Daily updates on the latest AI developments, funding announcements, product launches, and industry news.
SpaceX and xAI merge to create the world's most valuable private company, OpenAI launches a standalone Codex desktop app, and a major international AI safety report warns that safeguards aren't keeping up.
OpenAI phases out GPT-5 and GPT-4o ahead of GPT-5.2 dominance, Microsoft retreats from aggressive Windows 11 AI integration, and a WashPo investigation reveals how Grok became a porn generator.
Google DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code to nearly 3,000 scientists worldwide, while Amazon's 'Project Dawn' layoffs leak hours early. Microsoft and Meta report earnings as $100B+ AI infrastructure investments face scrutiny.
Anthropic targets $20B at a $350B valuation, Google's Gemini 3 Flash outperforms its own Pro model at a fraction of the cost, Moonshot AI open-sources a 1-trillion-parameter model, and OpenAI bets on AI for science.
South Korea becomes the first nation to enact comprehensive AI legislation, Deutsche Bank warns 2026 is 'make or break' for OpenAI's $17B burn rate, DeepMind hires Chief AGI Economist, and half a billion in AI funding closes in 48 hours.
Sequoia breaks precedent to back Anthropic alongside OpenAI and xAI, Davos 2026 shifts from AI hype to practical adoption challenges, OpenAI confirms ChatGPT hardware device for 2026, and shadow AI becomes enterprise security's biggest headache.
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Go subscription with upcoming ads, judge rules Musk v. OpenAI fraud trial will proceed with potential $50B+ damages, Anthropic nears $350B valuation, and DeepMind CEO says China is 'months' behind in AI.
Meta slashes 1,000+ VR jobs to double down on AI wearables, robotics startup Skild AI raises $1.4B at $14B valuation, Senate unanimously passes DEFIANCE Act targeting deepfakes, and AI chip challengers raise billions.
Apple announces historic partnership with Google for Gemini-powered Siri, Pentagon deploys Grok alongside Google AI, and the healthcare AI arms race intensifies with multiple product launches.
Meta announces America's largest corporate nuclear energy deal for AI data centers, MIT names Generative Coding a 2026 breakthrough, and Anthropic faces developer backlash over IDE restrictions.
Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over deepfakes, AI memory sells out through 2026 with 50%+ price surges, and Anthropic's enterprise dominance gets the spotlight.
Elon Musk's Grok faces international investigations over nonconsensual deepfakes, humanoid robots dominate CES 2026 with 40 exhibitors, and MiniMax doubles on Hong Kong debut as Chinese AI tiger goes public.
OpenAI enters healthcare with ChatGPT Health, Google and Character.AI settle landmark teen suicide lawsuits, NVIDIA unveils Rubin platform at CES, and Stanford's SleepFM predicts 130+ diseases from one night's sleep data.
Anthropic nearly doubles its valuation to $350B in just three months, xAI closes a massive $20B round, Meta faces leadership turmoil as Yann LeCun breaks his silence on Llama 4, and CES 2026 continues with major announcements from Nvidia, AMD, and Samsung.
CES 2026 delivers blockbuster announcements: Boston Dynamics partners with DeepMind nearly a decade after Google sold the company, Nvidia unveils the Rubin platform and declares 'the ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here,' and Anthropic prepares for a potential $300B+ IPO.
Chinese AI chipmaker Biren Technology sees record-breaking Hong Kong debut, DeepSeek publishes efficiency breakthrough, and new research reveals AI has fundamentally changed how consumers start their day.
Elon Musk's xAI acquires third data center targeting 1 million GPUs, AI reshapes Wall Street productivity, and a look back at 2025's transformative year in artificial intelligence.
Meta acquired AI agent startup Manus for over $2 billion. Here's what you need to know about the deal, what Manus does, and why it matters.
SoftBank completes history's largest private funding round, Meta acquires Manus for $2B+, and a look at the regulatory landscape as 2025 closes out.