AI-RADAR | Monitoraggio Intelligenza Artificiale

Jan 13 2026

LLM

Now GA: LangSmith Agent Builder

LangSmith Agent Builder is now generally available, allowing users to create no-code AI agents to automate routine tasks such as research, follow-ups, and updates. Agents can be shared, integrated with other tools, and customized with specific models. Ideal for daily briefings, market research, and project tracking.

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Jan 13 2026

Altro

Veo 3.1: Google Enhances Video Creation Tools

Google introduces Veo 3.1, an enhanced version of its video creation platform. The update promises greater consistency, more creative options, and more precise control over the video production process. Veo aims to simplify and empower video content creation.

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Jan 13 2026

Market

ElevenLabs: annual revenue grows to $330 million

AI voice startup ElevenLabs announced it has exceeded $330 million in annual recurring revenue. The company took only five months to increase revenue from $200 million to $330 million, highlighting exponential growth in the voice synthesis sector.

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Jan 13 2026

LLM

Now GA: LangSmith Agent Builder

LangSmith Agent Builder is now generally available, designed to automate routine tasks. It allows the creation of no-code agents that learn from feedback, aiming to reduce workload and improve operational efficiency. Ideal for briefings, market research, and project management, Agent Builder integrates with existing tools and adapts to team needs, enabling users to share, customize, and extend agent capabilities.

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Jan 13 2026

Hardware

Microsoft to overhaul AI data center building with community-first approach

Microsoft has announced a five-point plan for the construction of its AI data centers. The company promises to 'be a good neighbor' to local communities, covering additional energy costs, replenishing water resources, and investing in long-term skills development.

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Jan 13 2026

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Flock: Data Leak Unmasks Millions of Surveillance Targets

Redaction errors in public records have exposed the data of millions of people monitored through Flock's surveillance system. The company reacted by threatening those who revealed the flaw and limiting access to audit logs, raising concerns about transparency and the misuse of data.

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Jan 13 2026

Market

Apple launches ‘Creator Studio’ bundle of apps for $12.99 per month

Apple has launched 'Creator Studio', a bundle of content creation applications available on a monthly subscription. The offering includes professional software such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro, for both Mac and iPad, as well as Motion, Compressor, and MainStage for Mac. An interesting option for creatives looking for comprehensive tools at an affordable cost.

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Jan 13 2026

Altro

Trump: AI companies must pay their own way for electricity consumption

Former President Trump says AI companies need to cover their own electricity costs. He plans to meet with Microsoft and other tech firms to find solutions preventing increased energy bills for Americans due to power-hungry data centers, promising "major changes" ahead.

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Jan 13 2026

Hardware

Nvidia fires back at rumors it will require upfront payment for H200 orders

Nvidia refutes the claim from some sources that it's requiring Chinese customers to pay for their H200 orders upfront while still awaiting final approval from Beijing. The company says that it ‘would never require customers to pay for products that they do not receive.’

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Jan 13 2026

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AI and work: overcoming anxiety for successful integration

The integration of artificial intelligence in the workplace generates anxiety among employees. Allister Frost, former Microsoft executive, suggests addressing fears by understanding the real capabilities of AI, investing in human skills, and communicating integration plans transparently. An approach that values the role of people is essential for success.

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Jan 13 2026

Market

Deepgram raises $130M and acquires a YC AI startup

Deepgram has closed a Series C funding round, raising $130 million and reaching a valuation of $1.3 billion. Simultaneously, the company announced the acquisition of an AI startup from Y Combinator. The operation consolidates Deepgram's position in the sector.

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Jan 13 2026

Hardware

3D Printing for consumers at CES 2026: Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm latest systems

At CES 2026, Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm, and Protopasta showcased the latest advancements in home fabrication, with a focus on integration with artificial intelligence. Creality's SPARKX i7 model won Tom's Hardware's Best 3D Printer award.

