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Summary

The AI landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with significant implications for businesses and professionals across various sectors. This week has seen groundbreaking advancements in AI agents, model development, infrastructure, and practical applications. Here’s a breakdown of the key developments you should be aware of:

• AI Agents are Becoming Autonomous: OpenAI’s “Operator” is making waves as a new AI agent capable of performing online tasks, such as booking reservations and filling out forms, signaling a shift toward AI handling everyday digital tasks. Perplexity AI has launched a mobile assistant designed to be a versatile tool for various user tasks. Several other AI agents are emerging, demonstrating a trend towards AI systems that can operate more independently, including JetBrains' "Agentic" AI for coding and the open-source project, UI-TARS.
• Advancements in AI Models & Infrastructure: DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is gaining attention for its cost-effective, open-source models, putting pressure on major AI labs. Sakana AI has introduced a self-adaptive LLM named Transformer2 which can adjust its weights to learn new tasks without retraining [no sources]. Microsoft has introduced Sigma, an efficient LLM for AI infrastructure optimization. Hugging Face is developing smaller vision models suitable for smartphones, decreasing computational costs [no sources]. Nvidia is transitioning older GPU architectures (Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta) to legacy driver status [no sources]. A new supercomputer is being built to train Granite AI models.
• Major Investments Fueling AI Growth: Meta is set to invest up to $65 billion in AI projects in 2025, which includes the construction of new data centers and the recruitment of AI talent. Lightspeed has made substantial investments in AI, notably a $2 billion round for Anthropic. Various other funding rounds include Baya Systems raising $36 million to drive AI and chiplet innovation, Pipeshift securing $2.5 million for AI stack control, and Lindus Health getting $55 million to advance AI tech in clinical trials [1, 2, no source].
• AI Applications Across Diverse Sectors: Healthcare is seeing AI applications in oncology, clinical trials, and patient care. Entertainment is being transformed by AI-driven tools for accents in film and generative capabilities for game development. Sports are using AI and analytics in new ways, particularly in cricket. Supply chain management is also seeing AI integration. Samsung appliances will be getting AI features [no source]. OpenAI's ChatGPT Canvas now supports HTML and React code rendering. Anthropic's Claude now has a "Citations" API to add source references to its responses. A chatbot is available for empathetic, multilingual crime reporting [no source].
• AI Policy and Regulatory Landscape: AI companies are increasing lobbying efforts as regulatory uncertainty increases [no source]. The UK government's AI plan is providing insight into potential regulatory approaches. President Trump is making changes to the regulatory landscape, rescinding an existing executive order by former President Joe Biden focused on AI development.
• Other Key Developments A $200 million HPC data center for AI was launched in Wisconsin. Stargate will use solar and batteries to power a $100B AI venture. There is a growing rift between Microsoft and OpenAI [no source]. AI researchers are experiencing stress due to the fast pace of the industry. AI is being benchmarked using a Python script for a bouncing ball in a rotating shape.

These developments underscore the growing importance of AI across different industries. Businesses must stay informed to leverage these advancements effectively, adapt to market changes, and remain competitive. Professionals should focus on developing AI literacy and skills to navigate the future job market.

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Articles

Browse over 227 things happening in News Ai Agents over the past 24 hours:

1. [Over 50% of AI Leaders Plan to Augment Hyperscaler AI Investments: Survey](https://ai-techpark.com/over-50-of-ai-leaders-plan-to-augment-hyperscaler-ai-investments-survey/)

2. [Pipeshift Secures $2.5M to Empower Enterprises with AI Stack Control](https://ai-techpark.com/pipeshift-secures-2-5m-to-empower-enterprises-with-ai-stack-control/)

3. [Nebius AI Studio Launches Affordable Text-to-Image Generation Suite](https://ai-techpark.com/nebius-ai-studio-launches-affordable-text-to-image-generation-suite/)

4. [Baya Systems Raises $36M+ to Propel AI and Chiplet Innovation](https://ai-techpark.com/baya-systems-raises-36m-to-propel-ai-and-chiplet-innovation/)

5. ["Self-Attention as a Parametric Endofunctor: A Categorical Framework for Transformer Architectures"](https://rohanpaul.substack.com/p/self-attention-as-a-parametric-endofunctor)

6. ["Managed-Retention Memory: A New Class of Memory for the AI Era"](https://rohanpaul.substack.com/p/managed-retention-memory-a-new-class)

7. [01/25/2025 - Agent Research Updates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTDbaFBXA9I)

8. [Decoding Emotions: How AI Is Learning to Recognize Feelings in Your Voice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGfy3JQVctw)

9. [AI Revolution: New Models for Image, Video & Text - The Latest Research](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCk5KU05RNE)

10. [AI Unlocks New Soundscapes: From Speech to Music, Emotion to Clarity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7DTrw4rqPA)

11. [OpenAI’s Friar: Strong AI Competition Coming from China,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-BfhVPBBFA)

12. [AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMK5JYkB94)

