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28 Jan 2026

AI coding tools deliver speed but create 1.7 times more bugs, raising code quality concerns

Software developers confirm AI coding tools work remarkably well, with some reporting 10x speed improvements. But research reveals AI-generated code produces 1.7 times more bugs than human-written code, with logic errors up 75%. As coding agents go mainstream, the industry grapples with balancing developer productivity against mounting code quality and security concerns.

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AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman and tech leaders

Outtake, an AI security startup founded by ex-Palantir engineer Alex Dhillon, has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Iconiq. The cybersecurity startup uses autonomous artificial intelligence agents to detect and eliminate digital identity fraud, attracting investments from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman, and other prominent tech executives. The company's annual recurring revenue has grown sixfold year-over-year.

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Factify Secures $73M Seed Round to Replace PDFs with Intelligent Documents for the AI Era

Tel Aviv-based Factify emerged from stealth with $73 million in seed funding to reimagine digital documents beyond static PDFs. The startup is building intelligent documents with built-in identity, access rules, and version history that can update themselves and serve as verifiable sources of truth for both humans and AI systems.

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Hong Kong scientists develop AI model that predicts severe thunderstorms four hours in advance

Researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have created an AI-powered weather forecasting system that predicts dangerous thunderstorms and heavy rainfall up to four hours before they strike, with accuracy improved by over 15%. The breakthrough technology uses satellite data and deep diffusion techniques to transform early warning systems across Asia.

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Snap spins out AR glasses business into Specs Inc. to challenge Meta's smart glasses dominance

Snap is launching Specs Inc. as an independent subsidiary for its augmented reality smart glasses, seeking external investments to compete with Meta's Ray-Ban glasses. After investing over $3 billion across 11 years, Snap positions its see-through lenses and AI-powered Intelligence System as a new computing paradigm, with products expected later in 2026.

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Google DeepMind's AlphaGenome AI tackles the 98% of human genome that doesn't code for proteins

Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaGenome, a deep-learning AI model that predicts how mutations in non-coding DNA affect gene expression across sequences up to one million base pairs long. The tool outperforms existing models in 25 out of 26 tasks and is already being used by nearly 3,000 scientists worldwide to investigate rare diseases, cancer mutations, and design new gene therapies.

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LinkedIn launches AI skills verification as employers shift focus from degrees to capabilities

LinkedIn introduced verified AI skills certification based on actual tool usage rather than self-reported claims. The Microsoft-owned platform partnered with Replit, Lovable, Descript, and Relay.app to assess proficiency through AI, with credentials appearing directly on LinkedIn profiles. The move addresses growing demand for AI skills as U.S. job postings mentioning AI-related keywords reached 4.2% by late 2025.

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OPPO Reno 15 Series debuts ColorOS 16 with AI Mind Space and 6-year software support

OPPO introduces ColorOS 16 with its Reno 15 series, bringing AI-driven features like Mind Space for content organization and Google Gemini integration. The update focuses on system fluidity through the Luminous Rendering Engine and Trinity Engine, while committing to five major OS updates and six years of security patches, backed by internal testing for long-term performance.

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Palladyne AI stock surges 25% after securing Air Force contract for multi-domain swarming tech

Palladyne AI shares jumped 25% following news of an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop advanced swarming capabilities. The HANGTIME project will use the company's SwarmOS platform to connect autonomous systems across space, air, maritime, and land domains, marking the first time its technology will integrate satellites.

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Apple launches Creator Studio at $12.99/month, positioning AI as creative assistant not replacement

Apple launched Creator Studio, a subscription bundle uniting Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, and iWork apps for $12.99 monthly. The service introduces AI-powered features like transcript search and chord identification while keeping AI as a tool that aids rather than replaces human creativity, marking Apple's challenge to Adobe Creative Cloud dominance.

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Dell Technologies and NVIDIA deploy India's largest AI factory with over 4,000 Blackwell GPUs

Dell Technologies is powering India's first and largest dedicated AI factory for NxtGen AI, featuring over 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. This initiative aims to significantly boost India's domestic AI computing capacity for enterprises, startups, and government programs within a sovereign cloud framework.

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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins warns AI boom will produce winners and carnage along the way

Cisco chief Chuck Robbins says AI will be bigger than the internet but warns of a bubble with carnage ahead. Some jobs will be eliminated, particularly in customer service, while cybersecurity risks grow. The real threat isn't AI taking jobs—it's workers skilled in AI replacing those who aren't.

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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs as companies cite AI for layoffs, sparking 'AI-washing' debate

Amazon announced 16,000 corporate job cuts as part of its AI push, bringing total layoffs to 30,000 since October. But economists and analysts question whether artificial intelligence is truly driving these workforce reductions or if companies are using AI-washing to mask pandemic-era over-hiring and financial struggles. More than 50,000 layoffs cited AI in 2025.

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UK Watchdog Pushes Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Overviews Amid Traffic Concerns

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority proposed measures requiring Google to allow publishers to opt out of having their content used in AI Overviews. The move comes after news organizations reported significant drops in website traffic since Google rolled out AI-generated summaries at the top of search results. Google says it's exploring updates to provide opt-out controls while maintaining search helpfulness.

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Waabi raises $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis on ride-hailing platform

Toronto-based autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has secured $1 billion in funding and formed a partnership with Uber to deploy at least 25,000 self-driving cars on the ride-hailing platform. The deal marks Waabi's first expansion beyond autonomous trucking, betting that its AI-centric technology can scale across multiple self-driving verticals where others have struggled.

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