The 10 most important AI stories of January 7, 2026, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the chatbot Claude, is raising a new round of funding that would value the company at $350 billion before the new investment, according to people familiar with the matter.
OpenAI is introducing a new feature in ChatGPT that will allow users to analyze medical test results, prepare for doctors appointments and seek guidance on diets and workout routines — marking the company’s biggest push yet into the health care sector.
Andrew J. Hawkins /The Verge:Ford plans to launch an AI voice assistant on its apps this year before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, and aims to debut Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028— The automaker is bringing most of the work in house to reduce costs and retain control.
Google and Character.AI are settling with families who sued the companies over alleged harm caused by AI chatbots.
The tech giant’s chief AI architect and CTO of DeepMind discusses the Gemini 3 LLM and progress towards the goal of artificial general intelligence
It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by users who claimed to have used Grok
China is investing $10 billion across 50+ tech projects in Shanghai’s Pudong district, signaling a major push to challenge global tech dominance.The postInside China’s $10B Plan to Accelerate 50+ AI and Tech Initiativesappeared first onTechRepublic.
Yoolim Lee /Bloomberg:Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% to ~$64.2B, as demand for AI servers lifted memory chip prices— Samsung Electronics Co.'s quarterly profit more than tripled to a record high after global demand for AI servers sharply lifted memory chip prices.
The positional inversion in market cap underscores the different directions Alphabet and Apple are heading with their respective AI strategies.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s asset-management unit cut ties with proxy-advisory firms and plans to use artificial intelligence to assist with voting US company shares, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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