Nvidia and Microsoft back AI breakthrough for gene therapies
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UK's Basecamp Research uses species genomic sequence database to tackle cancers and superbugs
AI BRIEFING · 2026-01-12
AI Briefing — January 12, 2026
The 10 most important AI stories of January 12, 2026, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
Apple Picks Gemini to Run AI-Powered Siri Bloomberg Tech 1122026
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Apple’s decision to use Alphabet’s Gemini to power Siri in a multiyear deal. Plus, Nvidia plans to invest $1 billion over five years in a new lab with Eli Lilly & Co. to speed up the use of AI in the pharmaceutical industry. And, Paramount sues Warner Bros. Discovery and plans to nominate directors to the board, stepping up hostilities in its takeover efforts. (Source: Bloomberg)
SocGen Turns to Microsofts Copilot After Scrapping Own AI Tool
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Societe Generale SA is scrapping a self-developed artificial intelligence tool in favor of Microsoft Corp.’s Copilot solution, highlighting the challenges even large lenders face in building out their own offering in the cost-intensive technology.
Nvidia Partners With Eli Lilly on AI Drug Laboratory
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Nvidia plans to invest $1 billion over five years in a new laboratory with Eli Lilly & Co., aiming to speed up the use of artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry. Jessica Nix has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
Embodied Robots, AI Rescue Drones, Metas Nuclear Bet
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Gemini hits Hyundai, AI finds climber, Meta goes nuclear, DeepSeek coding, xAI builds plant, Anthropic joins Allianz, Dell pivot, DRAM up, MiniMax IPO, a16z funds.
Alphabet hits 4tn valuation on AI hopes
Financial Times Tech ↗
Deal with Apple fuels investor optimism over Big Tech group’s competitiveness with OpenAI’s ChatGPT
Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn
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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, which is best known for making the Rafale fighter jet.
Meta Plans to Cut 10% of Jobs at Company's Reality Labs Division
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Meta Platforms Inc. plans to cut 10% of jobs in the company's Reality Labs division, part of a broader strategy to shift money away from some virtual reality products and into other AI wearables.
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files no coding required
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AnthropicreleasedCoworkon Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successfulClaude Codetool to non-technical users — and according to company insiders, the team built the entire feature in approximately a week and a half, largely using Claude Code itself.The launch marks a major inflection point in the race to deliver practical AI agents to mainstream users, positioning Anthropic to compete not just withOpenAIandGooglein conversational AI, but withMicrosoft's Copil...
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is launching its own AI infrastructure initiative
TechCrunch AI ↗
Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity — Zuckerberg said the company intended to drastically expand its energy footprint in the coming years.
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