13. [Evaluating Agent Tool Selection?—?Testing if First Really is the Worst](https://odsc.medium.com/evaluating-agent-tool-selection-testing-if-first-really-is-the-worst-b83dad43f641?source=rss-2b9d62538208------2)

14. [Key Takeaways From Week 2 of the AI Builders Summit?—?RAG](https://odsc.medium.com/key-takeaways-from-week-2-of-the-ai-builders-summit-rag-1df0c52fd89b?source=rss-2b9d62538208------2)

15. [AI Builders Summit Week 1 Takeaways, 10 Trending Open Source AI Repositories, and Skills to Master…](https://odsc.medium.com/ai-builders-summit-week-1-takeaways-10-trending-open-source-ai-repositories-and-skills-to-master-c5efc5160a59?source=rss-2b9d62538208------2)

16. [How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI](https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-china-model-ai/)

17. [OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/)

18. [Collective Memory for AI on Decentralized Knowledge Graph // Toma? Levak // #285](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mlops/episodes/Collective-Memory-for-AI-on-Decentralized-Knowledge-Graph--Toma-Levak--285-e2tr84a)

19. [OpenAI Launches Operator to Help Users Automate Browser Tasks](https://www.bigdatawire.com/2025/01/24/openai-launches-operator-to-help-users-automate-browser-tasks/)

20. [Future of AI and Open Source in Data Science: Insights from Anaconda’s Latest Report](https://www.bigdatawire.com/2025/01/23/future-of-ai-and-open-source-in-data-science-insights-from-anacondas-latest-report/)

21. [UK government’s AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology](https://theconversation.com/uk-governments-ai-plan-gives-a-glimpse-of-how-it-plans-to-regulate-the-technology-248140)

22. [Navigating deepfakes and synthetic media: This course helps students demystify artificial intelligence technologies](https://theconversation.com/navigating-deepfakes-and-synthetic-media-this-course-helps-students-demystify-artificial-intelligence-technologies-243689)

23. [AI voice technology used in The Brutalist is nothing new – the backlash is about transparency](https://theconversation.com/ai-voice-technology-used-in-the-brutalist-is-nothing-new-the-backlash-is-about-transparency-248128)

24. [$200M HPC Data Center for AI in Wisconsin Launched by DPO and Billerud](https://insideainews.com/2025/01/24/200m-hpc-data-center-for-ai-in-wisconsin-launched-by-dpo-and-billerud/)

25. [Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence in 2 Years?](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nathaniel-whittemore/episodes/Will-AI-Surpass-Human-Intelligence-in-2-Years-e2ttjtb)

26. [Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/25/paul-mccartney-says-change-in-law-over-ai-could-rip-off-artists)

27. [Now gen AI has stopped telling us to glue cheese to pizza, it’s bland as a margherita | Tim Adams](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/25/now-gen-ai-has-stopped-telling-us-to-glue-cheese-to-pizza-its-bland-as-a-margherita)

28. [New AI tool counters health insurance denials decided by automated algorithms](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/25/health-insurers-ai)

29. [In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/in-motion-to-dismiss-chatbot-platform-character-ai-claims-it-is-protected-by-the-first-amendment/)

30. [AI companies upped their federal lobbying spend in 2024 amid regulatory uncertainty](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/ai-companies-upped-their-federal-lobbying-spend-in-2024-amid-regulatory-uncertainty/)

31. [Stargate will use solar and batteries to power $100B AI venture](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/stargate-will-use-solar-and-batteries-to-power-100b-ai-venture/)

32. [The AI industry’s pace has researchers stressed](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/the-ai-industrys-pace-has-researchers-stressed/)

33. [People are benchmarking AI by having it make balls bounce in rotating shapes](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/people-are-benchmarking-ai-by-having-it-make-balls-bounce-in-rotating-shapes/)

34. [What’s the Real ROI of AI in 2025?](https://www.kdnuggets.com/real-roi-ai-2025)

35. [OpenAI Presents Research on Inference-Time Compute to Better AI Security](https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/01/openai-inference-time/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=AI%2C+ML+%26+Data+Engineering)

36. [The Sequence Opinion #476: The DeepSeek Effect: The Remarkable Innovations and Controversies Surrounding the New Challenger in Open-Source AI](https://thesequence.substack.com/p/the-sequence-opinion-476-the-deepseek)

37. [YOU SEE AN LLM HERE: Integrating Language Models Into Your Text Adventure Games](https://machinelearningmastery.com/you-see-an-llm-here-integrating-language-models-text-adventure-games/)

38. [AI revolutionizes training for sensorimotor skills from surgery to tennis](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-ai-revolutionizes-sensorimotor-skills-surgery.html)

39. [Self-adaptive LLM dynamically adjusts its weights to learn new tasks](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-llm-dynamically-adjusts-weights-tasks.html)

40. [The sorcerer's apprentice: The impact of AI on future jobs](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-sorcerer-apprentice-impact-ai-future.html)

41. [AI policy expert discusses changing regulatory landscape](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-ai-policy-expert-discusses-regulatory.html)

