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Boston Dynamics Unveils First Commercial Atlas Humanoid Robot

Jason Nelson / decrypt - Boston Dynamics said manufacturing on its humanoid Atlas robots will begin immediately, with all 2026 deployments already reserved.

#ai #robotics #automation #hardware #business #deeptech #engineering #manufacturing #technology

I Got Up Close and Personal With Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot

1 month / cnet / Katie Collins

Can't wait to get our hands on the awesome new Atlas robots from @BostonDynamics and combine them with our state-of-the-art Gemini Robotics models!

1 month / x / @demishassabis

Boston Dynamics Unveils First Commercial Atlas Humanoid Robot

1 month / decrypt / Jason Nelson

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Chinese AI start-up MiniMax shines on Hong Kong IPO debut

scmp - Shares of Chinese artificial intelligence start-up MiniMax Group surged on their Hong Kong debut on Friday, reflecting investor confidence after securing substantial support from global institutional backers.The company’s shares first changed hands at HK$…

#ai #startups #vc #china #genai #stockmarket #business #asia #economy #technology

Minimax stock doubles on Hong Kong debut

1 month / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

MiniMax Stock Explodes 100% in Hong Kong AI IPO Debut

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax soars in Hong Kong debut

1 month / techxplore

MiniMax and Zhipu’s stellar Hong Kong IPOs supercharge China’s AI ambitions

1 month / scmp

MiniMax surges in Hong Kong debut, marking yet another Chinese AI listing

1 month / cnbc

DeepSeek rival MiniMax joins wave of Chinese AI companies going public

1 month / ft

Chinese AI start-up MiniMax shines on Hong Kong IPO debut

1 month / scmp

Devoted Gamer’s Fortune to Hit $1.6 Billion on MiniMax AI IPO

1 month / bloomberg / Bloomberg News

MiniMax raises $619M in Hong Kong IPO as investor appetite for generative AI remains strong

1 month / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

Chinese AI unicorns go public

1 month / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

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Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amazon Faces Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has launched Copilot Checkout in the US, enabling AI-powered purchases through PayPal, Shopify, and Stripe partnerships as agentic commerce race heats up.The post Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amaz…

#ai #innovation #ecommerce #microsoft #genai #business #assistant #microsoft365 #copilot #paypal

Microsoft Brings Checkout to Copilot, Shrinking the Path to Purchase

1 month / eweek / Liz Ticong

Gmail's Gemini glow-up

1 month / therundown / Zach Mink

PayPal and Microsoft bring in-chat shopping to Copilot in US

1 month / testingcatalog / Erin

Microsoft Turns Copilot Chats Into a Checkout Lane

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Microsoft Forced Copilot Into Your Life. Now It Can Accidentally Drain Your Bank Account

1 month / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Microsoft and Stripe bring shopping checkout directly into Copilot chat for US users

1 month / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Microsoft is Bringing a Shopping Experience to its Copilot Assistant

1 month / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amazon Faces Backlash

1 month / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

PayPal Teams With Microsoft to Power Checkout in Copilot

1 month / pymnts / PYMNTS

Microsoft is now integrating shopping directly into Copilot

1 month / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Microsoft will put buy buttons directly in Copilot

1 month / theverge / Emma Roth

Microsoft denies rebranding Office apps to Copilot

1 month / reddit / /u/lurker_bee

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Protege Raises $30M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Protege, a NYC-based AI data platform generating access to real-world data, raised $30M in Series a funding. Backers includes Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, and more. The financing expanded the $25M Series A from August 2025 …

#ai #bigdata #startups #vc #datascience #ml #genai #business #technology

Protege Raises $30M in Series A Funding

1 month / finsmes / FinSMEs

Protege Raises $30 Million to Scale Real-World AI Data Access

1 month / ventureburn / Clinton

a16z bets $30M more on Protege to fix AI’s real-world data crunch

1 month / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Protege raises $30M to grow governed marketplace for AI training data

1 month / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

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Cyera bets big on AI data security with $400M round and $9B valuation

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Industry leading artificial intelligence and data security company Cyera Ltd. announced it raised $400 million in late-stage funding today, six months after its last capital infusion bringing the company’s valuation to $9 billion. The Series F round was l…

#ai #startups #vc #cybersecurity #saas #dataprivacy #enterprise #infosec #cloudsec #business

Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B

1 month / techcrunch / Julie Bort

Cyera Raises $400 Million for AI Data Security Platform

1 month / pymnts / PYMNTS

Cyera bets big on AI data security with $400M round and $9B valuation

1 month / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Cyera Raises $400M in Series F Funding

1 month / finsmes / FinSMEs

Cyera Series Funding Reaches $400 Million In New Expansion Push

1 month / ventureburn / Clinton

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Musk, OpenAI lawyers trade barbs as lawsuit heads to trial

cnbc - Microsoft is also a defendant in the case, with Musk alleging the company aided and abetted OpenAI's breach of fiduciary duty.