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Jan 13 2026

LLM

Salesforce unveils Slackbot, the AI agent to automate tasks

Salesforce has announced Slackbot, a new artificial intelligence-powered agent designed to allow users to complete complex tasks within various enterprise applications directly from Slack. The goal is to simplify workflows and improve productivity by centralizing task execution in a single interface.

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Jan 13 2026

Altro

London, concerns raised over 'hidden chamber' in new Chinese embassy

Unredacted plans for China's new 'super embassy' in London suggest the CCP aims to build a 'spy bunker' in the UK's capital. The project includes a hidden chamber and sensitive communication cables, raising national security concerns.

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Jan 13 2026

Market

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Brazil's competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive.

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Jan 13 2026

LLM

Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging

Moxie Marlinspike—the pseudonym of an engineer who set a new standard for private messaging with the creation of the Signal Messenger—is now aiming to revolutionize AI chatbots in a similar way. His latest brainchild is Confer, an open source AI assistant that provides strong assurances that user data is unreadable to the platform operator, hackers, law enforcement, or any other party other than account holders. The service runs entirely on open source software that users can cryptographically verify.

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Jan 13 2026

Hardware

Australian modder solves PC in a freezer conundrum with sheer size

An Australian modder, Trashbench, has successfully run a PC inside a freezer, overcoming the challenges of condensation. The solution lies in the size of the freezer and the use of socks filled with silica gel. Overclocking gains were minimal at -28°C.

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Jan 13 2026

Altro

Reid Hoffman Wants Silicio Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, a frequent target of Trump, has a simple message for his peers in Silicio Valley. He urges them to speak up about the things that they think are true and to take a stand on crucial issues.

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Jan 13 2026

Hardware

U.S. House passes bill to block China's access to AI chips via cloud

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill to expand export controls. The aim is to prevent China from circumventing restrictions on access to advanced AI chips by using offshore data centers and cloud services.

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Jan 13 2026

Market

Converge Bio Raises $25M for AI-Powered Drug Discovery

AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

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Jan 13 2026

LLM

Lexical Analysis of Bangla Texts: Diversity, Readability, and NLP

A comprehensive study analyzes the lexical diversity and structural complexity of literary and newspaper texts in Bangla. The research, based on the Vacaspati and IndicCorp corpora, examines key linguistic properties and assesses the impact of integrating literary data on natural language processing (NLP) models. The findings highlight greater lexical richness in literary texts and their closer adherence to Zipf's law.

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Jan 13 2026

LLM

Operation Veja: A New Approach for More Realistic Characters

A new study identifies the limitations of current roleplaying models, which struggle to reproduce believable characters. The VEJA (Values, Experiences, Judgments, Abilities) framework proposes a new training method based on manually curated data, achieving superior results compared to systems based on synthetic data. The goal is to create agents capable of simulating complex and realistic human interactions.

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Jan 13 2026

LLM

CrossTrafficLLM: A Human-Centric Framework for Interpretable Traffic Intelligence via Large Language Model

A new framework, CrossTrafficLLM, leverages GenAI to predict traffic conditions and generate natural language descriptions. The goal is to provide more effective and understandable decision support for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The system aligns quantitative traffic data with qualitative descriptions, improving both the accuracy of predictions and the quality of generated reports.

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Jan 13 2026

Frameworks

New Framework Integrates Mathematical Axioms into Deep Neural Networks

A new study introduces a differentiable framework that embeds the axiomatic structure of Random Utility Models (RUM) directly into deep neural networks. The system uses a Tree-Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient solver for superlinear convergence, overcoming the limitations of penalty-based methods and enabling trainable, rational, and generalizable models.

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Jan 13 2026

Market

Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching

Hupo, backed by Meta, pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers. The company secured a $10M Series A funding round led by DST Global, marking a significant strategic shift.

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Jan 13 2026

Hardware

Hands-on with Bee, Amazon’s latest AI wearable

We tried Amazon's new AI wearable Bee. It's not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year. The device shows promise but is still in early stages. Amazon plans to add more functionalities by the end of the year, making it more appealing to a broader audience.

