Curated daily roundups of the most consequential developments in artificial intelligence — with expert analysis on what they mean for enterprise strategy.
January 26, 2026: Big Tech earnings week begins with AI investment ROI in the spotlight. Google DeepMind hires Hume AI's CEO for emotional intelligence. A new poll shows Americans rapidly adopting AI at work.
January 25, 2026: MIT finds AI data centers will consume more electricity than Japan. The NYT argues AI can't make thoughtful decisions. Davos 2026 wraps up with AI as the defining theme.
January 24, 2026: At Davos 2026, AI job displacement fears give way to adaptation focus. Meta's Superintelligence Labs deploys new internal AI models. Microsoft releases VibeVoice for 60-minute audio transcription.
January 23, 2026: Davos 2026 shifts from AI hype to ROI demands. Agentic AI operations move into production with focus on observability. The stock market divergence between AI hardware winners and software losers widens.
January 22, 2026: OpenAI begins testing advertisements in ChatGPT. The White House publishes its AI dominance strategy. Indeed data shows AI-related jobs growing while broader hiring weakens.
January 21, 2026: NVIDIA's Jensen Huang advises Europe to leapfrog the software era at Davos. Nature highlights AI and nuclear energy as 2026's agenda-setting technologies. Grok faces backlash over non-consensual deepfakes.
January 20, 2026: The World Economic Forum opens with AI dominating every conversation. Salesforce debuts EVA at Davos. The IMF projects AI boom will offset trade headwinds. CNBC reports AI hitting labor market 'like a tsunami.'
January 19, 2026: The IMF credits the AI boom for sustaining global economic growth. OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health. The AI Leaders Council publishes its 2026 Corporate AI Outlook Study.
January 18, 2026: A growing movement rejects AI for analog lifestyles. Grok is called an 'ethical nightmare.' Media executives prepare for AI's impact on journalism. South Korea and Italy strengthen AI cooperation.
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