#ai #techpolicy #microsoft #openai #genai #business #governance #law #elonmusk #litigation

Lawsuit Over OpenAI For-Profit Conversion Can Head To Trial, US Judge Says

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Musk, OpenAI lawyers trade barbs as lawsuit heads to trial

1 month / cnbc

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March

1 month / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI heads to jury trial after judge rejects dismissal

1 month / techspot

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Over OpenAI’s For-Profit Move Heads to Trial

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Musk’s Suit Over OpenAI’s for-Profit Switch Headed to Trial

1 month / pymnts / PYMNTS

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Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is expanding its use of Gemini inside Gmail, with several AI-powered features now available to users at no cost. According to Blake Barnes, Google’s vice-president of product for Gmail, Gemini tools that previously required a paid subscription are …

#ai #ml #google #genai #alphabet #apps #ux #updates #gemini

Google Is Adding an 'AI Inbox' To Gmail That Summarizes Emails

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Gmail's new AI Inbox uses Gemini, but Google says it won’t train AI on user emails

1 month / bleepingcomputer / Mayank Parmar

Google Rolls Out Gemini AI in Gmail to Summarize Emails and Answer Questions [Video]

1 month / iclarified

Gmail’s new inbox is the ultimate gateway drug to AI

1 month / fastcompany / Mark Wilson

Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New

1 month / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google Just Stuffed a Bunch of New AI Into Your Gmail

1 month / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

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Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI

bgr - Gmail can be a much smarter tool if you enable its new AI features: Suggested Replies, Help Me Write, Proofread, AI Overviews, and AI Inbox are here.


Free AI Rollout

You can now use three of Gmail’s best AI features for free

1 month / digitaltrends

Gmail Users Can Now Use These Three AI Features Without Paying

1 month / macrumors / Tim Hardwick


Gemini-Powered Gmail Overhaul

Google just changed Gmail—and it could reshape how you use your inbox

1 month / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

Google’s Gmail is getting a Gemini-inspired overhaul with AI priorities, summaries and more

1 month / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Google is giving Gmail and AI boost with new Gemini-powered features

1 month / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Google Brings Gemini 3 to Gmail in Biggest Update Since 2004 Launch

1 month / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google Just Overhauled Gmail With Gemini 3, Turning It Into an AI Assistant

1 month / decrypt / Josh Quittner

Gmail is Getting Gemini 3-Based AI Super Powers

1 month / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Gmail adds new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant

1 month / techxplore

Google is putting even more AI into Gmail, and some of it is on by default

1 month / techspot

Google brings AI Inbox to Gmail with Gemini-powered summaries

1 month / testingcatalog / Erin

Google announces new AI features for Gmail: here’s what you can do with them

1 month / techzine / Colin Baak

Google brings Gemini AI to Gmail with summaries, smart replies, and inbox prioritization

1 month / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Gmail's new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant

1 month / go

Google Has a New AI Inbox for Gmail Users, and That's Not All

1 month / cnet / Blake Stimac

Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI

1 month / bgr

Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox

1 month / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google adds Gemini features like message thread summaries to Gmail

1 month / cnbc

Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI

1 month / theverge / Jay Peters

Google Is Adding an ‘AI Inbox’ to Gmail That Summarizes Emails

1 month / wired / Reece Rogers


Subscription-Only AI Enhancements

Gmail is getting a Gemini makeover, but not for free

1 month / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Gmail is getting a Gemini AI overhaul

1 month / engadget / Will Shanklin


User Control Options

Google pushing Gemini into Gmail, but you can turn it off

1 month / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo


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1 month / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Behöver någon av er faktiskt sammanfatta mejl på regelbunden basis? Om jag skriver ett längre mejl så är det förmodligen så att jag vill att man läser hela. På grund av informationen som finns i mejlet. www.wired.com/story/google...