42. [Scaling up neuromorphic computing for more efficient and effective AI everywhere and anytime](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-scaling-neuromorphic-efficient-effective-ai.html)

43. [Meta guru urges Europe to gamble more on AI](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-meta-guru-urges-europe-gamble.html)

44. [OpenAI unveils 'Operator' agent that handles web tasks](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-openai-unveils-agent-web-tasks.html)

45. [Chatbot offers empathetic, multilingual crime reporting to ease dispatcher workload](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-chatbot-empathetic-multilingual-crime-ease.html)

46. [London cabbies' planning strategies could help inform future of AI](https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-london-cabbies-strategies-future-ai.html)

47. [CEOs confront AI challenges: Cisco event captures perils and opportunities](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/24/ceos-confront-ai-challenges-cisco-event-captures-perils-opportunities/)

48. [Sam Altman reportedly backs $1B round for AI healthcare startup Retro Biosciences](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/24/sam-altman-reportedly-backs-1b-round-ai-healthcare-startup-retro-biosciences/)

49. [New details emerge about Project Stargate as Meta discloses $60B+ AI investment](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/24/new-details-emerge-project-stargate-meta-discloses-60b-ai-investment/)

50. [AI spurs an explosion in data center spending. Can it all pay off?](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/24/ai-spurs-explosion-data-center-spending-can-pay-off/)

51. [Report: ByteDance sets aside about $20B for AI spending this year](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/23/report-bytedance-sets-aside-around-20b-ai-spending-year/)

52. [Palona AI gets $10M to build more reliable customer service chatbots that don’t make mistakes](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/23/paloma-ai-gets-10m-build-reliable-customer-service-chatbots-dont-make-mistakes/)

53. [Trump signs new executive order on AI development, overturning Biden-era restrictions](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/23/trump-signs-new-executive-order-ai-development-overturning-biden-era-restrictions/)

54. [OpenAI releases Operator agent as rivals enhance their AI services](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/23/openai-releases-operator-agent-rivals-enhance-ai-services/)

55. [Galileo unleashes platform for evaluating AI agents](https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/23/galileo-unleashes-platform-evaluating-ai-agents/)

56. [Agents Are All You Need vs. Agents Are Not Enough: A Dueling Perspective on AI’s Future](https://pub.towardsai.net/agents-are-all-you-need-vs-agents-are-not-enough-a-dueling-perspective-on-ais-future-42768c0d12ca?source=rss----98111c9905da---4)

57. [Indian publishers join wave of copyright lawsuits against OpenAI](https://the-decoder.com/indian-publishers-join-wave-of-copyright-lawsuits-against-openai/)

58. [OpenAI's ChatGPT gets a major Canvas upgrade with HTML and React code rendering](https://the-decoder.com/openais-chatgpt-gets-a-major-canvas-upgrade-with-html-and-react-code-rendering/)

59. [Meta's Llama stack makes it easier to develop typical LLM use cases](https://the-decoder.com/metas-llama-stack-makes-it-easier-to-develop-typical-llm-use-cases/)

60. [Anthropic adds source citations to Claude models](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-adds-source-citations-to-claude-models/)

61. [Deepseek puts pressure on Meta with open source AI models at a fraction of the cost](https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-puts-pressure-on-meta-with-open-source-ai-models-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost/)

62. [OpenAI emerges as sole customer for proposed Stargate AI infrastructure project](https://the-decoder.com/openai-emerges-as-sole-customer-for-proposed-stargate-ai-infrastructure-project/)

63. [OpenAI's Operator and Computer-Using Agent bring autonomous AI agents closer to reality](https://the-decoder.com/openais-operator-and-computer-using-agent-bring-autonomous-ai-agents-closer-to-reality/)

64. [2025 is Already Shaping Up to Be A Big Year for AI Tech](https://hackernoon.com/2025-is-already-shaping-up-to-be-a-big-year-for-ai-tech?source=rss)

65. [Everything We Know About Nvidia's Personal AI Supercomputer](https://hackernoon.com/everything-we-know-about-nvidias-personal-ai-supercomputer?source=rss)

66. [Today in AI - January 24, 2025](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonyphoang/episodes/Today-in-AI---January-24--2025-e2tv6a8)

67. [Today in AI - January 23, 2025](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonyphoang/episodes/Today-in-AI---January-23--2025-e2ttq3e)

68. [The Data Engineer’s Guide to GenAI and AI Integration](https://thenewstack.io/the-data-engineers-guide-to-genai-and-ai-integration/)

69. [Cloud Deployment of AI Models Jumps, Says Data Science Study](https://thenewstack.io/cloud-deployment-of-ai-models-jumps-says-data-science-study/)

70. [Vector Databases: The Foundation of AI Agent Innovation](https://thenewstack.io/vector-databases-the-foundation-of-ai-agent-innovation/)

71. [JetBrains ‘Agentic’ AI Agent Helps Automate Coding Tasks](https://thenewstack.io/jetbrains-agentic-ai-assistant-helps-automate-coding-tasks/)

