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Updated 3h agoWhat's happening: India AI Summit sparks $240B investment pledge led by Reliance, Adani and Google
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 announced a historic $240 billion AI investment pledge. Reliance committed $110 billion for AI infrastructure over seven years, Adani pledged $100 billion through 2035, and Google disclosed a $15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam along with new subsea cable routes. The Indian government also added 20,000 GPUs to its AI arsenal.
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By the numbers: OpenAI raises $110B in corporate funding
News•Jan 10, 2026
Asus Vies for Fastest Mini PC Ever with Panther Lake NUC 16 Pro — B390 GPU Inside the Core Ultra...
Asus unveiled the NUC 16 Pro at CES 2026, targeting the fastest mini‑PC class with Intel’s Panther Lake platform and the Core Ultra X9 388H processor. The system delivers up to 180 TOPS of AI compute and integrates Intel’s Arc B390 iGPU, which, while strong for an integrated solution, trails AMD’s Radeon 8060S in peak graphics performance. Featuring up to 96 GB of LPDDR5x memory, dual‑fan cooling, and extensive connectivity, the NUC 16 Pro aims at creators, developers, and enterprise users seeking AI‑ready, compact hardware.
By TechRadar
News•Jan 10, 2026
AI Tool of the Week: Uncover Hidden Patent Gems Effortlessly
The latest AI-driven solution, Perplexity Patents, offers a conversational interface that instantly searches and summarizes global patent filings. By feeding a concept into the chat, users receive visual maps of related patents, claim analyses, and potential freedom‑to‑operate assessments within minutes....
By Mint AI
News•Jan 10, 2026
AI Bubble: Five Things You Need to Know to Shield Your Finances From a Crash
The Guardian Money warns that soaring AI‑related stock prices may be forming a bubble, echoed by the Bank of England governor and Alphabet’s chief. Overvaluation concerns could trigger a broad market sell‑off, affecting not only tech shares but also pensions,...
By The Guardian AI
Social•Jan 10, 2026
X Restricts Grok AI Image Edits to Paying Users
Elon Musk's platform X limits Grok AI image edits to paid users | BBC News https://t.co/lwWbSoIsgC #X #grokimage #Grok #Image @SpirosMargaris @PawlowskiMario @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @Fisher85M @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @chboursin @3itcom @Fabriziobustama @sallyeaves @helene_wpli @ahier @rwang0 @EvanKirstel @RLDI_Lamy...
By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Social•Jan 10, 2026
Human‑like 22‑DoF Robotic Hand Achieves Ultra‑Sensitive Touch
A dexterous #Robotic hand (22DoF) with a structure similar to that of a human hand and ultra-sensitive tactile sensing via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #RPA #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI https://t.co/50yAiVtbgN
By Ronald van Loon
News•Jan 10, 2026
OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents
OpenAI is recruiting third‑party contractors to upload actual work products from their current or previous jobs so the company can benchmark its next‑generation AI agents against human performance. The initiative, part of a new evaluation framework launched in September, asks...
By WIRED AI
Social•Jan 10, 2026
Agentic AI Enables True One-to-One Marketing
Beyond Personalization: How #AgenticAI Will Deliver 1-To-1 Marketing by @pratik_bhadra @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/L4PJKDFa9Z #GenerativeAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning https://t.co/YhCSPYQ0p1
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 10, 2026
Robot Predicts Terrain Changes Five Seconds Into Future
A #Robot That Sees the Terrain and Predicts Its Future—5 Seconds Ahead by @IlirAliu_ #Robotics #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #MI #ML #Innovation https://t.co/gR4tBfXWX8
By Ronald van Loon
News•Jan 10, 2026
‘We’re Redefining Eyewear on a Really High Level. I Like to Use a Camera Analogy: Fixed Focus, Manual Focus, and...
Finnish startup IXI unveiled the world’s first autofocusing eyeglasses at CES 2026, featuring liquid‑crystal tunable lenses that adjust focus automatically based on eye‑tracking. The device combines a normal‑looking frame with a 35 mAh battery delivering roughly 18 hours of use, weighing just 22 grams....