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Jan 12 2026

Hardware

Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' for gigawatt-scale AI data centers

Meta has established 'Meta Compute', a new organization focused on building next-generation data centers designed to power large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The initiative includes the development of custom computing architectures and infrastructures capable of supporting power consumption in the gigawatt range.

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Jan 12 2026

Altro

Linus Torvalds experiments with "vibe coding" in hobby project

Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds revealed he used "vibe coding" techniques in his personal project, AudioNoise, dedicated to creating digital audio effects for guitar. Torvalds clarifies that this is an isolated experiment.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds flaws

Google has disabled some AI-generated health summaries after an investigation revealed inaccurate and potentially dangerous information. The AI provided inaccurate data on blood test results and misleading recommendations for cancer patients, leading to incorrect conclusions about their health status. The company removed responses to specific queries, but other potentially harmful answers remain accessible.

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Jan 12 2026

Market

Meta invests in AI infrastructure initiative

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity. The company aims to strengthen its computing capabilities to support the development and deployment of new language models and artificial intelligence applications.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Anthropic announces Claude for Healthcare, following OpenAI

Anthropic unveiled Claude for Healthcare, about a week after OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Health product. Both companies are moving to bring generative artificial intelligence to the healthcare sector, with the goal of improving the efficiency and accuracy of medical services. This move underscores the growing importance of large language models (LLMs) in clinical and diagnostic settings.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

UK Cracks Down on AI-Generated Explicit Content, Grok Under Investigation

The UK is tightening its laws against the generation and request of explicit content via AI, making it a crime. The communications regulator, Ofcom, has launched a formal investigation into Grok to verify compliance with user protection regulations. The crackdown follows the ban on sharing deepfakes.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

X (formerly Twitter) Attempts Monetization of Grok-Generated Abuse Imagery

Elon Musk aims to monetize Grok, X's image generator, despite its ability to create non-consensual explicit images. Non-paying users face a paywall when attempting to generate nude images of women.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth

Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, criticizes negative narratives around AI, calling them "extremely hurtful." Huang argues that science fiction speculations about AI are not connected to reality and fuel unjustified pessimism.

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Jan 12 2026

Hardware

Fully 3D-printed drone exceeds 408 mph: new world record

A fully 3D-printed drone, the Peregreen V4, has reclaimed the title of world's fastest drone, surpassing the previous record of 626 km/h. The quadcopter, the result of work by a father and son, sets a new speed record for drones.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

Elon Musk's xAI's Grok app remains available on the Google Play Store despite policies explicitly banning such apps. Content restrictions on Grok have recently been loosened, leading to the creation of non-consensual sexual imagery, including content involving minors. Google is not enforcing its own rules, while Apple, although offering the app, has less stringent policies.

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Jan 12 2026

Frameworks

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

Anthropic has introduced Cowork, a new feature integrated into the Claude Desktop app. Cowork allows users to designate specific folders where Claude can read or modify files, with further instructions given through the standard chat interface. The goal is to simplify code development, making it accessible even to those without programming skills.

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Jan 12 2026

Altro

Iran: Starlink blocked with 'military-grade jamming signals' during protests

The Iranian government has shut down internet access, including Starlink, amid widespread anti-government protests. Sources claim 'military-grade jamming signals' were used to block access to SpaceX's satellite internet service. The move has raised concerns about freedom of information and access to communications during civil unrest.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri

Apple and Google have embarked on a non-exclusive, multi-year partnership. Apple will use Gemini models and Google cloud technology for future foundational models, integrating Google's artificial intelligence into key features like Siri.

