Nvidia approaches a $2-3 billion acquisition of struggling Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs, paying an extraordinary $10-15 million per employee to secure 200 specialized AI workers in what amounts to the tech industry's most expensive talent grab amid fierce competition for artificial intelligence expertise.
Moonshot AI, creator of Kimi AI models, raises $500 million in Series C funding led by IDG Capital with backing from tech giants Alibaba and Tencent, pushing the Beijing-based company's valuation to $4.3 billion and cash reserves beyond $1.4 billion.
Zhipu AI launches groundbreaking $560 million Hong Kong IPO at HK$116.20 per share, set to become the first publicly traded large language model developer when it debuts January 8 with a massive HK$51.16 billion valuation amid soaring tech stock momentum.
Developer Simon Willison launches claude-code-transcripts, a Python tool that transforms Claude Code programming sessions into enhanced HTML pages, solving the challenge of preserving crucial coding conversations and development decisions that occur outside traditional tracking systems.
AI pioneer Andrew Ng declares artificial intelligence remains 'highly limited' and won't replace humans anytime soon, contradicting industry hype about imminent artificial general intelligence while urging people to learn coding as AI tools make programming more accessible.
OpenEvidence secures $210M Series B funding at $3.5B valuation as its medical AI platform now serves over 40% of U.S. physicians daily across 10,000+ hospitals, handling 8.5 million clinical consultations monthly while launching DeepConsult™, the first AI agent designed specifically for autonomous medical research.
Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton warns AI capabilities are doubling every seven months and will replace jobs far beyond call centers by 2026, as job openings already drop 30% since ChatGPT's launch while companies implement AI-driven layoffs.
Amazon launches expanded Alexa+ in 2026 with revolutionary voice-activated hotel booking through Expedia, home service scheduling via Angi, and appointment setting using natural conversation, marking a major leap in AI assistant capabilities.
xAI's Grok 3 launches DeeperSearch on March 19 requiring up to six and a half minutes for detailed answers and Edit Image feature on March 22 for modifying pictures with text prompts, though both face speed and functionality limitations compared to competitors.
AI agents now leverage digital to-do lists to systematically break down complex multi-step tasks like travel planning, using LangChain's TodoListMiddleware to coordinate multiple tools while maintaining persistent memory beyond their context limitations.