OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs acknowledged ICE violence in Minneapolis, while tech workers call for stronger public opposition and contract cancellations.
OpenAI introduced Prism, a free AI-powered scientific workspace integrated with GPT-5.2, designed to assist researchers with writing, reviewing, and visualizing scientific papers.
Google’s lower-cost AI Plus subscription, priced at $7.99 in the U.S., is now available in all markets offering Google AI plans, providing access to Gemini 3 Pro, AI filmmaking tools, and more.
A new assessment by Common Sense Media finds xAI’s Grok chatbot exposes minors to sexual, violent, and unsafe content, with weak age verification and ineffective safety controls.
YouTubers suing tech companies over AI training data now include Snap, alleging its systems used their videos without permission for commercial AI features.
Chinese AI startup Stepfun secured $719 million to accelerate foundational model development, AI agents, and AI-driven products in collaboration with Geely.
Climate tech startup Rainbow Weather has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven platform for hyper-local, real-time weather forecasting and environmental intelligence.
Samsung plans HBM4 memory chip production for Nvidia next month, targeting AI accelerator demand while competing with SK Hynix in advanced memory supply.
The European Union investigates Elon Musk’s X after Grok AI generated sexualised deepfake images, raising global regulatory concerns.
Over 450 tech workers from Google, Meta, OpenAI, and other firms urge CEOs to push the White House to end federal ICE operations in U.S. cities.
Microsoft has introduced Maia 200, a new AI chip built with TSMC and designed to power GPT-5.2 and Microsoft 365 Copilot, promising faster, more efficient AI performance.
Elon Musk-backed xAI’s Grok 4 leads a live AI stock trading test, generating a 7 percent return on a $100,000 allocation.
The British Overseas Territory of Anguilla is making millions as the demand for “.ai” domains soars, with annual revenue from domain sales set to nearly triple in three years.
Apple plans to debut a Gemini-based Siri in February, offering more natural conversations, complex tasks, and integration across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Nvidia unveils Earth-2, a fully open AI software stack for weather and climate forecasting, offering faster, more accessible predictions for scientists, energy firms, and financial institutions.