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Jan 12 2026

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Flock Cameras: Security Vulnerabilities and Open Streaming

Researcher Benn Jordan discovered that some Flock surveillance cameras, equipped with automatic license plate recognition, were streaming live video on the internet without protection. The expert collaborated with 404 Media to reveal the details of the vulnerability and the potential consequences for privacy.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

UK investigating X after Grok generated sexualized images

The UK media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into X (formerly Twitter) following the discovery that the Grok chatbot generated thousands of sexualized images of women and children. The investigation aims to verify whether X has violated the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires platforms to block illegal content and protect children from pornography. Ofcom is concerned about the use of Grok to create and share illegal non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.

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Jan 12 2026

Altro

Deepfake Porn: A New Jersey Lawsuit Highlights Legal Challenges

An app called ClothOff, capable of digitally stripping people in photos, is at the center of a legal battle in New Jersey. Despite being removed from major app stores and banned from many social platforms, the app remains available online and through a Telegram bot, making it extremely difficult to stop its spread and the damage it causes.

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Jan 12 2026

Market

Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B, becomes defense unicorn

French defense tech company Harmattan AI is now valued at $1.4 billion after raising a $200 million Series B round led by Dassault Aviation, best known for making the Rafale fighter jet.

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Jan 12 2026

Market

Shopify focuses on agentic AI for enterprise commerce

Shopify introduces agentic AI to automate operations and expand sales channels in enterprise commerce. The 'Winter ‘26 Edition' update pushes AI towards active workflow management and product distribution on third-party platforms, allowing products to emerge directly in AI-driven conversations. Updates include 'Agentic Storefronts', 'Sidekick Pulse', and 'SimGym' to optimize operational efficiency and reduce risks in platform updates.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

AI companions: Chatbot boom, but risks and lawsuits are growing

Chatbots are increasingly used as virtual companions, especially among teenagers. However, concerns are emerging related to AI-induced delusions and false beliefs. Several families have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Character.AI, claiming that the behavior of the models contributed to the suicide of some teenagers. New regulations are looming to curb the problematic use of these tools.

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Jan 12 2026

Altro

Embryo scoring: The controversial frontier of preimplantation genetic testing

In the United States, new companies are offering preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-P) to assess embryos' predisposition to certain characteristics, sparking a heated ethical debate. With high costs, these tests raise concerns about eugenics and the actual clinical utility of the results, while gaining popularity, especially in Silicio Valley.

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Jan 12 2026

Altro

Next-gen nuclear: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

Next-generation nuclear reactors promise to be smaller, simpler to manufacture, and use different materials to generate electricity. These innovations could make nuclear power more flexible and resilient, crucial for meeting the growing global demand for electricity. China and Russia are at the forefront of developing these new technologies, while the first constructions of next-generation reactors have been approved in the United States.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Mechanistic interpretability: Unveiling the Secrets of Complex AIs

Large language models (LLMs) have become ubiquitous, but their internal complexity remains a mystery. New "mechanistic interpretability" techniques allow researchers to examine the inner workings of these models, identifying key concepts and tracing the path from prompts to responses. Companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind are pioneering these studies, aiming to better understand the limitations of LLMs and prevent unexpected behaviors.

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Jan 12 2026

Altro

Analyzing Media Bias: A New Sentence-Level Taxonomy

New research introduces a detailed taxonomy for analyzing media bias at the individual sentence level. The study identifies 38 elementary bias types, organized into six functional families, providing definitions, real-world examples, and cognitive mechanisms for their recognition. The aim is to shift focus from general political orientation to the precise expression of partiality in language.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

Enhancing Transaction Understanding with LLM-based Sentence Embeddings

A new hybrid framework leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance financial transaction analysis. The system uses LLM-generated embeddings to initialize lightweight transaction models, balancing accuracy and operational efficiency. The approach includes multi-source data fusion, noise filtering, and context-aware enrichment, leading to significant performance improvements.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

TIME: Temporally Intelligent Meta-reasoning Engine for Context Triggered Explicit Reasoning

Researchers introduce TIME, a framework that enhances large language models (LLMs) by making them more sensitive to temporal context. TIME allows models to trigger explicit reasoning based on temporal and discourse cues, optimizing efficiency and accuracy. The framework was evaluated with TIMEBench, a specific benchmark for dialogues with temporal elements, demonstrating significant improvements over baseline models.

