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14 Jan 2026

Google seeks dismissal of antitrust lawsuit over AI search summaries from Rolling Stone publisher

Google has filed a motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit from Penske Media Corporation, which publishes Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety. The publisher claims Google's AI-generated search summaries erode website traffic and force publishers to surrender content without compensation. Google counters that its AI Overviews constitute lawful product improvement, not anti-competitive behavior.

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Crypto scams surge to $17 billion in 2025 as AI-powered fraud tactics dominate the landscape

Cryptocurrency fraud reached unprecedented levels in 2025, with scammers stealing an estimated $17 billion through AI-enhanced tactics and impersonation schemes. Chainalysis reports that AI-powered scams extracted 4.5 times more revenue than traditional methods, while impersonation fraud surged by 1400% year-over-year. The average scam payment jumped from $782 to $2,764, highlighting the growing sophistication of crypto criminals.

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Semiconductor Revenue Hits $793 Billion as AI Chips Drive Historic 21% Growth in 2025

The global semiconductor market reached a record $793 billion in 2025, up 21% year-over-year, fueled by surging demand for AI chips. NVIDIA became the first chipmaker to exceed $100 billion in annual sales, pulling $53 billion ahead of Samsung. AI semiconductors now account for nearly one-third of total sales, with AI infrastructure spending forecast to cross $1.3 trillion in 2026.

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13 Jan 2026

British Government Resets AI Copyright Policy After Rejecting Opt-Out Model for Creators

The British government has abandoned its controversial opt-out approach to AI copyright rules, admitting the initial proposal was a mistake. Technology minister Liz Kendall announced a policy review due in March will prioritize protecting creators' rights and fair compensation while still unlocking AI's economic potential in the ongoing copyright battle between AI and creators.

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DeepSeek's Engram tackles AI compute waste with conditional memory breakthrough

DeepSeek unveiled Engram, a conditional memory technique that separates static information retrieval from complex reasoning tasks. The method allows AI models to bypass GPU memory constraints by committing knowledge to system RAM, reducing reliance on expensive high-bandwidth memory while improving performance on long-context queries.

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Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike launches Confer, an encrypted AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT

Moxie Marlinspike, creator of Signal, has launched Confer—an open source AI chatbot that encrypts user conversations so thoroughly that even server administrators can't access them. Unlike ChatGPT or other mainstream AI assistants, Confer uses passkeys, Trusted Execution Environments, and remote attestation to ensure prompts and responses remain private, addressing growing concerns about data collection in AI platforms.

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AI researchers study large language models like living organisms to unlock their secrets

Researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind are treating large language models less like software and more like alien life forms. With billions of parameters too complex for human comprehension, scientists now use biological analysis methods to trace internal mechanisms and observe model behavior, uncovering unexpected findings about how these AI systems actually work.

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Skeptics asked ChatGPT for horoscopes and the AI's readings were unexpectedly accurate

Two self-proclaimed astrology skeptics experimented with ChatGPT to generate personalized horoscope readings based on their birth charts. The AI delivered surprisingly grounding insights about career paths, personality traits, and life decisions that felt uncomfortably accurate, raising questions about how language models synthesize wisdom and whether AI-generated astrology predictions offer genuine value beyond entertainment.

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Google Veo 3.1 now generates vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling

Google updated its Veo 3.1 AI video generation model to create native vertical videos using reference images, targeting social platforms like YouTube Shorts and TikTok. The update enhances character consistency across clips and adds 4K upscaling capabilities. Users can now upload up to three images to guide video creation in the 9:16 aspect ratio, eliminating the need for cropping.

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Senate Passes DEFIANCE Act Targeting Deepfakes as Grok Crisis Sparks Legal Action

The US Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, enabling victims of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes to sue creators for civil damages. The legislation comes amid mounting pressure on X and other tech companies after Grok AI chatbot generated thousands of sexually explicit images without consent, including images of children. The bill now heads to the House for consideration.

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Apple Creator Studio locks new AI features behind subscription, leaving app owners in the lurch

Apple launched its Creator Studio subscription service bundling professional creative apps at $12.99 per month. But the move introduces a controversial shift: existing owners of apps like Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator Pro will no longer receive all new features unless they subscribe. The company plans to reserve AI-powered tools and premium content exclusively for subscribers, effectively creating a two-tier system that has sparked concern among longtime users who paid hundreds for standalone software.

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Meta eyes doubling Ray-Ban smart glasses output to 20 million units as AI wearables surge

Meta and EssilorLuxottica are in talks to double production capacity of their AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses to 20 million units annually by year-end, potentially reaching 30 million if demand stays strong. The move comes as Meta cuts over 1,000 Reality Labs jobs, signaling a strategic pivot from high-cost metaverse projects to profitable wearable AI devices.

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Apple to begin mass production of in-house AI server chips in H2 2026 as Google deal buys time

Apple plans to start mass production of custom AI server chips in the second half of 2026, with proprietary data centers expected in 2027. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals the move aims to reduce reliance on partners like Google, whose Gemini deal is temporary. The chips, codenamed Baltra, mark Apple's push for control over core AI technologies.

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U.S. House passes bill to close cloud chip export loophole used by Chinese companies

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act with overwhelming bipartisan support, closing a loophole that allowed Chinese companies to access export-controlled American AI chips through offshore cloud computing rentals. The legislation extends existing export controls to cloud services, addressing concerns that firms were bypassing restrictions by renting servers in Southeast Asia.

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WitnessAI raises $58 million to solve the multi-billion AI security problem enterprises face

WitnessAI just raised $58 million to build what it calls a 'confidence layer for enterprise AI' as companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across operations. The startup addresses how enterprises can use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, or opening the door to prompt-based injections—risks that could turn AI security into an $800 billion to $1.2 trillion market by 2031.

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