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28 Jan 2026

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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Nvidia considers Intel Foundry for Feynman AI chips as TSMC capacity constraints bite

Nvidia is reportedly exploring Intel Foundry to manufacture portions of its 2028 Feynman AI chips, using Intel's 18A or 14A process nodes for I/O dies and EMIB packaging technology. The move signals a strategic shift to diversify supply chain beyond TSMC, driven by capacity constraints and political pressure to boost US manufacturing.

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Google Photos expands AI photo editing to India, Australia, and Japan with simple text commands

Google is expanding its AI-powered photo editing feature to India, Australia, and Japan, allowing users to edit images using simple text commands instead of manual tools. The feature supports multiple Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali, and works on Android devices with 4GB RAM running Android 8.0 or higher.

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AI transforms security operations as SOC teams automate triage but face governance challenges

AI is reshaping security operations by automating alert triage and reducing response times from hours to minutes. The average enterprise SOC receives 10,000 alerts daily, but teams can only handle 22% of them. Agentic AI now investigates every alert with human-level accuracy, while Gartner warns that 40% of AI projects will fail without proper governance boundaries. The shift moves human analysts from manual triage to strategic decision-making.

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Intel XeSS 3 Multi-Frame Generation Brings AI Upscaling to Laptops and Gaming Handhelds

Intel launched XeSS 3 with multi-frame generation technology, enabling ultraportable laptops to achieve frame rates previously reserved for dedicated GPUs. Testing on the Asus Zenbook Duo showed Cyberpunk 2077 jumping from 67 FPS to 217 FPS with the AI-powered upscaling technology. The feature also works on MSI Claw handhelds, potentially reshaping the future of gaming laptops and portable gaming.

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ASML's $250 Million EUV Machines Drive AI Chip Manufacturing for Nvidia and TSMC

ASML has become Europe's most valuable company through its monopoly on extreme ultraviolet lithography systems that cost $250 million each. These massive machines are essential for manufacturing the most advanced semiconductors powering the AI boom, with TSMC using them to produce chips for Nvidia and other tech giants.

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Ethereum's ERC-8004 Standard Enables AI Agents to Interact Without Gatekeepers

Ethereum is set to launch ERC-8004, a new standard that allows AI agents to discover each other, build portable reputation, and interact across organizations without pre-existing trust. Marco De Rossi, MetaMask's AI lead, confirmed the mainnet deployment is likely Thursday at 9 AM ET, marking a significant step toward an open agentic AI economy on blockchain.

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Figure AI's Helix 02 humanoid robot completes 4-minute dishwasher task with full-body autonomy

Figure AI unveiled Helix 02, its most advanced humanoid robot control system to date. The AI brain uses a single neural network to manage walking, manipulation, and balance simultaneously. In a demonstration, the robot autonomously unloaded and reloaded a dishwasher across an entire kitchen in four minutes without human intervention—marking what the company calls the longest and most complex autonomous task by a humanoid robot.

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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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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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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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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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