive videos, add native 9:16 vertical output, and upscale clips to 4K in Gemini and YouTube tools.

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eWeek
Jan 15, 2026

Did ChatGPT Help Write the Stranger Things Finale? Fans Think They Spotted Proof
A Stranger Things documentary sparked online claims of ChatGPT use, but the director says she saw no AI writing in the writers' room.

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eWeek
Jan 15, 2026

China's Z.ai Debuts First Major Model Trained Fully on Huawei's AI Chip Stack
The company is positioning itself as a direct global competitor to established AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude.

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eWeek
Jan 15, 2026

OpenAI's $10B Cerebras Deal Promises 15x Faster AI Speed
The alliance with AI chip specialist Cerebras Systems will integrate 750 megawatts of ultra-low-latency computing power into OpenAI's platform.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

Google Integrates Gmail, YouTube, and Search Into Gemini
Google is integrating Gmail, YouTube, Search, and Photos into Gemini, giving its AI assistant a personalization edge that competitors like ChatGPT can't match.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

Meet the $500M AI Startup Quietly Interviewing Customers for Microsoft
Listen Labs uses AI "interviewers" to run customer research at scale for brands like Microsoft, promising insights in hours instead of weeks.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

Bill Gates: ‘AI Will Change Society," Including the Job Market
Bill Gates' 2026 Year Ahead letter says AI will transform society, but warns of job-market disruption and bad actors using open-source tools.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

OpenAI Reportedly Planning 60-Second Super Bowl Ad as AI War Intensifies
OpenAI is reportedly planning a 60-second Super Bowl LX ad on Feb. 8, 2026, as AI rivals ramp up spending to win users, trust, and attention.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

Anthropic Makes Leadership Changes for Labs Expansion
It looks like the AI company is doubling down on rapid product iteration through their internal incubator.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

China Limits Nvidia Chip Purchases to ‘Special Circumstances'
The guidance signals Beijing's continued caution about reopening its market to US chipmakers, even as demand for advanced AI hardware remains strong.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

SK Hynix Places $13B Bet on AI Memory as Chip Shortages Intensify
South Korean firm will invest in an advanced packaging plant in Cheongju to expand HBM supply as AI demand tightens memory.

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eWeek
Jan 14, 2026

Voice AI Deepgram Hits $1.3B Unicorn Status with $130M Funding
CEO Scott Stephenson revealed the company achieved cash-flow positive status last year and didn't actually need the funding.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

New Windows 11 Leak Reveals Copilot Moving Into File Explorer
A leaked feature shows that Microsoft is testing a hidden "Chat with Copilot" button in Windows 11 File Explorer.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

‘Not Woke': Pentagon Embraces Elon Musk's Grok AI Despite Global Backlash
Pentagon adopts Elon Musk's Grok AI, fueling debate over ethics, anti-woke defense policy, and the future of AI in modern warfare.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

Elon Musk Slams Apple-Google AI Deal as ‘Unreasonable' Power Grab
Elon Musk criticized Apple's deal to use Google Gemini for next-gen Siri, warning of concentrated power as the AI partnership reshapes iOS 26.4.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

7 Best ChatGPT Image Prompts in 2026: How to Get Better AI Photos
Use these seven prompt templates to generate sharper ChatGPT images in 2026, from hero sections and product shots to retouching and pricing layouts.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

MIT Just Solved AI's Memory Problem (And It's Brilliantly Simple)
MIT's Recursive Language Models rethink AI memory by treating documents like searchable environments, enabling models to reason over massive texts efficiently.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

Trump Insider Dina Powell McCormick Joins Meta as President
Former Trump administration insider and Goldman Sachs powerhouse is joining as president and vice chairman to spearhead a $600 billion infrastructure plan.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

How 1X Is Teaching Its Humanoid Robot to Learn on Its Own
1X unveils a new world model that lets its humanoid robot NEO imagine actions before moving, bringing self-learning home robots closer to reality.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

Meta Cuts 1,500 Reality Labs Jobs as AI Takes Priority
The cuts represent roughly 10% of the division's workforce and signal Meta's accelerating pivot away from its metaverse ambitions toward AI dominance.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

OpenAI Strengthens ChatGPT Health Plans With Torch Acquisition
The tech firm is betting that combining Torch's unified data platform with ChatGPT Health will "open up a new way to understand and manage your health."