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Jan 12 2026

Frameworks

MoEBlaze: Breaking the Memory Wall for Efficient MoE Training on Modern GPUs

A new framework called MoEBlaze promises to optimize the training of Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models on GPUs. Addressing the issues related to excessive memory consumption and bottlenecks, MoEBlaze offers a co-design approach that includes an end-to-end token dispatch method and optimized kernels. Preliminary results show a 4x speed increase and 50% memory savings compared to existing solutions.

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Jan 12 2026

Frameworks

Additive Manufacturing: Mathematical Framework for Reliable Predictions

A new framework based on mathematical knowledge graphs and large language models (LLMs) promises to improve the reliability of predictions in additive manufacturing. The system integrates formal ontologies to extract knowledge from unstructured sources, generating physically plausible equations and assessing the reliability of extrapolations. This approach aims to overcome the limitations of current data-driven methods.

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Jan 12 2026

LLM

NAIAD: Novel AI System for Inland Water Monitoring

NAIAD, an AI system leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and external analytical tools for inland water monitoring, has been introduced. Designed for both experts and non-experts, NAIAD offers a simplified interface to transform natural language queries into actionable insights, integrating weather data, satellite imagery, and established platforms. Initial tests highlight its adaptability and robustness.

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Jan 12 2026

Market

Motional: driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas by 2026

Motional plans to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas by the end of 2026. The company is focusing on artificial intelligence to handle the challenges of autonomous driving in complex urban environments. This debut represents a significant step towards the large-scale commercialization of self-driving vehicles, opening new perspectives in the mobility sector.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

Advancing Claude in healthcare and the life sciences

The Claude language model is expanding into the healthcare and life sciences sectors. The goal is to provide advanced solutions for research, diagnostics, and patient care, leveraging artificial intelligence capabilities to improve efficiency and accuracy in these crucial fields.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

Google removes AI Overviews for certain medical queries

Google has removed the AI Overview feature for specific health-related queries. This decision follows an investigation by the Guardian that revealed Google's AI was providing misleading information in response to health questions.

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Jan 11 2026

Hardware

Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090: Liquid Metal Application Revised

Asus has revised the liquid metal application on its $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 cards. Overclocker der8auer reports that retail versions feature a 'much more professional' spread, reducing the risk of accidental liquid metal leakage. Previous samples showed poor coverage, while the metal is now distributed more evenly and closer to the IHS.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

Google: direct discounts via AI agents for commerce

Google has announced a new protocol that allows merchants to offer discounts to users directly through AI mode results. The initiative aims to simplify commercial interactions by leveraging artificial intelligence.

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Jan 11 2026

General

Claude Code's Creator Tells Us About His Usual Setup

Boris Cerny, the mind behind Claude Code, shares his workflow organization in a link on X.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

ChatGPT Health: Dedicated Experience for Health Data

ChatGPT Health is launching, a new solution designed to securely connect health data and applications, ensuring privacy protection and a physician-informed design. The goal is to provide a dedicated and reliable experience in the healthcare sector.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

Tolan: Voice-First AI Powered by GPT-5.1 for Natural Conversations

Tolan has built a voice-first AI companion using GPT-5.1, delivering low-latency responses, real-time context reconstruction, and memory-driven personalities. The aim is to create more natural and engaging conversations for the user.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

OpenAI Enters Healthcare with HIPAA-Compliant AI Solutions

OpenAI has announced a new offering for the healthcare sector, focused on enterprise-grade artificial intelligence. The solution is designed to support HIPAA compliance, reduce administrative burdens, and improve clinical workflows, opening new perspectives for innovation in the field of medicine.