By TechRadar
Social•Jan 10, 2026
TRON 1 Gains 3D Perception for Smarter Navigation
TRON 1 Upgraded with #3D Perception Kit for Smarter Navigation and Terrain Mastery by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #RPA #ML #MI https://t.co/UX4bPVT1Zg
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 10, 2026
Self‑Fitting Skin Gives Robots Full‑Body Tactile Coverage
Self-Fitting #Robot Skin: Automatic Full-Body Tactile Coverage for Any Robot by @IlirAliu_ #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/ZWh3vjfBau
By Ronald van Loon
News•Jan 10, 2026
Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris
AI chatbot Grok, owned by xAI, has been weaponized to create non‑consensual images that strip or add religious and cultural clothing on women, especially Muslim and South Asian subjects. A WIRED analysis of 500 generated images found roughly 5 % featured...
By WIRED AI
Social•Jan 10, 2026
AI Must Drive Strategy, Not Just Products
#AI Is Supposed To Be A Strategy, Not Just A Product by @ShawnRosemarin @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/zTzV8XtIdt #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #Technology https://t.co/k5PPW5r7Hn
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 10, 2026
Humanoid Robot Now Guides and Secures Subway Passengers
Humanoid #Robot Deployed for Passenger Guidance and Security Checks in Subways via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/SLBd73xsso
By Ronald van Loon
News•Jan 10, 2026
I Used Meta’s Neural Band to Control a Car’s Screen in a Garmin Concept, and It Kind of Rocked, but...
Garmin showcased its Unified Cabin concept at CES 2026, featuring a prototype in‑vehicle system that integrates Meta’s Neural Band for gesture control of the car’s display. The wrist‑worn band detects finger movements via electrical signals and provides subtle haptic feedback,...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 9, 2026
Anthropic Cracks Down on Unauthorized Claude Usage by Third-Party Harnesses and Rivals
Anthropic has deployed new technical safeguards that block third‑party harnesses spoofing its Claude Code client, disrupting open‑source tools like OpenCode and causing automatic account bans. The same enforcement also cut off rival labs such as xAI from using Claude models...
By VentureBeat
Podcast•Jan 9, 2026•9 min
OpenAI Acquires Convogo as Elon Musk Preps Lawsuit
The episode explains OpenAI's recent acqui-hire of Convogo's executive‑coaching team, noting that the Convogo product will be shut down as OpenAI integrates the talent into its broader infrastructure and talent strategy. It also examines the escalating legal clash with Elon...
By AI Chat
News•Jan 9, 2026
Character.AI Settles Lawsuits Related To Teen Deaths
Character.AI and Google have reached settlements in multiple wrongful‑death lawsuits alleging that the AI chatbot contributed to teen suicides and sexual grooming. The cases stem from incidents such as the 2024 death of 14‑year‑old Sewell Setzer III, who became obsessed...
By Mashable AI
News•Jan 9, 2026
Orchestral Replaces LangChain’s Complexity with Reproducible, Provider-Agnostic LLM Orchestration
Orchestral AI launches a new Python framework that replaces the asynchronous complexity of tools like LangChain with a synchronous, type‑safe architecture aimed at reproducible research. The framework is provider‑agnostic, supporting OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral and local models via Ollama,...
By VentureBeat
Podcast•Jan 9, 2026•49 min
The AI Glasses Race Is Heating Up.
Alex and Ellis recap the oddball gadgets, taglines, and even scents that defined CES, then sit down with Meta’s head of wearables, Alex Himel, to explore the accelerating smart‑glasses market. Himel shares lessons from the Meta Ray‑Ban Displays launch, discusses...
By ACCESS
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Start Simple with Traces, Add Complexity Later
the idea of using traces so agents can better perform over time is easy to talk about, but hard to implement for anyone just getting started, this was a v1 of me trying this 1.5 yrs ago. you'll find it breaks...
By Yohei Nakajima
News•Jan 9, 2026
The RealReal Cuts Asset Protection Expenses 60% with AI-Powered Video Solution
The RealReal has implemented Motorola Solutions' AI‑enabled video security system to automate the search for individual luxury items across its facilities. By inputting a simple physical description, the platform can locate a specific product in seconds instead of days, slashing...
By Retail TouchPoints
News•Jan 9, 2026
Google: Don’t Make “Bite-Sized” Content for LLMs if You Care About Search Rank
Google’s Search Off the Record podcast clarified that breaking articles into bite‑sized chunks for large language models like Gemini does not improve search rankings. John Mueller and Danny Sullivan emphasized that Google’s algorithm still prioritises content written for humans, not for...
