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Apple Partners with Google to Power Next-Generation Siri Using Gemini Models in Multi-Year Deal Worth $1 Billion Annually

Jan 22, 2026

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Apple Partners with Google to Power Next-Generation Siri Using Gemini Models in Multi-Year Deal Worth $1 Billion Annually

iPhone maker licenses Gemini after determining Google's AI technology provides "most capable foundation" for Apple Foundation Models, with spring 2026 launch targeting two billion active devices

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Calgary Fashion Tech Startup Prevoir Raises $750K Pre-Seed from AltaML to Scale AI-Powered Trend Prediction Platform

Jan 22, 2026

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Calgary Fashion Tech Startup Prevoir Raises $750K Pre-Seed from AltaML to Scale AI-Powered Trend Prediction Platform

Computer vision platform extracts product attributes and connects them to sales data, helping retailers curate collections and predict trends with $250 monthly subscription model available on Shopify

Sameer Khan

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OpenAI Deploys Age Prediction System in ChatGPT to Automatically Apply Teen Safety Protections Ahead of Adult Mode Launch

Jan 22, 2026

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OpenAI Deploys Age Prediction System in ChatGPT to Automatically Apply Teen Safety Protections Ahead of Adult Mode Launch

AI-powered behavioral analysis estimates user age to restrict sensitive content for minors while company prepares first-quarter 2026 debut of adult content features for verified users

Sameer Khan

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Mila and Inovia Capital Launch $100 Million Venture Scientist Fund to Transform Canadian AI Research Into Commercial Startups

Jan 22, 2026

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Mila and Inovia Capital Launch $100 Million Venture Scientist Fund to Transform Canadian AI Research Into Commercial Startups

Quebec AI institute partners with Montreal venture firm to address commercialization gap as Canada holds 10% of global AI talent but captures less than 2% of venture capital investment

Sameer Khan

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South Korea's AI Basic Act Takes Effect Today as First Comprehensive Asian AI Regulation Framework Launches With One-Year Grace Period

Jan 22, 2026

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South Korea's AI Basic Act Takes Effect Today as First Comprehensive Asian AI Regulation Framework Launches With One-Year Grace Period

Asia-Pacific's inaugural AI legislation establishes transparency, safety, and accountability requirements for high-impact systems while providing government support for data centers and training datasets

Sameer Khan

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Plans Late January China Visit to Reopen Critical AI Chip Market as Trump Administration Approves H200 Sales But Chinese Customs Block Imports

Jan 21, 2026

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Plans Late January China Visit to Reopen Critical AI Chip Market as Trump Administration Approves H200 Sales But Chinese Customs Block Imports

Huang expected to attend Lunar New Year company events and possibly meet Beijing officials as geopolitical tensions create regulatory whiplash between U.S. export approval and China import restrictions on advanced semiconductors

Sameer Khan

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Careerminds Study Reveals AI Now Top Factor Driving Layoff Decisions as 57% of HR Leaders Plan Workforce Reductions While 90% of Employees Remain Confident Jobs Are Secure

Jan 21, 2026

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Careerminds Study Reveals AI Now Top Factor Driving Layoff Decisions as 57% of HR Leaders Plan Workforce Reductions While 90% of Employees Remain Confident Jobs Are Secure

National survey of 500 HR leaders and 500 employees exposes massive disconnect as nearly half of organizations planning layoffs cite AI adoption as major contributing factor while workers view technology as productivity tool

Sameer Khan

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Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50 Million Horizon1000 Partnership to Deploy AI Health Systems Across African Countries as International Aid Cuts Drive Child Mortality Increase

Jan 21, 2026

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Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50 Million Horizon1000 Partnership to Deploy AI Health Systems Across African Countries as International Aid Cuts Drive Child Mortality Increase

Initiative targets 1,000 primary health clinics by 2028 starting with Rwanda to address healthcare worker shortages and mitigate impact of 27% drop in global development assistance following U.S., UK, Germany funding cuts

Sameer Khan

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OpenEvidence Raises $250 Million Series D at $12 Billion Valuation as "ChatGPT for Doctors" Doubles Value in Three Months While Handling 18 Million Monthly Consultations

Jan 21, 2026

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OpenEvidence Raises $250 Million Series D at $12 Billion Valuation as "ChatGPT for Doctors" Doubles Value in Three Months While Handling 18 Million Monthly Consultations

AI medical research platform used by 40% of U.S. physicians raises $700 million in under 12 months as clinical adoption surges sixfold and advertising-based revenue model tops $100 million annually

Sameer Khan

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IMF Chief Warns AI Hitting Labor Market "Like a Tsunami" at Davos as Employee Job Loss Anxiety Surges to 40% While Leaders Remain Unprepared

Jan 21, 2026

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IMF Chief Warns AI Hitting Labor Market "Like a Tsunami" at Davos as Employee Job Loss Anxiety Surges to 40% While Leaders Remain Unprepared

Kristalina Georgieva tells World Economic Forum that 40% of global jobs touched by AI while disconnect grows between confident employees and HR leaders planning layoffs driven by automation

