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13 Jan 2026

OpenAI targets AirPods with AI earbuds as Sam Altman and Jony Ive push into hardware

OpenAI is developing AI earbuds codenamed 'Sweetpea' with a unique eggstone design and 2nm chip, targeting a September release. The device from Sam Altman and Jony Ive aims to replace AirPods with ChatGPT-powered features and custom processors for iPhone actions through Siri commands, with first-year production projected at 40-50 million units.

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Elon Musk Slams Apple Google Partnership as Gemini AI Powers Siri in $1 Billion Deal

Elon Musk criticized the Apple Google partnership that brings Gemini AI to power a revamped Siri, calling it an unreasonable concentration of power for Google. The xAI CEO argues the deal gives Google control over Android, Chrome, and now iOS, while his own AI chatbot Grok remains excluded from Apple's ecosystem.

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OpenAI acquires health tech startup Torch for $100M to power ChatGPT Health with unified records

OpenAI has acquired Torch, a four-person startup building unified medical memory technology, for $100 million in equity. The acquisition strengthens ChatGPT Health, which already serves 230 million users weekly with health and wellness queries. Torch's technology aggregates fragmented health data from hospitals, labs, wearables, and consumer testing into a single AI-powered platform.

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NVIDIA's Vera Rubin AI systems projected to consume 9.3% of global NAND supply by 2027

NVIDIA's next-generation Vera Rubin AI systems are set to consume massive amounts of storage, with projections showing demand reaching 115.2 million terabytes by 2027. This represents 9.3% of total global NAND supply and could trigger significant storage shortages and SSD price increases, mirroring the ongoing DRAM crisis that has already disrupted the memory market.

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12 Jan 2026

Meta layoffs slash Reality Labs workforce as Zuckerberg pivots hard from metaverse to AI

Meta is cutting approximately 1,000 jobs from its Reality Labs division this week, marking a dramatic retreat from metaverse ambitions. The division has lost over $70 billion in four years, prompting Mark Zuckerberg to reallocate resources toward AI glasses and wearables. The company is also discontinuing Meta Quest business sales and shuttering Horizon Workrooms as it bets big on AI infrastructure.

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Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, an AI agent that handles file tasks without coding skills

Anthropic unveiled Claude Cowork, a user-friendly AI agent built for non-technical users to automate file management and computing tasks. Available as a research preview to Claude Max subscribers for $100-$200 per month, the tool accesses designated folders to organize files, create spreadsheets, and handle routine digital chores. But the company warns of security risks including prompt injection attacks and accidental file deletion.

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Meta launches Meta Compute initiative to build gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure this decade

Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Compute, a new top-level initiative to aggressively expand the company's AI infrastructure. Meta plans to build tens of gigawatts of computing capacity this decade and hundreds of gigawatts over time. The effort will be led by infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan and former Safe Superintelligence co-founder Daniel Gross, working closely with newly appointed president Dina Powell McCormick.

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Indie Developer Deletes AI-Made Game From Steam After Girlfriend Sparks Moral Awakening

Indie developer Eero 'Rakuel' Laine is deleting his roguelike game 'Hardest' from Steam after recognizing the ethical concerns around AI-generated assets. The decision came after his girlfriend helped him understand AI's negative economic and environmental impacts. The move highlights growing tensions in game development over generative AI usage.

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Linus Torvalds experiments with vibe coding on hobby project, but Linux remains untouched

Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds revealed he used AI-powered vibe coding to build part of his personal AudioNoise project. Using Google Antigravity, he generated a Python visualizer tool instead of manually coding it. The admission has sparked fresh debate in the developer community about AI-assisted code generation, though Torvalds made clear this approach was only for a trivial hobby project, not critical infrastructure.

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WhatsApp exempts Brazil and Italy from controversial AI chatbot ban amid antitrust scrutiny

WhatsApp has carved out exemptions for Brazil and Italy from its new policy blocking rival AI chatbots on its platform. The move follows regulatory orders from both countries' competition authorities investigating Meta for potential abuse of market power. The policy, which affects general-purpose chatbots like ChatGPT and Grok, takes effect January 15 with a 90-day grace period for developers.

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Apple chooses Google's Gemini over OpenAI to power next-gen Siri in $1 billion partnership

Apple and Google announced a multi-year partnership where Google's Gemini language models will power the next generation of Siri, expected to launch in spring 2026. The deal reportedly costs Apple $1 billion annually and marks a shift from the company's traditional vertical integration strategy, as it turns to external AI technology after its Apple Intelligence rollout faced delays and criticism.

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Nvidia and Eli Lilly commit $1 billion to build AI lab that could reinvent drug discovery

Nvidia and Eli Lilly announced a $1 billion investment over five years to establish a co-innovation AI lab in the San Francisco Bay Area. The facility will combine Lilly's pharmaceutical expertise with Nvidia's AI capabilities to accelerate drug discovery through foundation models and continuous learning systems. The lab will use Nvidia's Vera Rubin chips and BioNeMo platform to enable 24/7 AI-assisted experimentation.

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HPE Networking unveils AI-powered retail products at NRF 2026, integrating Juniper Mist tech

HPE Networking announced retail-specific product updates at NRF 2026, marking one of the first portfolios combining HPE Aruba and Juniper Mist technologies since the acquisition. The new lineup includes compact CX 6000 switches and enhanced analytics tools designed to help retailers manage increasingly complex store networks with fewer staff through AI-enabled operations.

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Morocco targets $10 billion AI GDP boost by 2030 with Mistral AI partnership and job creation

Morocco unveiled an ambitious plan to add $10 billion to its GDP through artificial intelligence by 2030. The country will invest $1.2 billion in digital transformation, create 50,000 AI-related jobs, and train 200,000 graduates. A new partnership with France's Mistral AI will support generative AI development as Morocco positions itself as a regional AI hub.

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Meta appoints Wall Street dealmaker Dina Powell McCormick to drive $600B AI infrastructure push

Meta has appointed Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump adviser and Goldman Sachs executive, as president and vice chairman to oversee its massive AI infrastructure expansion. She'll focus on securing strategic partnerships with governments and sovereign wealth funds to help finance Meta's ambitious AI projects as the company pursues superintelligence.

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