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30 Jan 2026

Perplexity signs $750 million AI cloud deal with Microsoft for frontier models access

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has inked a three-year, $750 million deal with Microsoft to access Azure cloud services and frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI through Microsoft Foundry. Despite the agreement, Amazon Web Services remains Perplexity's preferred cloud infrastructure provider, signaling a strategic multi-cloud approach as the startup navigates legal challenges and rapid growth.

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OpenAI's Sora faces steep app downloads decline as AI video generator loses momentum

OpenAI's Sora AI video creation app is struggling after its explosive October launch. App downloads dropped 45% in January to 1.2 million installs, while consumer spending fell 32% to $367,000. Competition from Google's Gemini and Meta AI, coupled with copyright infringement challenges from Hollywood studios, has dampened user interest in the once-promising AI video social network.

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Tesla posts first revenue drop since 2010 as Musk shifts focus from EVs to robots and robotaxis

Tesla reported its first annual revenue decline since 2010, with 2025 revenue falling 3% to $94.8 billion amid an 8.6% drop in vehicle deliveries. As the EV sales slump deepens, Elon Musk is doubling down on a radical pivot—shutting down Model S and X production to make room for Optimus humanoid robots and launching the steering wheel-free Cybercab robotaxi by April 2026.

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AI mammography screening cuts aggressive breast cancer diagnoses by 12% in landmark trial

A groundbreaking Swedish trial involving over 100,000 women shows AI-supported mammography screening reduces interval cancers by 12% and detects 29% more cases than standard screening. The MASAI trial demonstrates AI can support radiologists in early detection while cutting workload by 44%, without increasing false positives.

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Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over AI safeguards as $200 million contract stalls

The Pentagon and AI developer Anthropic have reached a standstill in contract negotiations over safeguards preventing autonomous weapons targeting and domestic surveillance. The dispute under a $200 million contract tests whether Silicon Valley can influence how the U.S. military deploys AI on the battlefield, with Anthropic insisting on ethical AI standards while Pentagon officials argue they should deploy commercial AI as they see fit.

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OpenAI Retires GPT-4o Model on Feb 13, Pushing Users to GPT-5.2 Despite Loyal Following

OpenAI announced it will retire GPT-4o and several other ChatGPT models on February 13, just two weeks after the announcement. Despite the model's beloved conversational style and warmth, OpenAI says only 0.1% of users still choose it daily, representing about 800,000 people. The company previously reversed this decision after intense user backlash but now feels confident that GPT-5.2 and new personalization features can satisfy longtime fans.

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Google engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese interests in landmark case

A federal jury convicted former Google engineer Linwei Ding on 14 counts of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. Between May 2022 and April 2023, he stole over 2,000 pages of confidential data about Google's AI infrastructure, including TPU and GPU specifications, while secretly founding AI startups in China. The case marks the first AI-related economic espionage conviction in U.S. history.

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Cisco Foundation AI Launches Agentic Security Systems to Protect Autonomous AI Environments

Cisco Foundation AI unveiled three agentic security tools designed to secure increasingly autonomous AI systems across enterprises. The releases include Foundation-sec-8B-Reasoning, an open-weight cybersecurity reasoning model, the Adaptive AI Search Framework for dynamic evidence retrieval, and PEAK Threat Hunting Assistant for automated threat hunt preparation. These tools prioritize transparency and human oversight while addressing the complexity of modern AI-driven security operations.

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Amazon Found High Volume of CSAM in AI Training Data, Raising Questions About Safeguards

Amazon reported hundreds of thousands of suspected child sexual abuse material cases found in its AI training data to NCMEC in 2025, accounting for the vast majority of over 1 million AI-related reports. Child safety officials express concern over Amazon's lack of origin details, which prevents law enforcement from identifying perpetrators and protecting victims.

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Frontier exascale supercomputer doubles speed of AI foundation models for plant research

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a new computational method that doubles processing speeds while using 75% less memory to analyze hyperspectral plant imaging data. The breakthrough removes a major bottleneck in training AI foundation models, accelerating the development of resilient, high-yield crops for food security, bioenergy, and climate adaptation.

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SAP cloud revenues jump 23% as business AI adoption accelerates across enterprise customers

SAP reported cloud revenue of €21.023 billion for 2025, up 23% year-over-year, driven by surging customer interest in business AI. CEO Christian Klein revealed that over two-thirds of Q4 cloud order entry included business AI capabilities, with 60% of customers already actively using AI and another 20% in implementation. The company closed major deals with Adidas, L'Oréal, and the US Navy.

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29 Jan 2026

SpaceX acquires xAI as Elon Musk bets big on 1 million satellite constellation for orbital AI

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX with xAI in a bold move to deploy up to 1 million satellites as orbital data centers. The SpaceX xAI merger creates a $1.25 trillion entity aimed at solving AI's growing energy demands by harnessing solar power in space. The plan marks a significant bet on space-based computing infrastructure.

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Over Half of Game Developers Now Say Generative AI Is Harming the Gaming Industry

A new GDC survey reveals that 52% of game developers believe generative AI is having a negative impact on the industry, a dramatic jump from just 18% two years ago. While 36% use gen AI in their jobs for tasks like research and brainstorming, growing skepticism among developers reflects concerns about job security, creative integrity, and widespread layoffs across the gaming industry.

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Darren Aronofsky's AI-Generated Revolutionary War Series Faces Harsh Backlash Over Quality

Acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky has sparked controversy with his new AI-generated series On This Day... 1776, created through his studio Primordial Soup in partnership with Google DeepMind, TIME Studios, and Salesforce. The short film series depicting the American Revolution has been widely criticized for uncanny facial features, historical inaccuracies, and poor visual quality, with viewers and critics labeling it AI slop despite its ambitious goal to blend human artistry with generative AI tools.

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AI Agents in 2025: The Gap Between Promise and Reality in Enterprise Adoption

OpenAI's Sam Altman predicted 2025 would be the year AI agents join the workforce, but reality proved more complex. While programmers embraced tools like Cursor and Claude Code, enterprise AI adoption faced hurdles around trust and reliability, with concerns over AI-driven job displacement mounting as artificial intelligence was cited in over 55,000 U.S. layoffs.

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