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Microsoft's chief scientist Eric Horvitz warns that the US' cuts to academic research funding could push talent abroad and hand rivals an edge in the AI race (www.ft.com)
2026-1-8 Microsoft AI

Chinese AI company Zhipu opened up 3.3% in its Hong Kong trading debut after raising ~$558M in its IPO at a valuation of about $6.55B (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-8 China Hong Kong IPO AI

AI Chip Frenzy To Wallop DRAM Prices With 70% Hike (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8 AI

Ford plans to launch an AI voice assistant on its apps this year before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, and aims to debut Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028 (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-8 AI Ford

Arm creates a “Physical AI” unit to focus on robotics and automotive sectors, as part of a reorganization that includes “Cloud and AI” and “Edge” business units (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-8 AI Robot

Google and Character.AI Agree To Settle Lawsuits Over Teen Suicides (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8 Google AI

Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% to ~$64.2B, as demand for AI servers lifted memory chip prices (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-8 Samsung AI 4Q

California Lawmaker Proposes a Four-Year Ban On AI Chatbots In Kids' Toys (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8 AI chatbot Ban California

Tips for Using the AI Coding Editor Cursor (realpython.com)
2026-1-8 AI

Docs: Character.AI and Google agree to settle lawsuits with families of teenagers who killed or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI's chatbot (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-8 Google AI chatbot

Utah launches a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic to let AI systems handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions (www.politico.com)
2026-1-8 Startup AI

Dell Walks Back AI-First Messaging After Learning Consumers Don't Care (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8 AI

In 2026, Hackers Want AI: Threat Intel on Vibe Hacking & HackGPT (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-8 Intel AI

As Trump and Big Tech aim to build SMRs to win the AI race, a look at the issues they face; none of the 50 SMRs under development have a US operating license (www.ft.com)
2026-1-8 Trump AI

Memo: JPMorgan's asset management unit cuts ties with proxy advisory firms to use its AI-powered Proxy IQ platform to assist on US votes, an industry first (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-8 AI JPMorgan Asset

Google Search AI hallucinations push Google to hire "AI Answers Quality" engineers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-8 Google AI

Intel spinout and enterprise AI company Articul8 raised over half of a $70M Series B at a $500M pre-money valuation and expects the round to close in Q1 2026 (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-7 Intel AI

Chinese AI startups Zhipu and MiniMax are set to go public in Hong Kong on January 8 and 9, respectively; MiniMax has 210M+ users, and Zhipu has 8,000+ clients (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 China Hong Kong Startup AI

An AI-Generated NWS Map Invented Fake Towns In Idaho (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 AI

An interview with Google DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu on his new role as Google's chief AI architect, Gemini 3, progress toward the goal of AGI, and more (www.ft.com)
2026-1-7 Google Interview AI

PitchBook-NVCA: global VC investments hit $512B in 2025 with AI accounting for 50%+; VC fundraising fell to a 10-year low of $118.6B, ~$100B less than in 2024 (siliconangle.com)
2026-1-7 AI

The US FDA says it will limit regulation of non-medical wellness wearables and AI software, provided they don't make claims about disease diagnosis or treatment (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-7 AI

Lenovo introduces Qira, a system-level, cross-device AI assistant for both its computers and Motorola smartphones, arriving later this quarter (www.engadget.com)
2026-1-7 AI Lenovo

What AI Means for the Future of Work (www.heritage.org)
2026-1-7 AI

Utah Allows AI To Renew Medical Prescriptions (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 AI

Nvidia Details New AI Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 AI Nvidia

Brands complain Amazon's “Buy for Me” AI-powered shopping tool features their products on Amazon without permission and shows descriptions with errors (www.modernretail.co)
2026-1-7 Amazon AI

Internal memo: Hark, the new AI lab from Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, backed by $100M of his own capital, has hired 30+ engineers from Apple, Meta, and others (www.theinformation.com)
2026-1-7 AI Apple

HarperCollins Will Use AI To Translate Harlequin Romance Novels (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 AI

Commonwealth Fusion Systems teams up with Nvidia and Siemens to build an AI digital twin of its Sparc fusion reactor, accelerating its push to commercial fusion (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
2026-1-7 AI Nvidia Siemens

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