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Jan 11 2026

LLM

Netomi’s lessons for scaling agentic systems into the enterprise

Netomi scales enterprise AI agents using GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.2. The platform combines concurrency, governance, and multi-step reasoning for reliable production workflows. The goal is to provide robust and scalable solutions for enterprises looking to integrate AI into their operational processes.

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Jan 11 2026

Market

OpenAI and SoftBank Partner for Multi-Gigawatt AI Data Centers

OpenAI and SoftBank Group, through SB Energy, will collaborate to develop multi-gigawatt AI data center campuses. Projects include a 1.2 GW facility in Texas supporting the Stargate initiative. The goal is to provide the infrastructure needed to support the growing demand for AI computing power.

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Jan 10 2026

LLM

OpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work: legal risk?

OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload samples of their past work. An intellectual property lawyer warns that this practice could expose the company to significant legal risks. The request raises questions about copyright management and intellectual property ownership.

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Jan 10 2026

LLM

Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

Indonesian officials have temporarily blocked access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. The decision was made following the spread of sexualized deepfakes generated without consent. The block is temporary, pending further verification and adjustments.

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Jan 10 2026

General

The First One!

First article for ai-radar.it, welcoming readers and apologizing for the delay in publishing. The app aims to provide AI-related news in multiple languages, focusing on running LLMs locally. The author will share personal experiences and reliable information, with a future review of the GMktec Evo X2 mini PC.

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Jan 10 2026

Altro

Doom conquers the kitchen: runs on a smart electric cooking pot

A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Me smart pressure cooker. The feat was achieved after dumping and reflashing the device's firmware via the touchscreen control hardware.

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Jan 10 2026

LLM

Admins finally get the power to uninstall Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 Pro

Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions.

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Jan 10 2026

Hardware

GPU crisis hits Japan as RTX 5060 Ti and up are in short supply

The Japanese graphics card market is under severe strain. Multiple shops are reporting that GPUs, especially higher-end models like the RTX 5060 Ti, are selling out almost as soon as they arrive. Demand far exceeds supply, creating procurement difficulties for retailers.

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Jan 10 2026

Hardware

HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM amid global shortage

According to an analyst, HP is reportedly considering purchasing DRAM memory chips from Chinese suppliers. This move is a response to the ongoing global shortage of these components, which are considered easily replaceable.

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Jan 10 2026

Altro

'Gifted' Dogs Learn Human Language by Eavesdropping, Study Finds

New research has found that some dogs, dubbed 'Gifted Word Learners,' can pick up new words simply by listening to their owners' conversations, without direct teaching. These dogs demonstrate sociocognitive abilities comparable to those of young toddlers. The study also examined the sleeping habits of jellyfish, discovering that they require about eight hours of sleep per day, like humans, and that sleep plays a role in DNA repair.

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Jan 10 2026

Hardware

Bitcoin mining water heater slashes energy bills, claims company

Superheat showcased at CES 2026 a water heater that integrates a Bitcoin mining system. The company promises significant savings on energy costs, with the potential to recover the initial investment through cryptocurrency earnings.

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Jan 10 2026

LLM

OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents

OpenAI is preparing its AI agents for office work. To do so, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs. However, contractors must remove all confidential information and personally identifiable data before submitting their work.

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Jan 10 2026

LLM

Grok Is Being Used to Generate Offensive AI Images Targeting Women

A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing, raising concerns about the misuse of artificial intelligence.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

CES 2026: Nvidia's Debuts, AMD's New Chips, and Razer's AI Oddities

CES 2026 in Las Vegas is underway, featuring presentations from Nvidia, Sony, and AMD. The event showcases the latest technology innovations, opening to the public after press-exclusive days. Highlights include advancements in artificial intelligence and chip technology.

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Jan 09 2026

Altro

Behind the Blog: The 'View From Nowhere'

A behind-the-scenes look at a blog addressing sensitive topics like police violence. The editor reflects on the emotional impact of watching videos of brutality and how easily anyone could find themselves in similar situations. The article explores the difficulty of maintaining an objective perspective in the face of such disturbing and personal content.

