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12 Jan 2026

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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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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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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Motional targets 2026 for driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas with AI-first reboot

Motional has rebooted its robotaxi plans with an AI-first approach, targeting a commercial driverless service in Las Vegas by the end of 2026. The Hyundai-backed company shifted from classic robotics to foundation models after pausing operations in 2024. Following layoffs that reduced staff from 1,400 to under 600, Motional now integrates neural networks with traditional software to tackle autonomous driving challenges.

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JD Sports launches AI shopping in US, letting customers buy through ChatGPT and Copilot

British sportswear retailer JD Sports has enabled US customers to search for and purchase products directly through AI platforms including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini. The move represents a significant shift in retail as shopping migrates from traditional websites to conversational AI interfaces, with the company partnering with commercetools and Stripe to enable secure one-click purchases.

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11 Jan 2026

Anthropic Claude enters healthcare with HIPAA tools, but AI accuracy questions linger

Anthropic launched Claude for Healthcare with HIPAA-compliant integrations for patient records and medical coding. While the company touts 99.8% accuracy for ICD-10 codes, it couldn't provide complete data on diagnostic accuracy. The move follows OpenAI's ChatGPT Health announcement, intensifying competition in the lucrative healthcare AI market despite ongoing concerns about AI hallucinations and patient data privacy.

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Google Gemini partners with Walmart and major retailers to enable AI-powered shopping checkout

Google unveiled a partnership with Walmart, Shopify, Target, and other major retailers to launch the Universal Commerce Protocol, an open-source standard for AI shopping. The collaboration allows users to discover and purchase products directly through Google Gemini without switching apps, intensifying competition with OpenAI and Amazon in the growing AI-powered commerce space.

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Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol to power AI agents across retail ecosystem

Google unveiled the Universal Commerce Protocol at the National Retail Federation conference, creating an open standard for AI commerce developed with Shopify, Walmart, Target, and Etsy. The protocol enables AI agents to handle discovery, purchasing, and post-purchase support without custom integrations. Google will soon offer direct checkout through AI Mode in Search and Gemini, while retailers can deploy AI-powered Business Agents and exclusive Direct Offers to shoppers.

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Elon Musk pledges to open source X algorithm in seven days amid mounting regulatory pressure

Elon Musk announced that X will make its recommendation algorithm open source within seven days, including all code used to personalize user feeds and show advertisements. The move comes as the platform faces regulatory scrutiny from European authorities over content moderation and algorithmic transparency, though Musk's track record on similar promises has been inconsistent.

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10 Jan 2026

OpenAI asks contractors to upload real work from past jobs to train advanced AI agents

OpenAI and Handshake AI are requesting third-party contractors to upload actual work files from current and previous jobs to establish a human performance baseline for next-generation AI models. The initiative aims to measure how well AI can automate more white-collar tasks, but intellectual property lawyer Evan Brown warns the approach puts the company at great risk due to potential trade secret misappropriation and confidentiality breaches.

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China AI leaders warn widening gap with US can't be closed by capital alone after $1B IPO week

Despite raising over $1 billion through IPOs in Hong Kong, China's top AI executives admit the country faces a widening gap with US counterparts. Alibaba's Qwen chief puts the odds of leapfrogging OpenAI and Anthropic at less than 20% over the next three to five years, citing compute shortages and US export controls as critical bottlenecks that fresh capital cannot solve.

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Nvidia's Blackwell Gaming GPUs Converted to Blower-Style for AI Data Centers in China

Nvidia's Blackwell gaming GPUs, including the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5060 Ti, are being converted to blower-style GPUs in China for AI data centers. These aftermarket conversions command a price premium, with the blower RTX 5080 selling for $1,288 and the RTX 5060 Ti for $573. The modifications address high demand in the AI market despite US export bans on high-end GPUs.

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