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

Chinese Tech Leaders Temper Expectations in Global AI Race
China's AI leaders say the US still leads on compute and chips, despite rapid progress and open-source releases, making a near-term upset unlikely.

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eWeek
Jan 13, 2026

Meta Compute Initiative Launches for AI Infrastructure Boost
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta plans to construct "tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time."

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Anthropic Just Turned Claude Code Into Cowork — and It's Not Just for Coders
Anthropic's Cowork turns Claude into a desktop AI agent that organizes files, creates documents, builds spreadsheets, and changes how work gets done.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Google Is Powering Apple's Biggest Siri Upgrade Yet
Apple is integrating Google's Gemini AI into Siri, expanding its partnership and reshaping Apple Intelligence. Here's what it means for users today.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

This Chinese AI Video Tool Just Reached 60M Users, Competing With Sora
China's fast-growing AI video tool has reached 60 million users, emerging as a serious competitor to OpenAI's Sora in the global AI video race.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Inside OpenAI's New Experiment: Using Real Jobs to Measure AI vs Humans
OpenAI is asking contractors to upload real work files to benchmark AI against human performance, raising new questions about data, NDAs, and legal risk.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

This AI-Powered Drone Sees Through Fog, Rain, and Darkness
GDU debuted the UAV-P300 at CES 2026, touting AI-driven fog penetration, a 50MP sensor, 4K night vision, thermal imaging, and 50-minute flight time.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

GPT-5.2 Just Solved a 30-Year Math Problem
GPT-5.2 Pro delivers a Lean-verified proof of Erdos Problem 397, marking a shift from pattern-matching AI to autonomous mathematical reasoning.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Qatar, UAE Join US Tech Supply Chain Initiative
The initiative, known as Pax Silica, is designed to safeguard the entire technology supply chain, including computing capacity and data infrastructure.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Best AI Tools for Gamers
Discover the top AI tools for gamers, from smarter playtesting to animation and instant gameplay highlights.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

A ‘Zombie' AI Attack Shows How ChatGPT Can Leak Your Secrets
Radware's ZombieAgent technique shows how prompt injection in ChatGPT apps and Memory could enable stealthy data theft through connected services.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

5 Things to Know About the Grok AI Deepfake Crisis and the Fallout for X
Grok's deepfake scandal has sparked global scrutiny, with US senators and regulators in the UK, India, and Malaysia pressuring X to respond swiftly.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Wing and Walmart Expand Drone Delivery to 150 New Stores
This expansion will establish over 270 drone delivery locations by 2027, serving roughly 40 million people.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Google Embraces Agentic Commerce With Universal Protocol Release
With backing from Shopify, Target, and Walmart, UCP creates a standardized framework that lets AI agents handle the entire shopping journey.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Anthropic Shows Caring Side With Claude for Healthcare Launch
Hot on the heels of OpenAI's ChatGPT Health appearance last week, Anthropic unveils its AI offering.

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eWeek
Jan 12, 2026

Google Scales Back AI Search Summaries Following Health Risk Backlash
Following on from last week, Google has quietly pulled multiple AI-generated health summaries after investigations revealed dangerous misinformation.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Tailwind Labs Lays Off Engineers, Citing the ‘Brutal Impact' of AI
Tailwind Labs laid off engineers after citing the "brutal impact" of AI, exposing how AI coding tools are disrupting open-source business models.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Amazon Introduces Dashboard to Track Employee Attendance, Productivity
Amazon is giving managers a badge-swipe dashboard that tracks how long corporate staff stay in the office, tightening enforcement of its five-day mandate.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Watch: China's Unitree H2 Robot Delivers 360-Degree Kick to Watermelon
China's Unitree H2 humanoid robot goes viral after smashing a watermelon with a 360-degree aerial kick, showcasing major advances in balance and agility.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