By Ars Technica AI
News•Jan 9, 2026
58% of Consumers Use AI Tools to Research Products
ChannelEngine’s 2026 Marketplace Shopping Behavior Report shows AI tools now assist 58% of shoppers during product research, while the share of consumers beginning their journey on marketplaces fell to 37%, a 10‑point drop from last year. Marketplaces still outrank search...
By Ecommerce News Europe
News•Jan 9, 2026
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: XAI Leads As 2026 Is Off To A Brisk Start
The week’s biggest funding round was Elon Musk’s xAI, which closed a $20 billion Series E, bringing its total financing to $42.7 billion. Other notable deals included $305 million for Parabilis Medicines, $200 million for Soley Therapeutics, and $150 million for AI‑model evaluator LMArena. Two companies...
By Crunchbase News AI
News•Jan 9, 2026
Vendasta Shows Why Platforms Become Operating Systems for AI Agents
The episode explains how Vendasta pivoted from a traditional SaaS marketplace to an AI‑driven platform that functions as an operating system for digital agents, enabling SMBs and partners to automate core business tasks and deliver enterprise‑grade customer experiences. Key takeaways...
By Forrester Generative AI
Social•Jan 9, 2026
My Top AI Tools for Every Workflow
My favorite AI models/tools for different tasks right now: 1) Go-to starter: Claude Opus 4.5 - I continue to be stunned by its capabilities. It gets me. It passes the vibe check with flying colors. It matches my writing at 85-93%....
By Allie Miller
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Dedicate a Day to Automate Every Team Workflow
Your team needs a Systems Hack Day. I know the name isn’t perfect, but I’m talking about dedicating one day entirely to rethinking how a process gets done. If you haven’t built Claude skills you’re using regularly... If you haven’t...
By Allie Miller
News•Jan 9, 2026
Baldur’s Gate 3 Studio Says It Won’t Use AI for Concept Art or Writing
Larian Studios clarified that its upcoming title Divinity will not use generative AI for concept art or narrative writing. The studio’s CEO Swen Vincke emphasized AI will only assist internal brainstorming, PowerPoint decks, and idea iteration. AI‑generated in‑game assets may...
By The Verge
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Free Cheatsheet Guides Practical Agent Architecture Decisions
We created a free Agents Architecture Cheatsheet. Here’s why 👇 A lot of people are building agent systems without a clear reason to do so. They mix tools with agents, over-complicate architectures, and struggle to move from demos to production. This cheatsheet is designed to be...
By Louis Bouchard
News•Jan 9, 2026
Democrats Ask Apple and Google to Remove X’s Undressing Bot From Their App Stores
Senators Ron Wyden, Ben Ray Luján and Ed Markey wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai urging the removal of X’s AI chatbot Grok, which has been generating non‑consensual deepfake images that undress women and depict...
By The Verge
News•Jan 9, 2026
IBM's AI 'Bob' Could Be Manipulated to Download and Execute Malware
IBM’s beta AI coding assistant, Bob, is vulnerable to indirect prompt injection, allowing attackers to embed hidden commands in emails or calendar entries. Researchers at Prompt Armor demonstrated that the tool can be tricked into downloading and executing arbitrary shell...
By TechRadar
Social•Jan 9, 2026
AI Landscape Visualized: From ML to Generative Models
Core concepts in Artificial Intelligence — clearly mapped in one visual. From Machine Learning and Deep Learning to NLP, Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, and Generative Models, this overview highlights how the AI ecosystem fits together and where each discipline...
By Giuliano Liguori
Blog•Jan 9, 2026
Amazon Hypes Ambient AI: Always on in the Background
Amazon highlighted its "ambient AI" vision at CES 2026, promising products that operate invisibly until needed. The company also announced Peter DeSantis as head of a new unit covering AGI, custom chips and quantum computing, underscoring a long‑term conviction in breakthrough...
By EcommerceBytes
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Eight Healthcare Tech Trends Shaping 2026 Patient Care
The 8 Biggest Healthcare Technology Trends to Watch in 2026 Healthcare tech is entering a new era: from AI diagnostics to digital wellness, these 8 trends could transform patient care and health management. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e86HpWFZ #HealthTech #AI #FutureOfHealth...