72. [AI Power Needs May Strain US Grid as Stargate Project Grows](https://thenewstack.io/ai-power-needs-may-strain-us-grid-as-stargate-project-grows/)

73. [Microsoft Duels JetBrains with Same-Day AI Coding Moves](https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2025/01/24/Microsoft-Duels-JetBrains-with-Same-Day-AI-Coding-Moves.aspx)

74. [The growing rift between Microsoft and OpenAI](https://bdtechtalks.com/2025/01/24/microsoft-openai-rivalry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-openai-rivalry)

75. [Yiannis Antoniou, Lab49: OpenAI Operator kickstarts era of browser AI agents](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/yiannis-antoniou-lab49-openai-operator-era-browser-ai-agents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yiannis-antoniou-lab49-openai-operator-era-browser-ai-agents)

76. [How AI helped refine Hungarian accents in The Brutalist](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/how-ai-helped-refine-hungarian-accents-in-the-brutalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-helped-refine-hungarian-accents-in-the-brutalist)

77. [OpenAI targets business sector with advanced AI tools](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/openai-targets-business-sector-advanced-ai-tools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=openai-targets-business-sector-advanced-ai-tools)

78. [The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Leads Slow, Slow Week](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-anthropic-highnote/)

79. [Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback Took Travel AI Tool To Near-Perfect Accuracy](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/reinforcement-learning-human-feedback-travel-tool-klopp-matador/)

80. [MGX’s AI Role In The US Grows](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/mgx-role-grows-stargate-openai-g42-tiktok/)

81. [Your customers don't want more AI - here's what to invest in instead](https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-customers-dont-want-more-ai-heres-what-to-invest-in-instead/)

82. [I tried Perplexity's assistant, and only one thing stops it from being my default phone AI](https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-perplexitys-assistant-and-only-one-thing-stops-it-from-being-my-default-phone-ai/)

83. [OpenAI's new ChatGPT agent can perform interactive tasks on your behalf](https://www.zdnet.com/article/openais-new-chatgpt-agent-can-perform-interactive-tasks-on-your-behalf/)

84. [Operator isn't worth its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro subscription yet - here's why](https://www.zdnet.com/article/operator-isnt-worth-its-200-per-month-chatgpt-pro-subscription-yet-heres-why/)

85. [Samsung appliances are about to get smarter and wiser - thanks to AI](https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-appliances-are-about-to-get-smarter-and-wiser-thanks-to-ai/)

86. [Roll over, Darwin: How Google DeepMind's 'mind evolution' could enhance AI thinking](https://www.zdnet.com/article/roll-over-darwin-how-google-deepminds-mind-evolution-could-enhance-ai-thinking/)

87. [What is Project Stargate? Why this $500-billion AI initiative could herald a 'platform shift'](https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-project-stargate-why-this-500-billion-ai-initiative-could-herald-a-platform-shift/)

88. [How to run a local LLM as a browser-based AI with this free extension](https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-run-local-llm-as-browser-based-ai-with-this-free-extension/)

89. [OpenAI's first AI agent arrives](https://www.therundown.ai/p/openais-first-ai-agent-arrives)

90. [Nvidia prepares to move Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs to legacy driver status](https://www.techspot.com/news/106498-nvidia-prepares-move-maxwell-pascal-volta-gpus-legacy.html)

91. [Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani plots world's largest AI data center in India](https://www.techspot.com/news/106490-indian-billionaire-plots-world-largest-ai-data-center.html)

92. [Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg's changes, but user numbers have rebounded](https://www.techspot.com/news/106492-meta-platforms-recover-user-numbers-despite-boycott-efforts.html)

93. [AI chatbot startup founder, lawyer wife accused of ripping off investors in $60M fraud](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/ai_startup_founder_wife_indicted/)

94. [Stargate, smargate. We're spending $60B+ on AI this year, Meta's Zuckerberg boasts](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/meta_ai_spending/)

95. [What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore?](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/build_bigger_ai_datacenters/)

96. [Mental toll: Scale AI, Outlier sued by humans paid to steer AI away from our darkest depths](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/scale_ai_outlier_sued_over/)

97. [OpenAI's Operator agent wants to tackle your online chores – just don’t expect it to nail every task](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/openai_unveils_operator_agent/)

98. [Musk torches $500B Stargate AI plan, Altman strikes back](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/musk_altman_stargate_ai/)

99. [Meta Boosts Capex to $65B, Chip Stocks Face Outlook Worries | Bloomberg Technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-01-24/bloomberg-technology-01-24-2025-video)

100. [Lightspeed’s?$2 Billion Anthropic Megadeal Cements VC Firm’s AI Ambitions](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-24/vc-lightspeed-bets-big-on-ai-megadeals-backing-anthropic-xai-mistral)

101. [Renewables Leader NextEra Expanding Gas, Nuclear for AI Boom](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-24/nextera-takes-step-to-restart-nuclear-plant-as-ai-demand-soars)

102. [Zuckerberg Says Meta to Spend Up to $65 Billion on AI in ’25](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-24/zuckerberg-warns-of-higher-than-expected-capex-at-meta-in-2025)