NRF 2026: SAP Embeds AI Across Retail Operations
A cornerstone of SAP's announcements is Retail Intelligence, a new solution within SAP Business Data Cloud that applies AI to demand and inventory planning.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Elon Musk: Tesla's Optimus Robot Will Outperform Human Surgeons Sooner Than You Think
Elon Musk claims Tesla's Optimus robot could outperform human surgeons within three years, but medical experts question whether AI is ready for the OR.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Allianz Allies With Anthropic For AI-Fueled Insurance
The plan is to improve employee productivity, speed up core operations, and introduce new safeguards to ensure transparency and compliance.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

This Industrial Humanoid Robot Just Hit a Major Milestone This Month
A new humanoid robot went from concept to live factory work in just seven months — and it's now performing real industrial tasks at CES 2026.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Grok Restricts Image Generation After Backlash Over Explicit AI Imagery
Grok has switched off its image creation and editing functions for most users following an international outcry over the tool's misuse to generate sexually explicit and violent imagery. The AI tool was developed by Elon Musk's xAI and integrated into the social media platform X. The decision comes amid mounting political and regulatory pressure, particularly […]

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

MiniMax Stock Explodes 100% in Hong Kong AI IPO Debut
AI tigers at the double! The frenzy comes just one day after rival Zhipu gained 16% in its Hong Kong debut.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

Microsoft Brings Checkout to Copilot, Shrinking the Path to Purchase
Copilot Checkout lets shoppers complete purchases inside Copilot chats with no redirects, while merchants keep control of the transaction and data.

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eWeek
Jan 09, 2026

OpenAI Acquires AI Coaching Team Convogo
This latest acquisition comes as the company continues its expansion beyond chatbots into specialized business applications.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

This Humanoid Robot Could Make Housework ‘a Thing of the Past'
Household drudgery may finally be on the chopping block: LG Electronics is declaring an end to everyday chore fatigue with the public debut of its AI-powered CLOiD home robot at CES 2026, following a Jan. 4 announcement. Designed to think, move, and act across the modern smart home, CLOiD coordinates tasks between connected appliances to […]

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Ford Is Giving Its Vehicles a Personalized AI Brain — Here Are the Details
Ford unveils a personalized AI assistant and eyes-off driving roadmap, aiming to bring advanced autonomy and smarter vehicle intelligence to everyday drivers.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

How Caterpillar and Nvidia Put Voice AI Inside a Construction Machine
Caterpillar and Nvidia demoed an AI-enabled Cat mini excavator at CES 2026, running NVIDIA Jetson Thor on-device, plus digital twins and training plans.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Best AI Tools to Learn Automation as a Beginner
Discover the top AI tools that help beginners learn automation through simple workflows, visual builders, and clear explanations without coding.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Apple's Much-Anticipated Siri Upgrade Is Almost Here
Apple's long-awaited Siri upgrade is nearly here, signaling the biggest overhaul yet as Apple races to make its voice assistant truly intelligent.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Elon Musk's Lawsuit Over OpenAI's For-Profit Move Heads to Trial
The ruling keeps alive a high-profile legal battle between the world's richest man and the ChatGPT developer he helped found.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Zhipu Leads China's ‘AI Tigers' With Hong Kong IPO
Its listing marks a milestone for the country's broader AI industry, which has been under pressure from tightening U.S. technology restrictions.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

10 Surprising Facts About Driverless Cars
From Waymo's 100M driverless miles to China's robotaxi scale, safety vs human drivers, EV emissions, and public trust, here are 10 surprising facts.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Anthropic Eyes $10B Funding Round at $350B Valuation
If completed, the deal would nearly double the AI company's valuation from just four months ago.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Google and Character.AI Settle Teen Suicide Lawsuits
They agreed to settle five cases across Florida, Colorado, New York, and Texas, marking a pivotal moment in the emerging legal battles over AI safety.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Beijing Fears AI ‘Brain Drain' as Meta's $2B Manus Deal Comes Under Review
China is reviewing the acquisition over export controls, raising fears of an AI ‘brain drain' and tougher rules on offshore deals.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

OpenAI Offers Medical Assistance With ChatGPT Health Launch
With over 230 million people globally asking health-related questions on ChatGPT every week, this may be a healthy boost for OpenAI's business.

