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Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’

January 6, 2026
At CES 2026, Nvidia launched Alpamayo, a new family of open source AI models, simulation tools, and datasets for training physical robots and vehicles that are designed to help autonomous vehicles reason through complex driving situations. “The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here – when machines begin to understand, reason, and act in the real world,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang…
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Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

January 6, 2026
Google believes AI can improve the TV-watching experience, which is why it brought its Gemini AI to Google TV devices in November. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company is now showing off a series of new Gemini features that will soon arrive on the TV, making it possible for…
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India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over ‘obscene’ AI content

January 5, 2026
India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation of “obscene” content, including AI-altered images of women created using the tool. On Friday, India’s IT ministry issued the order directing Musk’s X to take corrective action on Grok, including restricting the…
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In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism

January 5, 2026
If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the tech gets practical. The focus is already shifting away from building ever-larger language models and toward the harder work of making AI usable. In practice, that involves deploying smaller models where…
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OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens

January 2, 2026
OpenAI is betting big on audio AI, and it’s not just about making ChatGPT sound better. According to new reporting from The Information, the company has unified several engineering, product, and research teams over the past two months to overhaul its audio models, all in preparation for an audio-first personal device expected to launch in about a year. The move reflects where the entire tech…
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Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026 

January 1, 2026
Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and new products promising automation and efficiency. Evidence suggests that fear is warranted. A November MIT study found an estimated 11.7% of jobs could already be…
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The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?

January 1, 2026
True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five years – and maybe not at all in 10. For a venture capitalist whose firm has had some big winners over its two decades – from consumer brands like Fitbit, Ring, and Peloton, to enterprise software makers HashiCorp and Duo Security – that’s more than armchair…
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