1 month / bsky / @gyttjansfolk.bsky.social / gyttjansfolk.bsky.social

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1 month / bsky / @parismarx.com / parismarx.com

I rarely use Gmail now and this is definitely gonna make sure that I don’t. They’re gonna read one of my emails. At the same time, they are bowing down to this authoritarian dictator. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue www.wired.com/sto

1 month / bsky / @digitalwarrior.bsky.social / digitalwarrior.bsky.social

Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI. The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on. Details

1 month / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

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Fearing Sudden Pullouts and Policy Shocks, NVIDIA Makes H200 AI Chip Sales to Chinese Customers Pay-First, With Zero Room for Refunds

Muhammad Zuhair / wccftech - NVIDIA is reportedly adopting a new strategy regarding the sales of its H200 AI chip to China, and it is claimed that the company is demanding that domestic clients pay upfront. NVIDIA Wants to "Hedge" Against Uncertainity In the China Business, By Gettin…

#ai #semiconductors #techpolicy #china #chips #nvidia #gpu #business #supplychain

The AI boom keeps running into a changing rulebook

1 month / qz / Shannon Carroll

Pay and pray: Nvidia reportedly wants money up front for Chinese H200 orders

1 month / theregister / Tobias Mann

Nvidia to demand full upfront payment for H200 GPUs from China customers, report claims — more than two million chips may have been ordered despite uncertain Beijing stance

1 month / tomshardware

Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront for its H200 AI chips

1 month / techcrunch / Kate Park

Exclusive: Nvidia requires full upfront payment for H200 chips in China, sources say

1 month / reddit / /u/DazzlingpAd134

China expected to approve Nvidia H200 imports this quarter after initial hesitation

1 month / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Nvidia demands full prepayment for H200 chips to China

1 month / techzine / Berry Zwets

Fearing Sudden Pullouts and Policy Shocks, NVIDIA Makes H200 AI Chip Sales to Chinese Customers Pay-First, With Zero Room for Refunds

1 month / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

China expected to approve H200 imports in early 2026, report claims — tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance reportedly ready to order over 200,000 Nvidia chips each if green-lit by Beijing

1 month / tomshardware

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Legaltech Alice Raises €1M To Enhance Reliable Legal Workflows

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Belgium-based Alice, an AI platform for lawyers and legal teams, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding to develop its end-to-end legal casework solution. The round was led by NewSchool and Seeder Fund, with participation from a group of Belgian angel …

#ai #startups #innovation #saas #enterprise #business #europe #law #technology

Tech.eu #Europe #EU #Tech

1 month / bsky / @betadevelopment.bsky.social / betadevelopment.bsky.social

Legaltech Alice Raises €1M To Enhance Reliable Legal Workflows

1 month / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Legaltech Alice raises €1M to bring trustworthy AI workflows to legal casework

1 month / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Ghent startup Alice lands €1M to bring verifiable AI workflows to European lawyers

1 month / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

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Chinese government to review Meta's acquisition of AI company Manus

@MarketWatch / x - Chinese government to review Meta's acquisition of AI company Manus trib.al/hfE9vLZ— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) Jan 8, 2026


Regulatory probe on tech exports

China Launches Export Control Probe Into Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Acquisition

1 month / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Deal Meets Regulatory Scrutiny in China

1 month / pymnts / PYMNTS

China is investigating Meta's big AI purchase

1 month / qz / Shannon Carroll

China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus

1 month / techxplore

China reviews Meta-Manus deal over technology transfer concerns

1 month / techmonitor / Anwesha Pattanaik

China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus

1 month / go

China Is Investigating Meta’s Latest A.I. Acquisition

1 month / nytimes / Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu

China to Review Meta’s Manus Deal

1 month / wsj / Tracy Qu

Chinese government to review Meta's acquisition of AI company Manus

1 month / x / @MarketWatch

Meta faces China probe over acquisition of AI agent startup Manus

1 month / cnbc

China to probe Meta’s purchase of Manus over export controls, tech outflow concerns

1 month / scmp


Startup brain drain and imitation warnings

China Warns AI Startups Seeking to Emulate Meta Deal: Not So Fast

1 month / wsj / Yoko Kubota

Beijing Fears AI ‘Brain Drain’ as Meta’s $2B Manus Deal Comes Under Review

1 month / eweek / Madeline Clarke

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China’s first 'AI tiger' goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong debut

cnbc - Shares of China-backed Zhipu made small gains on their Hong Kong debut, following a $558 million initial public offering.

#ai #startups #china #genai #stockmarket #business #asia #economy #technology

Zhipu Leads China’s ‘AI Tigers’ With Hong Kong IPO

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI

1 month / techxplore

Zhipu Officially Lists in Hong Kong, Becomes “World’s First Large Model Stock” with $6.76 Billion Market Cap

1 month / pandaily

To give you some context about how bad this is, Zhipu made $27 million in revenue in the first 6 months of this year and had a net loss of $334 million. This means that Zhipu has less than a year before it runs out of money entirely https://www.wheresyour

1 month / bsky / @edzitron.com

Chinese AI Firm Zhipu Makes Lukewarm Trading Debut

1 month / wsj / Tracy Qu

China’s first 'AI tiger' goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong debut

1 month / cnbc

3 Chinese tech stocks gain in Hong Kong debuts as investors jump on AI, robotics

1 month / scmp

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SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


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