Sameer Khan

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Sequoia Capital Breaks Silicon Valley Taboo by Joining Anthropic's $25 Billion Funding Round at $350 Billion Valuation Alongside OpenAI and xAI Investments

Jan 20, 2026

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Sequoia Capital Breaks Silicon Valley Taboo by Joining Anthropic's $25 Billion Funding Round at $350 Billion Valuation Alongside OpenAI and xAI Investments

Legendary VC firm joins GIC and Coatue in mega-round valuing Claude maker at more than double its September valuation as firm backs three competing AI labs simultaneously

Sameer Khan

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Ivo Raises $55 Million Series B at $355 Million Valuation as Contract Review AI Drives 500% Revenue Growth Amid Legal Tech Boom

Jan 20, 2026

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Ivo Raises $55 Million Series B at $355 Million Valuation as Contract Review AI Drives 500% Revenue Growth Amid Legal Tech Boom

San Francisco legal AI startup secures funding led by Blackbird as Fortune 500 adoption surges 250% with customers including Uber, Shopify, IBM, and Reddit reporting 75% time savings

Sameer Khan

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Mal Raises Record $230 Million Seed Round to Build World's First AI-Native Islamic Digital Bank Targeting 2 Billion Muslims

Jan 20, 2026

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Mal Raises Record $230 Million Seed Round to Build World's First AI-Native Islamic Digital Bank Targeting 2 Billion Muslims

Abu Dhabi-based fintech secures largest seed funding in Middle East and Africa history with BlueFive Capital leading investment ahead of 2026 launch across UAE, Middle East, and Asia

Sameer Khan

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Baseten Raises $300 Million Series E at $5 Billion Valuation as Nvidia Invests $150 Million in AI Inference Infrastructure

Jan 20, 2026

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Baseten Raises $300 Million Series E at $5 Billion Valuation as Nvidia Invests $150 Million in AI Inference Infrastructure

AI inference platform more than doubles valuation from September as Nvidia leads strategic investment alongside IVP and Alphabet's CapitalG in accelerating deployment race

Sameer Khan

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Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Round at $4.48 Billion Valuation as Elite AI Researchers Launch Human-Centric Lab

Jan 20, 2026

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Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Round at $4.48 Billion Valuation as Elite AI Researchers Launch Human-Centric Lab

Three-month-old startup founded by former Anthropic, xAI, and Google researchers secures one of the largest seed rounds in history with backing from Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and top Silicon Valley investors

Sameer Khan

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Enterprise AI Spending Consolidates Around Fewer Vendors as "Show Me the Money" Year Arrives

Jan 19, 2026

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Enterprise AI Spending Consolidates Around Fewer Vendors as "Show Me the Money" Year Arrives

Companies spent $37 billion on generative AI in 2025 but will concentrate budgets among proven providers as experimentation phase ends

Sameer Khan

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AI Agents Escape "Pilot Purgatory" as Gartner Predicts 40% of Projects Will Be Scrapped by 2027

Jan 19, 2026

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AI Agents Escape "Pilot Purgatory" as Gartner Predicts 40% of Projects Will Be Scrapped by 2027

Only 8.6% of enterprises have agents in production despite doubling since August as organizations struggle with operationalization at scale

Sameer Khan

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Google Gemini Surges to 21.5% Market Share as ChatGPT's Dominance Collapses to 64.5% in 12 Months

Jan 19, 2026

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Google Gemini Surges to 21.5% Market Share as ChatGPT's Dominance Collapses to 64.5% in 12 Months

Similarweb data reveals ChatGPT lost 22 percentage points while Chinese AI models now trail Western capabilities by only months, intensifying competitive pressure

Sameer Khan

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OpenAI Begins Testing ChatGPT Ads as $1.4 Trillion Infrastructure Debt Forces Monetization Pivot

Jan 19, 2026

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OpenAI Begins Testing ChatGPT Ads as $1.4 Trillion Infrastructure Debt Forces Monetization Pivot

Company lost $11.5 billion in Q3 2025 alone and projects advertising revenue will scale from $1 billion in 2026 to $25 billion by 2029

Sameer Khan

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Enterprise AI Projects Hit 95% Failure Rate as Pressure for ROI Reaches Breaking Point

Jan 19, 2026

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Enterprise AI Projects Hit 95% Failure Rate as Pressure for ROI Reaches Breaking Point

MIT research reveals most generative AI initiatives stall at prototype stage while business leaders face mounting demands to prove returns within six months

Sameer Khan

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Indian IT Giants Deploy AI for 40 Percent of Core Operations as Enterprise Adoption Reaches Production Scale

Jan 18, 2026

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Indian IT Giants Deploy AI for 40 Percent of Core Operations as Enterprise Adoption Reaches Production Scale

Nasscom survey reveals companies achieving 25 to 35 percent KPI improvements while 97 percent expect hybrid human-AI teams by 2027 as practical integration outpaces Western pilots

