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16 Jan 2026

Google unveils TranslateGemma open-source translation models for 55 languages and local deployment

Google has launched TranslateGemma, a family of open-source translation models built on Gemma 3 that supports 55 languages. Available in 4B, 12B, and 27B parameter sizes, these AI models can run locally on devices from smartphones to cloud servers. The models also translate text embedded in images and outperform larger baselines while using fewer computational resources.

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Jeff Bezos predicts AI will push users to rent your PC from the cloud as RAM crisis accelerates

Jeff Bezos believes the AI boom and rising hardware costs will drive a shift to cloud PCs, where users rent computing power instead of owning devices. With DRAM shortages pushing memory prices higher and chip manufacturers prioritizing AI data centers, Amazon and Microsoft are already positioning cloud-tethered devices as the future of computing.

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Flipkart launches SLAP, its conversational AI shopping assistant to compete with Amazon Rufus

Flipkart is set to launch Shop Like a Pro (SLAP), a conversational AI shopping assistant, as a standalone app next week. The tool replaces Flippi and will provide personalized recommendations and product suggestions. The move positions Flipkart alongside Amazon and Walmart in the AI-driven commerce race, though critical questions about trust and liability remain unresolved.

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Instagram Reels AI Dubbing Now Supports Five Indian Languages With Voice Preservation

Instagram expands its AI-powered voice translation and lip-syncing feature for Reels to five Indian languages—Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi. First announced at the House of Instagram event in Mumbai last November, the feature uses Meta AI to preserve creators' voices while dubbing content, helping them reach broader audiences across language barriers.

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News Corp Partners with AI Journalism Startup Symbolic.ai to Transform Newsroom Operations

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has signed a major deal with Symbolic.ai, an AI journalism startup founded by former eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica co-founder Jon Stokes. The platform promises productivity gains of up to 90% for complex research tasks and will be deployed across News Corp's media properties, starting with Dow Jones Newswires.

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ICE AI tool hiring malfunction sent recruits into field without proper training

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployed an unknown number of undertrained law enforcement officers into the field after an AI tool misidentified applicants with no prior experience. The system flagged anyone with the word "officer" in their resume—including compliance officers—for a fast-tracked four-week online program instead of the standard eight-week in-person academy. The error was discovered in mid-fall 2024 amid a hiring surge to add 10,000 new ICE recruits.

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Microsoft Copilot vulnerability allowed single-click data theft through URL manipulation

Cybersecurity researchers at Varonis Threat Labs uncovered a Reprompt attack that exploited Microsoft Copilot through specially crafted URLs, enabling theft of sensitive user data with just one click. The prompt injection attack bypassed security guardrails by abusing the 'q' URL parameter, allowing malicious actors to exfiltrate personal information even after the chat window closed. Microsoft has patched the flaw affecting Copilot Personal, though enterprise users of Microsoft 365 Copilot were not impacted.

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SiFive becomes first RISC-V designer to integrate Nvidia NVLink for AI data centers

SiFive has become the first maker of RISC-V chip designs to integrate Nvidia NVLink Fusion interconnect technology. The partnership enables RISC-V CPU cores to connect with Nvidia's AI chips at speeds matching Intel and Arm implementations. Products featuring this integration won't reach the market until 2027 or later, but the move signals a multi-generational commitment between both companies.

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Nozomi Networks unveils Vantage IQ, a private AI assistant for OT and IoT security teams

Nozomi Networks has launched Vantage IQ, the world's first private, company-trained AI assistant designed for operational technology and internet of things security teams. The tool addresses the growing crisis of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure while tackling the shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals by delivering context-aware, actionable intelligence tailored to each organization's unique environment.

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Aeva unveils high-power optical amplifier to tackle AI data center power and thermal challenges

Mountain View-based Aeva announced a new semiconductor optical amplifier delivering over 28 dBm optical output power with greater than 20% wall-plug efficiencies at temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. The technology addresses mounting power efficiency and thermal management challenges as AI workloads scale rapidly in data centers. Aeva stock surged 8% following the announcement, as the company expands beyond its LiDAR sensing roots into the AI infrastructure market.

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OpenAI taps Samsung Exynos for Sweetpea earbuds as it builds AI hardware ecosystem

OpenAI is developing AI-powered earbuds codenamed Sweetpea that will feature Samsung's 2nm Exynos application processor for on-device processing. The partnership marks OpenAI's push into consumer hardware, with projected first-year shipments of 40-50 million units. Meanwhile, OpenAI continues work on its Titan AI ASIC with Broadcom to reduce dependence on NVIDIA GPUs.

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MongoDB launches Voyage 4 embedding models to fix enterprise AI retrieval problems at scale

MongoDB introduced four new Voyage 4 embedding models designed to address retrieval quality failures in production AI systems. The company argues that better data retrieval, not larger models, is critical for trustworthy enterprise AI. The launch integrates database and embedding technologies to eliminate fragmented AI stacks that undermine accuracy and cost efficiency.

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Digg relaunches with AI enhancements to compete as a toxicity-free Reddit rival

Digg has emerged from over a decade of dormancy with a public open beta launch. Original co-founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian have reacquired and rebuilt the pioneering social news aggregation site with AI-driven trust tools designed to combat bots and toxicity while maintaining community-driven content discovery.

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Opera One R3 launches with smarter Browser AI, color-coded Tab Islands, and music-reactive themes

Opera has released Opera One R3, updating its flagship browser with enhanced AI capabilities and improved multitasking tools. The update introduces color-coded Tab Islands for better organization, a rebuilt agentic AI engine that's 20% faster, and dynamic themes including a Spotify collaboration that reacts to music. The Browser AI now understands tab context and can analyze YouTube videos.

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15 Jan 2026

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 brings 40 TOPS and 8GB RAM to run gen AI models locally on Pi 5

Raspberry Pi launched the AI HAT+ 2, a $130 add-on board that equips the Raspberry Pi 5 with a 40 TOPS Hailo 10H chip and 8GB of dedicated RAM. The module enables local processing of generative AI models like Llama 3.2 and Qwen2, though early tests show mixed performance results compared to simply upgrading the base Pi's memory.

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