DeepSeek researchers unveil Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections (mHC), a breakthrough AI architecture that uses mathematical manifolds to dramatically boost language model performance across all tested sizes while adding only 6.27% hardware overhead costs.
Meta acquires AI startup Manus for $2 billion in one of the largest AI deals ever, gaining technology that creates autonomous agents capable of coding and complex tasks as the tech giant pivots from chatbots to compete with Google and OpenAI in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence race.
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.
Malicious Chrome extensions masquerading as legitimate AITOPIA software steal ChatGPT and DeepSeek conversations from over 900,000 users, with one even earning Google's 'Featured' badge while secretly exfiltrating complete AI chats, browsing data, and search queries to remote servers every 30 minutes as Google keeps both extensions live during ongoing review.
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.