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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars
The team for the six-wheeled scientist used a vision-capable AI to create a safe route over the Red Planet’s
Developers say AI coding tools work—and that’s precisely what worries them
Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.
Former Google engineer found guilty of espionage and theft of AI tech
The case marks the first conviction on AI-related economic espionage charges in the U.S., according to the Department of Justice.
Apple loses more AI researchers, Siri exec to Google and Meta
A new report from Bloomberg today highlights the ongoing exodus from Apple’s artificial intelligence and Siri teams. Mark Gurman reports…
NTT DATA And AWS Expand Strategic Partnership To Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Adoption
NTT Data’s expanded partnership will focus on enterprise agentic AI deployment at scale, leveraging AWS cloud technologies.
The Stock Market Has Lots of Questions—and Not Many Answers
The market is in the hands of Big Tech once again. That’s worrisome given the concerns around the AI bubble and circular spending that has consumed investors in recent months.
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
The hottest project in AI right now is Clawdbot, renamed to Moltbot, renamed to OpenClaw. It’s an open source implementation of the digital personal assistant pattern, built by Peter Steinberger...
Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data-center expansion as US banks retreat
Oracle is considering workforce cuts and selling Cerner to alleviate financial pressure, warns investment bank TD Cowen.
Moltbot is an open-source AI agent that runs your computer
This open-source agent installs software, makes calls and runs your digital life—redefining what “digital assistants” are supposed to do
Amid Lawsuits, OpenAI Says It Will Retire “Reckless” Model Linked to Deaths
OpenAI will retire GPT-4o, an especially sycophantic version of its chatbot linked in lawsuits to multiple deaths, next month.
Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women
New research details how Civitai lets users buy and sell tools to fine-tune deepfakes the company says are banned.
Unlocking the Full Potential of Body Cameras with Artificial Intelligence
For law enforcement officers, the end of a long shift does not mean the work is over. After clearing the perimeter, arresting the suspect, and cataloging the evidence, the real...
Less Than 50% of CEE VCs Expect a Better Investment Climate in 2026
In 2025, global VC remained highly selective, with capital continuing to concentrate around AI. The sector accounted for nearly half of global venture
Rebuilding, Redefining, Rethinking – AI In Our Pockets
Davos panel explores agentic AI ROI, context management, tabular models, productivity, and uneven workforce impacts.
AI Impact: Why is trust the key to unlocking value with AI?
AI Impact examines responsible AI, creative scale, deployment friction and the leaders steering AI adoption.
HR Trends in India 2026: What Will Shape the Future of Work
Explore the top HR Trends in India for 2026, including AI, skills-first hiring, and well-being, with practical tips for HR leaders.
The Hallucination Defense
Why logs make ‘The AI Did It’ the perfect excuse
Google’s New AI Tool Lets You Build Virtual Worlds for Training or Just Fun
Powered by Google’s Genie 3 model, the World Model AI tool is designed to help train AI agents in 3D scenarios, but it could also be useful for anyone developing...
Jan 30, 2026 | The Batch | AI News & Insights
Weekly AI news for engineers, executives, and enthusiasts.
OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics’ Houses With Threats and Demands
A man who worked an AI watchdog reveals how OpenAI representatives suddenly showed up at his door step, demanding documents.
The Best AI Startups Do the Training For You. It’s On You to Make the Agent Awesome
Think about how customers bought enterprise software in 2019. Or even in 2023. You’d get sold by a sales rep. Then you’d hire an Accenture or other third party to...
Google Will Simulate a World for You
Google is rolling out Project Genie, an AI that generates interactive 3D worlds from text prompts or images. Describe what you want to see, and Genie creates an environment you...
What Davos 2026 Revealed About The Future Of AI And Global Power
At Davos 2026, AI discussions shifted from models to infrastructure, sovereignty, and geopolitical power. Key insights from the ground on what changed.
The State Of GenAI And Consumers For 2026
Over the past 3 years, ChatGPT was the catalyst for genAI adoption. It became the face of consumer genAI usage. It is still leading the most popular tool among Gen...
Cybernetix Ventures announces fourth annual Robotics Invest and second annual Robotics Tech Week
Robotics is enjoying its golden age. Hardware costs are plummeting, automation demand is surging, and trillion-dollar markets are emerging, but the ecosystems meant to support these burgeoning companies are still...
The Next Phase Of AI Takes Shape In 2026
What should leaders prepare for in 2026 when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), after the rise of agents in 2025? 2026 will be a year of technological maturation
Nearly three-quarters of musicians fear AI will threaten their careers
A new report calls on the UK government to intervene to protect jobs in the creative sector
Design Processes to Evolve with Emerging Technology
Intelligent technology is allowing organizations to move from episodic transformation to continuous evolution by shrinking the coordination and experimentation costs that once made change slow and risky. Three capabilities underpin...
Microsoft Loses, Sandisk Wins, Apple Drifts. AI Is Upending Tech.
Trump picks Warsh to lead the Fed, senators reach a deal to avert government shutdown, Apple’s earnings beat expectations, and more news to start your day.
Where AI fits — and where it doesn’t
A CIO’s playbook for responsible enterprise adoption.
AI’s impact on engineering jobs may surprise you
INSIDE: Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B
$100 million-plus funding rounds used to be incredibly rare. Now, 40% of seed and Series A rounds are clearing that bar
The mind-numbing math pushing AI funding rounds into the stratosphere.
The CIO’s new frontier: Architecting the intent-driven future of work
If CIOs keep treating AI as a tool instead of an intent-driven workforce, they’ll miss the biggest reinvention of enterprise work in a decade.
The AI bubble will pop. It’s up to us to replace it responsibly
When bubbles burst, what comes next can be better, if we build it differently
5 key questions about the CIO AI agenda in 2026
Many CIOs anticipated the AI conversation evolving from experimentation to financial responsibility. The shift is now taking place.
xAI’s Grok Imagine climbs the leaderboards
xAI’s Grok Imagine rockets to the top of video leaderboards, setting new standards for AI image and video generation with unmatched speed, affordability, and creative quality.
AI agent evaluations: The hidden cost of deployment
Organizations embracing agents often fail to estimate the costs of testing their output, with the non-deterministic nature of results often leading to complex and expensive evals.
‘This project is a glimpse at what thoughtful, creative, artist-led use of AI can look like’ — George Washington meets Google DeepMind, as Darren Aronofsky’s AI history series hits YouTube
On This Day… 1776 reimagines 250‑year‑old stories with AI‑assisted video
Security Flaw at AI Toy Company Exposed Over 50,000 Chat Logs of Kids
Two researchers found that a basic Gmail login was enough to view children’s private conversations with Bondu’s AI toy.
Forget the chief AI officer – why your business needs this ‘magician’
Looking to exploit generative AI effectively? Here are three reasons your company needs a senior data executive with special collaborative powers.