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Jan 09 2026

Frameworks

Meta: Easier Reinforcement Learning with TorchForge and Weaver

Meta has released TorchForge, a PyTorch-native library to simplify large-scale reinforcement learning (RL) in large language models (LLMs). In collaboration with Stanford and CoreWeave, TorchForge was tested on a 512-GPU cluster, using Weaver for verification. The results show streamlined setup, steady training, and a clear path from idea to experiment, with significant performance improvements on complex reasoning tasks.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

Ozlo focuses on sleep data and artificial intelligence

Sleepbuds maker, Ozlo, is gearing up for a year full of news. New products and AI-powered features are coming, with the aim of creating a comprehensive platform for analyzing sleep data. The company aims to improve the user experience and offer innovative solutions in the field of wellness.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

Jensen Huang discusses inference economics and power at CES 2026

At a press Q&A session at CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed topics ranging from Rubin's design philosophy to inference economics, power constraints, and open models. Huang emphasized Nvidia's ongoing commitment to software development and maintenance.

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Jan 09 2026

Market

Nvidia hires first-ever CMO, snatches former Google exec

Nvidia has appointed its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The company chose Alison Wagonfield, a former Google executive with a strong background in developing Google's Cloud project. This strategic move comes at a crucial time for Nvidia, which aims to consolidate its leadership in the rapidly evolving market for artificial intelligence hardware.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

X’s attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t fully block free image editing

X has introduced restrictions on access to Grok's image editing features, prompting users to subscribe to a paid plan. This move comes in response to the misuse of the chatbot to generate non-consensual sexualized images. However, it appears the limitation isn't fully effective, and image editing remains accessible.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

Grok's AI Sexual Abuse Didn't Come Out of Nowhere

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot has turned the social media platform into an AI child sexual imagery factory, seemingly overnight. Users are endlessly prompting Grok to make nude and semi-nude images of women and girls, without their consent, directly on their X feeds and in their replies. This highlights the ongoing issue of nonconsensual synthetic imagery and the challenges in addressing its spread online.

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Jan 09 2026

Altro

The future of personal injury law: AI and legal tech in Philadelphia

Artificial intelligence is transforming personal injury law in Philadelphia, offering new capabilities for legal professionals. Predictive analytics, in particular, enables risk assessment and strategy development based on concrete data, improving efficiency and client outcomes. However, addressing data privacy challenges is crucial for responsible implementation.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

AI Accelerates PMUT Design for Biomedical Ultrasonic Applications

A new whitepaper illustrates how artificial intelligence can optimize piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) for biomedical applications. The approach combines cloud-based FEM simulations with neural surrogates, transforming iterative design into systematic inverse optimization. The results show significant improvements in sensitivity and bandwidth, achieved in drastically reduced times.

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Jan 09 2026

Altro

Spoiled Milk Transformed into 3D Printing Materials

Researchers have discovered a method to transform spoiled milk into a material suitable for 3D printing. The process involves extracting proteins from the milk, which are then combined with polymers to create a plastic alternative. This discovery could turn an agricultural waste product into a valuable resource for advanced manufacturing, opening new frontiers in the field of sustainable materials.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only

Following heated criticism for generating sexualized images, X has restricted access to Grok's image generation feature to paying subscribers only. The decision was made after controversy surrounding Elon Musk's artificial intelligence tool.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

HarperCollins Will Use AI to Translate Harlequin Romance Novels

HarperCollins will use AI to translate Harlequin romance novels into French, effectively replacing human translators. The move has sparked protests from translator associations, who fear for the future of the profession.