By Bernard Marr
News•Jan 9, 2026
AAAI Presidential Panel – AI Reasoning
The panel, moderated by former AAAI President Francesca Rossi, examined AI reasoning as outlined in the AAAI’s 2025 Future of AI Research report. Experts Holger Hoos and Subbarao Kambhampati discussed how to define and implement reasoning in AI, emphasizing planning...
By AIhub
News•Jan 9, 2026
The Future of Personal Injury Law: AI and Legal Tech in Philadelphia
Philadelphia personal injury firms are rapidly integrating AI and legal tech, especially predictive analytics, to enhance case management and outcome forecasting. These tools enable lawyers to analyze vast datasets, assess risks, and develop evidence‑based strategies, shifting practice from intuition to...
By Artificial Intelligence News
News•Jan 9, 2026
How to Build Portable, In-Database Feature Engineering Pipelines with Ibis Using Lazy Python APIs and DuckDB Execution
The tutorial shows how Ibis can create a portable, in‑database feature‑engineering pipeline that feels like Pandas but runs entirely in DuckDB. By registering data in the backend and keeping all transformations lazy, the code is translated into efficient SQL without...
By MarkTechPost
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Shenzhen Robot Serves 1,000+ Popcorn Portions Per Night
China is living in the future with physical #AI: A #robot neatly delivers 1,000+ servings of #popcorn per movie night in China's Shenzhen. @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert...
By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Smart Service Robots Revolutionize Exhibitions and Business Events
Service #Robots: Transforming Exhibitions and #Business Events with Smart Assistance via @WevolverApp #AI #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #MI #ML https://t.co/F4duQfsgWy
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 9, 2026
More Powerful Agents Still Waste Time on Simple Tasks
increasingly the capabilities of an agent often results in increased cost/time spent on easier tasks “oh, you just need a router to determine if it needs more or less capability” easier said than done
By Yohei Nakajima
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Stealth Video Startup Hiring Engineers in SF
want to work on next-gen consumer video? a well funded stealth portco looking for product designer, ml infra engineer, backend engineer, fullstack engineer irl in sf
By Nathan Benaich
Social•Jan 9, 2026
AI: Powerful Remix Tool, Requires Creative Users
AI is a massive remixing machine. That’s no dig at AI, it’s an amazingly useful tool. But it’s still just a tool, and only useful in the hands of creative people who can make great things happen. https://t.co/MFadhvbkBy
By Amjad Masad
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Soft Robotic Gripper Gently Separates Delicate Fabrics
Rochu: Soft #Robotic Gripper That Gently Handles and Separates Delicate Fabric Layers via @WevolverApp #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/5LRjoTxI4o
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Spiky Caterpillar Robot Tackles Ultra‑Tight Spaces
Porcaspino: The Spiky Caterpillar #Robot Built to Conquer the Tightest Spaces by @IntEngineering #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/kgOqMTpqg6
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 9, 2026
AI Prompts Boost OT Cybersecurity Expertise
20 ChatGPT prompts for OT / ICS cybersecurity 👇 From asset inventories to threat hunting, tabletop exercises, IR plans, and secure remote access. AI won’t replace OT experts — but it can scale the few we have. Credit: Mike Holcomb #OTSecurity #ICSCyber #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSecurity
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Chinese Hospital's Blood‑Drawing Robot Hits 94.3% Success
Chinese Hospital Deploys Blood-Drawing #Robot Achieving a 94.3% Success Rate by @Khulood_Almani #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/lg80dWYLHD
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 9, 2026
AI-Powered Prosthetic Hand Adapts Through Daily Use
A Smarter Prosthetic: Esper Bionics’ #AI Hand Learns from Everyday Use by @EsperBionics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/hvj57gAnDV
By Ronald van Loon
Social•Jan 9, 2026
Exploring Nvidia's Alpamayo, Atlas Bot, and New AI Tools
AND WE'RE BACK... We dive into @nvidia's big Alpamayo AI car platform, Boston Dynamic's new ATLAS bot and way more AI bots. Plus, we take on Claude Code + Ralph Wiggum, OpenAI's new audio device and shout out @fofrAI's very good JSON...
By AI for Humans
Social•Jan 9, 2026
From AI-in-the-Loop to Full Supply Chain Automation
#AIAgents: Bubble Or Truth? The Journey From AI In The Loop To Full #Automation In #SupplyChain Management by Rama Durga Sekhar Angadala @Forbes #GenerativeAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/I1HqJMV6vW
By Ronald van Loon