Sameer Khan

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Andreessen Horowitz Raises Record $15 Billion Fund Emphasizing Domestic AI Development Over Global Competition

Jan 18, 2026

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Andreessen Horowitz Raises Record $15 Billion Fund Emphasizing Domestic AI Development Over Global Competition

Silicon Valley venture firm announces largest fundraising haul focused on American interests as North American AI investment surges 46 percent to $280 billion in 2025

Sameer Khan

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Entry-Level Hiring Transformed as 64 Percent of Companies Restructure Roles for Human-Agent Collaboration

Jan 18, 2026

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Entry-Level Hiring Transformed as 64 Percent of Companies Restructure Roles for Human-Agent Collaboration

Dramatic increase from 18 percent last quarter signals workforce integration shift as organizations redesign jobs emphasizing AI orchestration skills over traditional task execution

Sameer Khan

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Enterprise AI Spending Recession-Proof as 67 Percent Commit $124 Million Average Investment Despite Economic Uncertainty

Jan 18, 2026

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Enterprise AI Spending Recession-Proof as 67 Percent Commit $124 Million Average Investment Despite Economic Uncertainty

KPMG survey reveals business leaders maintain AI budgets even amid recession fears while 59 percent expect measurable ROI within twelve months as deployment strategies mature

Sameer Khan

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China Commits $574 Billion to Power Grid Expansion as AI Data Center Demand Drives Infrastructure Race

Jan 18, 2026

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China Commits $574 Billion to Power Grid Expansion as AI Data Center Demand Drives Infrastructure Race

State Grid announces record investment surge targeting AI infrastructure supremacy as data center electricity consumption projected to increase 170 percent by 2030

Sameer Khan

AI News & Daily Updates

Apple Partners with Google to Power Next-Generation Siri Using Gemini Models in Multi-Year Deal Worth $1 Billion Annually

Calgary Fashion Tech Startup Prevoir Raises $750K Pre-Seed from AltaML to Scale AI-Powered Trend Prediction Platform

OpenAI Deploys Age Prediction System in ChatGPT to Automatically Apply Teen Safety Protections Ahead of Adult Mode Launch

Mila and Inovia Capital Launch $100 Million Venture Scientist Fund to Transform Canadian AI Research Into Commercial Startups

South Korea's AI Basic Act Takes Effect Today as First Comprehensive Asian AI Regulation Framework Launches With One-Year Grace Period

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Plans Late January China Visit to Reopen Critical AI Chip Market as Trump Administration Approves H200 Sales But Chinese Customs Block Imports

Careerminds Study Reveals AI Now Top Factor Driving Layoff Decisions as 57% of HR Leaders Plan Workforce Reductions While 90% of Employees Remain Confident Jobs Are Secure

Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50 Million Horizon1000 Partnership to Deploy AI Health Systems Across African Countries as International Aid Cuts Drive Child Mortality Increase

OpenEvidence Raises $250 Million Series D at $12 Billion Valuation as "ChatGPT for Doctors" Doubles Value in Three Months While Handling 18 Million Monthly Consultations

IMF Chief Warns AI Hitting Labor Market "Like a Tsunami" at Davos as Employee Job Loss Anxiety Surges to 40% While Leaders Remain Unprepared

Sequoia Capital Breaks Silicon Valley Taboo by Joining Anthropic's $25 Billion Funding Round at $350 Billion Valuation Alongside OpenAI and xAI Investments

Ivo Raises $55 Million Series B at $355 Million Valuation as Contract Review AI Drives 500% Revenue Growth Amid Legal Tech Boom

Mal Raises Record $230 Million Seed Round to Build World's First AI-Native Islamic Digital Bank Targeting 2 Billion Muslims

Baseten Raises $300 Million Series E at $5 Billion Valuation as Nvidia Invests $150 Million in AI Inference Infrastructure

Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Round at $4.48 Billion Valuation as Elite AI Researchers Launch Human-Centric Lab

Enterprise AI Spending Consolidates Around Fewer Vendors as "Show Me the Money" Year Arrives

AI Agents Escape "Pilot Purgatory" as Gartner Predicts 40% of Projects Will Be Scrapped by 2027

Google Gemini Surges to 21.5% Market Share as ChatGPT's Dominance Collapses to 64.5% in 12 Months

OpenAI Begins Testing ChatGPT Ads as $1.4 Trillion Infrastructure Debt Forces Monetization Pivot

Enterprise AI Projects Hit 95% Failure Rate as Pressure for ROI Reaches Breaking Point

Indian IT Giants Deploy AI for 40 Percent of Core Operations as Enterprise Adoption Reaches Production Scale

Andreessen Horowitz Raises Record $15 Billion Fund Emphasizing Domestic AI Development Over Global Competition

Entry-Level Hiring Transformed as 64 Percent of Companies Restructure Roles for Human-Agent Collaboration

Enterprise AI Spending Recession-Proof as 67 Percent Commit $124 Million Average Investment Despite Economic Uncertainty

China Commits $574 Billion to Power Grid Expansion as AI Data Center Demand Drives Infrastructure Race

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