103. [Apple Enlists Veteran Software Executive to Help Fix AI and Siri](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-24/apple-enlists-company-veteran-kim-vorrath-to-help-fix-ai-and-siri)

104. [Swedish AI Startup Sana Labs Targets US IPO in Couple of Years](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-24/swedish-ai-startup-sana-labs-targets-us-ipo-in-couple-of-years)

105. [Hands-on with the live translation feature of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses: adept at translating a basic conversation, but struggles with slang and faster speech (Victoria Song/The Verge)](https://www.techmeme.com/250125/p6#a250125p6)

106. [An investigation reveals how the Israeli military's reliance on Microsoft's cloud and AI systems surged during the most intensive phase of the Israel-Hamas war (The Guardian)](https://www.techmeme.com/250125/p3#a250125p3)

107. [OpenAI updates ChatGPT's Canvas feature with o1 model support and HTML and React code rendering, making it a direct competitor to Claude's Artifacts (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)](https://www.techmeme.com/250124/p33#a250124p33)

108. [Source: Lightspeed has invested a total of $2.2B in AI deals, excluding the $2B Anthropic funding round it is leading, and is close to raising a $7B fund (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)](https://www.techmeme.com/250124/p32#a250124p32)

109. [Filing: Character AI says 1A protects it from liability in a lawsuit that claims a teen committed suicide after becoming emotionally attached to a chatbot (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)](https://www.techmeme.com/250124/p30#a250124p30)

110. [Sal Khan wants to give every student on Earth a personal AI tutor](https://www.freethink.com/consumer-tech/khanmigo-ai-tutor)

111. [GeoSpy is an AI Tool That Can Geolocate Photos in Seconds](https://petapixel.com/2025/01/24/geospy-is-an-ai-tool-that-can-geolocate-photos-in-seconds/)

112. [Designers Complain AI is Making Stock Photo Websites ‘Unusable’](https://petapixel.com/2025/01/23/designers-complain-ai-is-making-stock-photo-websites-unusable/)

113. [Experts Weigh in on $500B Stargate Project for AI](https://spectrum.ieee.org/stargate)

114. [OpenAI Canvas gets a huge upgrade](https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/25/openai-canvas-gets-a-huge-upgrade/#atom-everything)

115. [NVIDIA & Tech Mahindra : Pioneering the Future of Generative AI & Sovereign LLMs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXekPatQBRs)

116. [This AI Paper Introduces a Modular Blueprint and x1 Framework: Advancing Accessible and Scalable Reasoning Language Models (RLMs)](https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/24/this-ai-paper-introduces-a-modular-blueprint-and-x1-framework-advancing-accessible-and-scalable-reasoning-language-models-rlms/)

117. [ByteDance Researchers Introduce PaSa: An Advanced Paper Search Agent Powered by Large Language Models](https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/24/bytedance-researchers-introduce-pasa-an-advanced-paper-search-agent-powered-by-large-language-models/)

118. [Microsoft AI Introduces Sigma: An Efficient Large Language Model Tailored for AI Infrastructure Optimization](https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/23/microsoft-ai-introduces-sigma-an-efficient-large-language-model-tailored-for-ai-infrastructure-optimization/)

119. [Mobile-Agent-E: A Hierarchical Multi-Agent Framework Combining Cognitive Science and AI to Redefine Complex Task Handling on Smartphones](https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/23/mobile-agent-e-a-hierarchical-multi-agent-framework-combining-cognitive-science-and-ai-to-redefine-complex-task-handling-on-smartphones/)

120. [Google AI Introduces Learn-by-Interact: A Data-Centric Framework for Adaptive and Efficient LLM Agent Development](https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/23/google-ai-introduces-learn-by-interact-a-data-centric-framework-for-adaptive-and-efficient-llm-agent-development/)

121. [How an Ancient Indian System Outsmarted Modern AI Weather Predictions!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0rmCih4LDo)

122. [What's the Point: Building for Bharat, Redefining AI and Work Culture| Ep #3 | AIM TV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss3ifpC6m5w)

123. [Does Netflix’s AI Know You Better Than You Think?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Zgyw5mas4)

124. [The $500 Billion AI Race: Project Stargate, Global Ambitions, and India's Role | Debunked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PADsz2BjzzI)

125. [#TheDavos25 | Dark Future of Autonomous AI Machines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WiN1dHEmhU)

126. [Is Your Laptop Dangerous - The Truth About AI Control](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_TezbMFfGg)

127. [Breaking News: OpenAI Launches “Operator,” a Game-Changing AI Agent](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGVHpndyB6g)

128. [Breaking News: OpenAI Launches “Operator,” a Game-Changing AI Agent!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmseP0YFWLM)

129. [OpenAI Announces STARGATE and OPERATOR! Welcome to the United States of Acceleration!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpop2LZ1Xi4)

130. [It Was a Monumental Week For AI Advancements!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUpWhxS02hw)

131. [Thoughs on OpenAI Operator and Computer Use AI Agents](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxAf1cZMFRI)