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eWeek
Jan 08, 2026

Best AI Certifications to Land High-Demand Jobs in 2026
Discover the top AI certifications for 2026 to boost your skills, impress employers, and prepare for high-demand AI and tech careers.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Motorola's AI Necklace Tests a New Kind of Digital Assistant
Motorola previewed a minimalist AI wearable at CES 2026, signaling cautious renewed interest in AI companion hardware after earlier market failures.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

China's Roborock Unveils a Robot Vacuum That Can Climb Stairs
Roborock's Saros Rover concept, showcased at CES 2026, climbed stairs using wheel-leg mobility. Roborock also revealed Saros 20 updates and the Qrevo Curv 2 Flow.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Best Free and Low-Cost AI Certifications Tech Pros Can Earn in 2026
Explore five free and low-cost AI certifications that help tech professionals build AI skills across cloud, machine learning, and generative AI.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

How to Colorize and Restore Old Photos With AI
Learn how to safely restore and colorize old family photos using ChatGPT and Google Gemini with subtle prompts that preserve faces and history.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

How to Colorize and Restore Old Photos With AI in 3 Simple Steps
Learn how to safely restore and colorize old family photos using ChatGPT and Google Gemini with subtle prompts that preserve faces and history.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Ring Rolls Out AI-Powered Security Tools and Hub-Free Sensors at CES 2026
Ring unveiled AI alerts, Active Warnings, a Ring Appstore, Fire Watch wildfire tools, and new hub-free Sidewalk sensors at CES 2026. Updates roll out in 2026.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Apple's iPhone Air Designer Abidur Chowdhury Moves to AI Startup Hark
Apple designer Abidur Chowdhury has left the company behind the iPhone Air to join AI startup Hark, signaling a growing shift of top talent toward AI.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Amazon's AI Shopping Tool Faces Retailer Backlash Over Website Scraping
The e-commerce giant quietly launched a feature that scrapes competitor websites without permission, and now hundreds of small businesses are fighting back.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Mobileye to Buy Israeli Startup Mentee Robotics for $900M
The deal positions Mobileye to compete with Tesla, where CEO Elon Musk expects humanoid robots will become the company's largest business long-term.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Leading AI Doomsayer Rethinks the Timeline for Humanity's End
Daniel Kokotajlo is revising his AI 2027 timeline, pushing predictions for autonomous AI research into the early 2030s and muting extinction talk.

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eWeek
Jan 07, 2026

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20B in New Funding
The capital injection comes with backing from tech giants Nvidia and Cisco, positioning xAI as a formidable challenger in the intensifying AI arms race.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Kodiak AI Taps Bosch to Build Production-Ready Driverless Trucks
Kodiak AI partners with Bosch to build production-ready driverless truck systems, aiming to scale autonomous trucking from pilot programs to real-world deployment.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus and Robotics Push at CES 2026
At CES 2026, Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon X2 Plus PC chip and a robotics push, signaling a broader shift beyond smartphones and into physical AI.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Jensen Huang: Nvidia Built ‘World's First Thinking, Reasoning Autonomous Vehicle'
Nvidia's CES 2026 keynote unveiled Alpamayo, a reasoning AI for self-driving cars, plus new supercomputers, speech AI, and robotics models.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Grok AI Sparks International Investigations After Creating Explicit Images of Children
Elon Musk's initial reaction sparked additional controversy when he responded with laughing emojis to AI-generated bikini images.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Google TV Will Soon Include Gemini AI With Nano Banana Features
Google unveils Gemini AI features for Google TV at CES 2026, including Nano Banana, Veo video tools, and voice-based picture and sound controls.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Amazon Brings Alexa to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface
Amazon has launched Alexa on the web at Alexa.com, giving its assistant a ChatGPT-style interface as it expands into shopping, Ring, and Prime Video.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

China Unveils ‘Real Steel' Combat Robot in High-Tech Military Showcase
China's PLA demonstrated a motion-controlled combat robot that mirrors an operator's movements, highlighting its push for teleoperated systems.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Accenture Expands AI Capabilities With Faculty Acquisition
Accenture is bringing over 400 AI specialists into its ranks and adding Faculty's CEO as its new chief technology officer.

