Apple acquires Israeli AI startup Q.ai in January 2026 in a deal valued at about $1.6–2 billion, strengthening audio and sensor-based AI for AirPods and Vision Pro.
Google Search now runs AI Overviews on Gemini 3 worldwide, letting users move from summaries to contextual conversations without leaving results.
OpenAI introduced Prism, a free AI-native workspace that integrates GPT-5.2 into scientific writing, collaboration, and publication workflows.
NVIDIA introduces Earth-2, an open family of AI models and tools for global and local weather forecasting that reduces compute time and cost.
Microsoft introduced Maia 200, a 3nm inference accelerator with 216GB HBM3e and large on-chip SRAM, aimed at lowering AI serving costs and power use.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns that AI is hitting entry-level jobs first. This article examines her claims against verified labor-market data, showing where the evidence supports the warning, and where its limits lie.
OpenAI unveiled Education for Countries, a program working with governments and universities to integrate AI into national education systems and study its impact on learning and skills.
Horizon 1000 is a $50 million OpenAI–Gates Foundation initiative to scale AI tools for intake, triage and follow-up in 1,000 African clinics by 2028.
X moves to block Grok image generation after UK, US, and global probes into non-consensual sexualised deepfakes involving real people.