132. [Realtime Voice AI AGENTS Will Explode in 2025 | SHOWCASE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xntzf2W9m74)

133. [Deepseek-R1 Computer Use: FULLY FREE AI Agent With UI CAN DO ANYTHING! (Beats OpenAI Operator)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRbCFgSvaco)

134. [Why DeepSeek Might Be the AI Tool to Replace ChatGPT Premium!](https://dev.to/joodi/why-deepseek-might-be-the-ai-tool-to-replace-chatgpt-premium-4mp5)

135. [Report Claims Trump’s $500 Billion AI Project ‘Stargate’ Is Designed to Benefit One Company: OpenAI](https://gizmodo.com/report-claims-trumps-100-billion-ai-project-stargate-is-designed-to-benefit-one-company-openai-2000554732)

136. [Anthropic CEO Hilariously Claims AI Will Double Human Lifespans Within a Decade](https://gizmodo.com/anthropic-ceo-hilariously-claims-ai-will-double-human-lifespans-within-a-decade-2000554601)

137. [Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/technology/meta-data-center.html)

138. [OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html)

139. [A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/ai-test-humanitys-last-exam.html)

140. [How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/deepseek-china-ai-chips.html)

141. [The AI spending frenzy is just getting started](https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/24/24351418/project-stargate-openai-spending-meta-microsoft)

142. [Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades](https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/24/24351391/apple-change-ai-team-siri-upgrades-kim-vorrath)

143. [Meet Operator: The Advanced AI Tool That Can Make Purchases and Manage Expenses](https://www.ghacks.net/2025/01/24/meet-operator-the-advanced-ai-tool-that-can-make-purchases-and-manage-expenses/)

144. [Meet UI-TARS: The Open-Source AI Agent Taking Tech by Storm](https://www.ghacks.net/2025/01/24/meet-ui-tars-the-open-source-ai-agent-taking-tech-by-storm/)

145. [Perplexity Launches extension of free AI App on Google Play Store](https://www.ghacks.net/2025/01/24/perplexity-launches-free-ai-app-on-google-play-store/)

146. [AI fireworks are going off: How do you know which rocket to ride?](https://www.thestack.technology/ai-fireworks-are-going-off-how-do-you-know-which-rocket-to-ride/)

147. [Optimize AI Inference Performance with NVIDIA Full-Stack Solutions](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/optimize-ai-inference-performance-with-nvidia-full-stack-solutions/)

148. [No Access?! BUILD Your Open Source AI Operator!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2pgCe3ziI)

149. [OpenAI's First Agent in 2025!!!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olRg8HaW9lI)

150. [Launching Version 14.2 of Wolfram Language & Mathematica: Big Data Meets Computation & AI](https://blog.wolfram.com/2025/01/23/launching-version-14-2-of-wolfram-language-mathematica-big-data-meets-computation-ai/)

151. [DeepSeek R1 for Structured Agents](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQPYWW3gqkQ)

152. [Trump Revokes Biden AI Policy, Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Leadership](https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/trump-revokes-biden-ai-policy-signs-executive-order-to-strengthen-ai-leadership)

153. [AI Alone Cannot Future-Proof Supply Chains Against Crises](https://aibusiness.com/automation/ai-alone-cannot-future-proof-supply-chains-against-crises)

154. [Machines Versus Humans – How AI Is Changing Company Expectations](https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/machines-versus-humans-how-ai-is-changing-company-expectations)

155. [Most Read: $500B Stargate AI Infrastructure Project Launched for Future of Technology; Deloitte Survey: Businesses Show Tempered Optimism on Generative AI](https://aibusiness.com/data-centres/most-read-500b-stargate-ai-infrastructure-project-launched-for-future-of-technology-deloitte-survey-businesses-show-tempered-optimism-on-generative-ai)

156. [Automaker Seals Deal for AI Tech to Power Self-Driving Cars](https://aibusiness.com/automation/automaker-seals-deal-for-ai-tech-to-power-self-driving-cars)

157. [Do You Need a Personal AI Chatbot?](https://aibusiness.com/generative-ai/do-you-need-a-personal-ai-chatbot-)

158. [Enhancing AI Models Through Data Quality Management and Integration](https://aibusiness.com/data/enhancing-ai-models-through-data-quality-management-and-integration)

159. [Big Problems with Big Data: Managing Risks in AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO5eaUwGSAg)

160. [How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions](https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1110526/china-deepseek-top-ai-despite-sanctions/)

161. [OpenAI launches Operator—an agent that can use a computer for you](https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/23/1110484/openai-launches-operator-an-agent-that-can-use-a-computer-for-you/)

162. [What the history of the web can teach us about the future of AI](https://speakerdeck.com/inesmontani/what-the-history-of-the-web-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-ai)

163. [Will Quantum Computing Revolutionize AI or Fade Away?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H20o5U2Iyp8)

164. [Morning Productivity with Claude AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAdSqspxVOw)

165. [856: The Fastest-Growing Jobs Are AI Jobs — with Jon Krohn (@JonKrohnLearns)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5CDDV0QdlA)

