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28 Jan 2026

Smartphones to pack more RAM despite AI-fueled shortage lasting through 2027

The global memory shortage driven by AI demand shows no signs of slowing, with forecasts predicting continued DRAM constraints through 2027. Yet smartphones are expected to increase RAM by 16% as manufacturers prioritize on-device AI capabilities, potentially pushing device prices higher as memory costs surge and production struggles to keep pace.

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Chinese chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX unveils ambitious GPU roadmap targeting Nvidia's Rubin by 2027

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX has revealed a four-generation GPU architecture roadmap aimed at competing with Nvidia's next-gen platforms. The Chinese chipmaker claims its current Tianshu architecture already outperforms Nvidia Hopper, while its 2027 Tianquan design targets surpassing Rubin. The announcement highlights China's aggressive push to develop domestic alternatives in AI chips amid ongoing trade restrictions.

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AI Data Centers Face Growing Backlash as Energy Bills Rise and Communities Push Back

Communities across the US are blocking AI data centers over rising electricity costs and resource strain. Meta has spent $6 million on TV ads while over two dozen projects face delays this month alone. The issue is scrambling traditional political lines, with lawmakers from both parties calling for stricter regulations on data center energy use.

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Doomsday Clock moves to 85 seconds to midnight as AI accelerates global threats

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it's ever been to symbolic annihilation. Artificial intelligence is supercharging disinformation and eroding trust in information systems, compounding threats from nuclear weapons and climate change. Scientists warn that the AI arms race and lack of global cooperation are pushing humanity toward catastrophe.

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Flora raises $42 million to unify generative AI design tools in one creative platform

Flora has secured $42 million in Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures to expand its node-based design platform. The startup unifies multiple generative AI models from OpenAI, Google, and others into a single creative workflow, serving designers at Nike, Levi's, and Pentagram. Flora plans to scale enterprise sales and add traditional editing capabilities.

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27 Jan 2026

Gemini 3 Flash's Agentic Vision uses code execution to inspect images step-by-step

Google DeepMind introduced Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash, transforming static image analysis into an active investigative process. The model uses Python code execution to zoom, annotate, and manipulate images through a Think, Act, Observe loop. This approach delivers a 5-10% quality boost across vision benchmarks and is now available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.

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Anthropic doubles funding target to $20B as enterprise AI revenue surges toward $18B in 2026

Anthropic has doubled its latest venture capital funding target from $10 billion to $20 billion at a $350 billion valuation, driven by booming investor demand. The AI company behind Claude large language models is projecting $18 billion in revenue for 2026—a 180% jump fueled by enterprise customers. With 85% of revenue now coming from corporate contracts, Anthropic is positioning itself as a formidable OpenAI competitor in the enterprise AI adoption race.

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Oath Surgical partners with Nvidia AI to transform outpatient operating rooms with real-time intelligence

Oath Surgical announced a collaboration with Nvidia to integrate advanced AI technology into outpatient operating rooms through its OathOS platform. The health tech startup, backed by $35 million in funding, operates three AI-native surgical centers in Portland and partners with over 175 surgeons nationwide to deliver ambient clinical intelligence and agentic workflows that support surgeons from referral to recovery.

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OpenAI Prism launches as free AI workspace to accelerate scientific research with GPT-5.2

OpenAI unveiled Prism, a free AI workspace for scientists that integrates GPT-5.2 with LaTeX editing. Built on acquired platform Crixet, it aims to streamline drafting research papers and managing citations. The company receives 8.4 million weekly science queries on ChatGPT, but concerns about AI-generated research quality persist as studies show human-led work remains superior.

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AI discovers 800 cosmic anomalies in Hubble Space Telescope archives, some defy classification

Researchers at the European Space Agency developed an AI tool called AnomalyMatch that scanned 35 years of Hubble Space Telescope data in just two and a half days. The neural network discovered more than 1,300 cosmic anomalies, including 800 never-before-documented objects. Among them were galaxy mergers, gravitational lenses, and dozens of objects that defy existing classification schemes entirely.

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Ai2 releases SERA open-source coding agents that adapt to any codebase for just $400

The Allen Institute for AI launched SERA, the first in its Open Coding Agents family, challenging proprietary AI coding tools. Built with just 32 GPUs by a small team, SERA solves over 55% of tough real-world coding problems on SWE-Bench while costing only $400 to reproduce—100 times cheaper than existing approaches.

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Google launches AI Plus plan in US at $8 a month, bridging gap between free and premium tiers

Google expanded its affordable AI Plus plan to 35 new markets including the United States, priced at $7.99 per month. The AI subscription plan offers access to Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, 200GB of cloud storage, and integration with Workspace apps—positioning itself as a middle ground between free access and the $20 AI Pro tier. The move directly competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT Go plan.

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Anthropic CEO Warns AI Wealth Concentration Could Break Society as Cofounders Pledge 80% of Fortune

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that AI's economic impact could create wealth concentration levels that break society, comparing today's inequality to the Gilded Age. All seven billionaire cofounders are pledging to donate 80% of their wealth—potentially tens of billions—as the company's valuation soars to $350 billion and concerns mount over significant job disruption.

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Adobe Photoshop upgrades Generative AI tools with 2K resolution and geometry-aware features

Adobe Photoshop has unveiled significant updates to its Firefly-powered generative AI editing tools, introducing 2K resolution output and geometry-aware capabilities. The enhancements to Generative Fill, Generative Expand, and Remove tools promise sharper detail with fewer artifacts. Creators also gain access to new non-destructive adjustment layers and a beta version of Dynamic Text for curved typography.

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AI-generated fake images flood social media, threatening to distort Holocaust memory

As the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorial sites and historians warn that AI-generated content is surging across social media platforms, creating fabricated stories and images that distort the history of Nazi crimes. From invented victims to fake photographs, this AI slop threatens efforts to preserve accurate Holocaust memory for future generations.

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