Artificial intelligence

Chip giant ASML posts record orders and upbeat 2026 guidance as AI boom continues
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Chip giant ASML posts record orders and upbeat 2026 guidance as AI boom continues

onathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images ASML reported orders that smashed past expectations while 2026 sales guidance was also ahead of estimates as AI demand continues to support the Dutch chip giant’s business. Bookings, one of the most closely-watched metrics from investors, came in at 13.2 billion euros ($15.8 billion) in the fourth quarter […]

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China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say: Reuters
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China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say: Reuters

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Siemens and Nvidia announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflow. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg […]

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Dario Amodei warns AI may cause ‘unusually painful’ disruption to jobs
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Dario Amodei warns AI may cause ‘unusually painful’ disruption to jobs

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 04: Anthropic Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at the “How AI Will Transform Business in the Next 18 Months” panel during INBOUND 2025 Powered by HubSpot at Moscone Center on September 04, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for HubSpot) Chance Yeh | Getty Images […]

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Meta to test premium subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
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Meta to test premium subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

Chinese officials are reviewing Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus for possible technology control violations, FT reported on Tuesday. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Meta Platforms is set to test new subscription models across its apps, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp in the coming months, according to a report from TechCrunch […]

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American AI coding agents are impressive. But so are China’s
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American AI coding agents are impressive. But so are China’s

Information on Zhipu’s AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai, arranged on a computer in Shanghai, Jan. 7, 2026. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s a new Chinese model gaining buzz among developers: Zhipu AI’s GLM 4.7. That in itself is not new, but what did catch our attention was where it’s becoming […]

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Will AI make or break education? Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim weighs in
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Will AI make or break education? Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim weighs in

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email AI is changing the way we learn and work. Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim joins “The Tech Download” to explain the opportunities, risks and why teaching responsible AI use starts now. 32:36 Thu, Jan 22 20266:00 PM EST Source

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Deutsche Bank says the ‘honeymoon is over’ for AI
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Deutsche Bank says the ‘honeymoon is over’ for AI

This year will be the most difficult one yet for artificial intelligence, according to Deutsche Bank Research Institute. AI adoption has expanded in recent years, but Wall Street is betting that 2026 will see a reckoning of the technology — and the web of trades around the trend — as the market demands tangible returns […]

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Most of Instagram’s ads ran on Reels in 2025, data shows
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Most of Instagram’s ads ran on Reels in 2025, data shows

Mark Zuckerberg attends the UFC 320 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Oct. 4, 2025. Chris Unger | Ufc | Getty Images More than half of all ads on Meta’s Instagram ran in the service’s short-form video product Reels in 2025, up from 35% in 2024, according to data from market intelligence firm Sensor […]

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OpenAI to focus on ‘practical adoption’ in 2026, says finance chief Sarah Friar
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OpenAI to focus on ‘practical adoption’ in 2026, says finance chief Sarah Friar

Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box on August 20, 2025. CNBC OpenAI will make 2026 its year of “practical adoption,” the artificial intelligence startup’s finance chief said in a blog Sunday. “The priority is closing the gap between what AI now makes possible and how people, companies, and countries are using […]

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The founders of billion-dollar AI startups are getting younger — here’s why
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The founders of billion-dollar AI startups are getting younger — here’s why

Aexander Wang, CEO of Scale, attends an AI summit in Paris in February 2025. Getty Images The founders of some of the world’s most successful startups have been young: Think Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, both of whom were just 19 when they launched their ventures. But with the rise of billion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) […]

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