166. [ChatGPT Operator](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatgpt-operator)

167. [Claudionor Coelho, Chief AI Officer at Zscaler – Interview Series](https://www.unite.ai/claudionor-coelho-chief-ai-officer-at-zscaler-interview-series/)

168. [Breaking Data Barriers: Can Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol Enhance AI Performance?](https://www.unite.ai/breaking-data-barriers-can-anthropics-model-context-protocol-enhance-ai-performance/)

169. [Synthetic Data: A Double-Edged Sword for the Future of AI](https://www.unite.ai/synthetic-data-a-double-edged-sword-for-the-future-of-ai/)

170. [10 Best AI Music Generators (January 2025)](https://www.unite.ai/best-ai-music-generators/)

171. [Pipeshift Secures $2.5M to Streamline Open-Source AI Deployment](https://www.unite.ai/pipeshift-secures-2-5m-to-streamline-open-source-ai-deployment/)

172. [Nvidia starts to wind down support for old GPUs, including the long-lived GTX 1060](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/nvidia-winding-down-support-for-older-gpus-including-the-legendary-750-ti-and-1060/)

173. [Anthropic builds RAG directly into Claude models with new Citations API](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/anthropic-adds-citations-in-bid-to-avoid-confabulating-ai-models/)

174. [Couple allegedly tricked AI investors into funding wedding, houses](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/ai-startup-founder-allegedly-faked-profits-to-trick-investors-buy-fancy-houses/)

175. [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/review-nvidias-geforce-rtx-5090-is-the-first-gpu-that-can-beat-the-rtx-4090/)

176. [OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that can do tasks on the web](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/openai-launches-operator-an-ai-agent-that-can-operate-your-computer/)

177. [I Just Cancelled My ChatGPT Teams Account, Here's Why](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiD-JYVZCwU)

178. [AI Agents are HERE! OpenAI Operator, DeepSeek-R1 and More AI Use Cases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-dpOHd-xU8)

179. [I Paid 200 $ for the first ChatGPT Agent. Does It Actually Work? (OpenAI Operator)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oED8PXJuKg)

180. [NovaUCD AI Accelerator taking applications](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/novaucd-accelerator-programme-applications-ireland-startups-entrepreneurs)

181. [OpenAI releases preview of Operator AI agent in the US](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/openai-preview-operator-agent-artificial-intelligence-us-anthropic)

182. [Y Combinator’s hottest startup, Origami Agents, secures $2M seed round to supercharge sales teams with AI](https://venturebeat.com/ai/y-combinators-hottest-startup-origami-agents-secures-2m-seed-round-to-supercharge-sales-teams-with-ai/)

183. [Why everyone in AI is freaking out about DeepSeek](https://venturebeat.com/ai/why-everyone-in-ai-is-freaking-out-about-deepseek/)

184. [Trump’s $500 billion AI moonshot: Ambition meets controversy in ‘Project Stargate’](https://venturebeat.com/ai/trumps-500-billion-ai-moonshot-ambition-meets-controversy-in-project-stargate/)

185. [No retraining needed: Sakana’s new AI model changes how machines learn](https://venturebeat.com/ai/no-retraining-needed-sakanas-new-ai-model-changes-how-machines-learn/)

186. [Capcom testing generative AI to manage “tens of thousands of ideas”](https://venturebeat.com/games/capcom-testing-generative-ai-to-manage-tens-of-thousands-of-ideas/)

187. [Hugging Face shrinks AI vision models to phone-friendly size, slashing computing costs](https://venturebeat.com/ai/hugging-face-shrinks-ai-vision-models-to-phone-friendly-size-slashing-computing-costs/)

188. [Meet OpenAI’s Operator, an AI agent that uses the web to book you dinner reservations, order tickets, compile grocery lists and more](https://venturebeat.com/ai/meet-openais-operator-an-ai-agent-that-uses-the-web-to-book-you-dinner-reservations-order-tickets-compile-grocery-lists-and-more/)

189. [Pipeshift cuts GPU usage for AI inferences 75% with modular interface engine](https://venturebeat.com/ai/pipeshift-cuts-gpu-usage-for-ai-inferences-75-with-modular-interface-engine/)

190. [The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Known—but AI Is Hunting for Clues](https://www.wired.com/story/what-sparks-a-wildfire-the-answer-often-remains-a-mystery/)

191. [How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI](https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-china-model-ai/)

192. [Starkey Edge AI RIC RT Review: Best Prescription Hearing Aids](https://www.wired.com/review/starkey-edge-ai-ric-rt-hearing-aids/)

193. [A new supercomputer to train Granite AI models](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYsBPPXF8PI)

194. [OpenAI's Agent Has a Problem: Before It Does Anything Important, You Have to Double-Check It Hasn't Screwed Up](https://futurism.com/openai-asks-permission-important)

195. [School's $1 Million AI Gun Detection System Fails to Detect Weapon Before Fatal School Shooting](https://futurism.com/the-byte/school-shooting-ai-gun-detection-failure)