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

AI Godfather Slams Meta's $300M Bet on 29-Year-Old Boss
Yann LeCun reckons the young executive Alexandr Wang has "no experience with research or how you practice research, how you do it."

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eWeek
Jan 06, 2026

Samsung Bets Big on AI, Plans 800M Gemini-Powered Devices in 2026
Samsung says it will ship 800 million Galaxy AI-enabled mobile devices in 2026, deepening its reliance on Google's Gemini as phone competition heats up.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

Meet ‘Atlas': Boston Dynamics' New Robot Takes First Real Factory Job at Hyundai Plant
Boston Dynamics' Atlas is testing warehouse work at Hyundai's Georgia plant, showing how fast humanoid robots are moving from demos to factories.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

10 Essential AI Terms Every Beginner Should Learn Today
Decode the AI buzzwords you see daily. Learn 10 essential terms, such as model, tokens, prompt, context window, and guardrails, with clear examples.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

Elon Musk Pushes Grok Beyond X With New Business, Enterprise AI Offerings
xAI launches Grok Business and Grok Enterprise with Google Drive search, team controls, and a Vault add-on as Grok faces renewed scrutiny on X.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

170 Million New Jobs, 92 Million Lost: Inside the AI Employment Paradox
AI is reshaping the global job market faster than workers can adapt, creating millions of new roles while widening the gap between opportunity and access.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

Meet Pickle 1: The ‘Soul Computer' AR Glasses That May Be Ahead of Reality
Pickle claims its new "soul computer" AR glasses can remember your life—but critics say the tech isn't real yet. Hype, red flags, and big promises.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

Plaud Pursues Plaudits With AI Note-Taking Wearable Launch
Thanks for the memories. The updated model can be worn as a wristband, necklace, pin, or clip.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

Google AI Overviews Put Health Searches and Patients at Risk
Guardian investigation finds Google's AI Overviews can surface inaccurate health summaries, prompting charities to warn patients may be misled during crises.

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

Embrace AI as ‘Cognitive Amplifier' Urges Microsoft CEO
Satya Nadella's message boldly claimed the AI discovery phase is over and demanded society focus on real-world integration. 

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eWeek
Jan 05, 2026

AI Inflation Crisis Could Derail 2026 Economic Boom
Money managers increasingly fear that the forces now driving global growth in 2026 could reignite price pressures.

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eWeek
Jan 02, 2026

10 Under-the-Radar AI Companies to Watch in 2026
These under-the-radar AI companies are quietly shaping enterprise, healthcare, and infrastructure trends to watch in 2026.

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eWeek
Jan 02, 2026

Rumor: OpenAI's New ‘Audio-Based' Device Could Arrive Very Soon
OpenAI is betting on voice over screens, ramping up audio AI ahead of a new kind of personal device.

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eWeek
Jan 02, 2026

7 Robots Handling Jobs Too Dangerous for Humans
Meet seven robots already tackling bomb disposal, firefighting, deep-sea exploration, pipeline inspection, construction, nuclear work, and tactical scouting.

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eWeek
Jan 02, 2026

Inside DARPA's High-Stakes Challenge to Build Life-Saving Robots
DARPA's Triage Challenge tests drones and ground robots that can locate casualties, assess injuries remotely, and relay data ahead of the 2026 finale.

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eWeek
Jan 02, 2026

AI Startups Raise Record $150B in 2025, Redefining Venture Capital
The AI funding boom just rewrote the record books. In 2025, startups raised roughly $150 billion, setting a new high for venture capital investment. Data released on Dec. 28 confirms this marks the third consecutive year of record growth, surpassing the 2021 peak by $92 billion and representing a 63% increase over an already historic […]

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eWeek
Jan 01, 2026

Best Nano Banana Prompts to Try in 2026 (And Why They Work)
Discover 12 clever Nano Banana Pro prompts for 2026, from micro-world illusions to product mockups, temporal fusions, and cinematic edits.

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