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Jan 09 2026

Altro

Texas: Controversy Erupts Over 6,000-Acre Nuclear-Powered Data Center

A massive 6,000-acre nuclear-powered data center project is sparking controversy in Texas. Billionaire Toby Neugebauer, founder of Fermi America with former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, met with Amarillo's leaders to discuss Project Matador, a huge data center. The issue of nuclear waste remains unresolved, with potential environmental and political implications.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

Trump and Intel: Key investments for chip leadership

Former President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick praised Intel for the launch of the new Panther Lake chips, made using the Intel 18A process. They emphasize how investments in the company are generating tens of billions of dollars for Americans and reaffirm the importance of regaining U.S. leadership in cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

Chinese DRAM-like cell breakthrough: potential for embedded, 3D memory

Chinese researchers have demonstrated a capacitor-less, DRAM-like memory cell, potentially enabling embedded or 3D stacked memory. The technology boasts fast writes and long retention, but questions remain regarding its manufacturability and commercial viability.

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Jan 09 2026

Altro

'Physical AI' Is Coming for Your Car

The latest tech-marketing buzzword, 'Physical AI,' promises to revolutionize the future of automotive. But what exactly is it? We explore the implications of this new trend and its potential impact on the cars of the future, balancing promises of innovation and concrete challenges.

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Jan 09 2026

Altro

Aurora Therapeutics bets on personalized CRISPR gene therapies

Aurora Therapeutics, backed by Jennifer Doudna, aims to gain approval for customizable gene-editing drugs. The goal is to bypass costly trials for each new version, focusing on diseases like phenylketonuria (PKU), where many mutations require tailored therapeutic approaches. The company hopes for a regulatory review by the FDA to accelerate the development of these therapies.

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Jan 09 2026

Hardware

HBM4 mass production delayed as Nvidia pushes memory specs higher

HBM4 memory is now expected to reach volume production no earlier than the end of Q1 2026 due to Nvidia's decision to revise its memory specs upward for its next-gen Rubin GPU platform. This delay could impact the product roadmaps relying on this advanced memory technology.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

RAGVUE: A Diagnostic View for Explainable and Automated Evaluation of RAG

RAGVUE, a framework for automated evaluation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, has been introduced. RAGVUE decomposes RAG behavior into retrieval quality, answer relevance and completeness, strict claim-level faithfulness, and judge calibration. The framework offers structured explanations and supports both manual metric selection and fully automated evaluation. It includes a Python API, a CLI, and a Streamlit interface. The source code is available on GitHub.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

MedPI: A New Benchmark for Evaluating AI in Medical Dialogue

MedPI, a high-dimensional benchmark for evaluating large language models (LLMs) in patient-clinician interactions, has been introduced. Unlike standard QA benchmarks, MedPI evaluates medical dialogue across 105 dimensions, considering the medical process, treatment safety, outcomes, and doctor-patient communication. Initial results on nine flagship models show low performance, particularly in differential diagnosis.

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Jan 09 2026

Frameworks

Green MLOps: Energy-Aware Inference with NVIDIA Triton and Bio-Inspired Thresholding

A new study introduces a bio-inspired approach to optimize energy efficiency in AI model inference. The framework, based on NVIDIA Triton and FastAPI, regulates execution based on the trade-off between expected utility and energy consumption, reducing processing times with minimal accuracy degradation. The results offer a practical basis for energy-aware inference in production.

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Jan 09 2026

LLM

The Forgotten Shield: Safety Grafting in Parameter-Space for Medical MLLMs

Medical Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) exhibit vulnerabilities, especially in cross-modality jailbreak attacks. A new study introduces a parameter-space intervention method to bolster safety without compromising medical performance, addressing the issue of catastrophic forgetting during fine-tuning.

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Jan 09 2026

Frameworks

Warp Specialization in Triton: Optimizing AI Kernel Performance

The Triton compiler aims to generate performance-portable code and runtime across hardware for AI kernels. Warp specialization is a key technique to improve kernel performance on GPUs by creating specialized code paths for each warp. Meta is actively developing this feature in Triton, with the goal of allowing developers to focus on algorithmic optimizations without worrying about low-level details.

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