196. [Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Woke AI](https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-executive-order-woke-ai)

197. [Meta's Top AI Lawyer Quits in Disgust](https://futurism.com/the-byte/meta-ai-lawyer-quits)

198. [Trump Says AI Is So Important He'll Build New Power Plants Attached to Datacenters](https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-ai-datacenter-plants)

199. [The "First AI Software Engineer" Is Bungling the Vast Majority of Tasks It's Asked to Do](https://futurism.com/first-ai-software-engineer-devin-bungling-tasks)

200. [Elon Musk's Grok AI Analyzes His Nazi Salute](https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musks-grok-salute)

201. [Trump's $500 Billion AI Deal Includes Funding by UAE Royal Family Linked to Astonishing Number of Scandals, Including Human Torture](https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-ai-stargate-uae-human-rights)

202. [NEW AGENT R: Self-Learning w/ Error Correction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiATwhIeZ8g)

203. [Ravichandran Ashwin Warns Cricketers Who Don’t Use AI and Analytics Might Not Have a Long Career](https://analyticsindiamag.com/global-tech/ravichandran-ashwin-warns-cricketers-who-dont-use-ai-and-analytics-might-not-have-a-long-career/)

204. [Meta Plans $65 Bn Investment to Build a 2GW+ Data Center in Manhattan](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/meta-plans-65-bn-investment-to-build-a-2gw-data-center-in-manhattan/)

205. [HCLTech Joins Salesforce as Agentforce Partner for Agentic AI](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/hcltech-joins-salesforce-as-agentforce-partner-for-agentic-ai/)

206. [DeepLearning.AI Announces Short Course on Anthropic Claude’s Computer Use](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/deeplearning-ai-announces-short-course-on-anthropic-claudes-computer-use/)

207. [Nielsen India Signs MoU with Maharashtra Govt, Creating 1,100 Jobs in AI and Data Science](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/nielsen-india-signs-mou-with-maharashtra-govt-creating-1100-jobs-in-ai-and-data-science/)

208. [Humanity’s Last Exam is the New MultiAgent AI Benchmark](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/humanitys-last-exam-is-the-new-multiagent-ai-benchmark/)

209. [AI Unites Davos & DC](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-features/ai-unites-davos-dc/)

210. [St. Fox Opens New Office in Bengaluru for AI and Cybersecurity R&D](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/st-fox-opens-new-office-in-bengaluru-for-ai-and-cybersecurity-rd/)

211. [Genpact Promotes Sreekanth Menon to SVP of Global AI Practice](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/genpact-promotes-sreekanth-menon-to-svp-of-global-ai-practice/)

212. [OpenAI Unveils Operator, a ChatGPT Moment for AI Agents](https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-features/openai-unveils-operator-a-chatgpt-moment-for-ai-agents/)

213. [Driving AI forward: An interview with Nataliya Polyakovska](https://dataconomy.com/2025/01/24/driving-ai-forward-an-interview-with-nataliya-polyakovska/)

214. [Is it worth spending $2,000 on the Nvidia RTX 5090?](https://dataconomy.com/2025/01/24/is-it-worth-spending-2000-dollars-on-the-nvidia-rtx-5090/)

215. [Every question about OpenAI Operator—answered](https://dataconomy.com/2025/01/24/every-question-about-openai-operator-answered/)

216. [Secure a generative AI assistant with OWASP Top 10 mitigation](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/secure-a-generative-ai-assistant-with-owasp-top-10-mitigation/)

217. [OpenAI Launches Operator to Help Users Automate Browser Tasks](https://www.aiwire.net/2025/01/24/openai-launches-operator-to-help-users-automate-browser-tasks/)

218. [How Will AI and Quantum Work Together? Quantinuum’s View](https://www.aiwire.net/2025/01/24/how-will-ai-and-quantum-work-together-quantinuums-view/)

219. [Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting](https://careers.arsenal.com/jobs/5434108-research-engineer)

220. [Perplexity AI Mobile Assistant – The Master AI App We All Need](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2025/01/perplexity-ai-mobile-assistant/)

221. [ChatGPT Operator & Tasks – Is This the End of Agentic Platforms?](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2025/01/chatgpt-operator-tasks-is-this-the-end-of-agentic-platforms/)

222. [OpenAI’s Operator – ChatGPT Like Moment for AI Agents](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2025/01/openai-operator/)

223. [Reports of Immigration Agents at Chicago School Set Off Fear, but Are Proved False](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/chicago-school-immigration-secret-service.html)

224. [Arrest Made in Connection With Shooting Death of Border Patrol Agent](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/border-patrol-agent-shooting-arrest.html)

225. [DeepScribe partners with Flatiron Health on oncology-focused ambient AI](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/deepscribe-partners-flatiron-health-oncology-focused-ambient-ai)

226. [Q&A: BCG on the American healthcare system and the use of AI](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/qa-bcg-american-healthcare-system-and-use-ai)

227. [Lindus Health secures $55M to advance AI technology for clinical trials](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/lindus-health-secures-55m-advance-ai-technology-clinical-trials)