The 10 most important AI stories of January 28, 2026, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
30-person startup Arcee AI has released a 400B model called Trinity, which it says is one of the biggest open source foundation models from a U.S. company.
Google Chrome is adding Gemini in the sidebar and is rolling out an agentic feature for AI Pro and Ultra users.
Amid investor frenzy over AI, the ‘anti Silicon Valley’ group chose independence and desire to promote open models
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s group has already invested more than $30bn in ChatGPT maker
SK Hynix will set up a new U.S.-based company focused on artificial intelligence solutions, with $10 billion committed to the project.
Canadian self-driving startup Waabi has raised $1 billion in financing with plans to expand from autonomous trucking to robotaxis with Uber. Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Decagon AI Inc., a customer support startup, has raised $250 million in a new round of funding that triples its valuation to $4.5 billion, the latest sign of feverish investor demand for artificial intelligence services.
ASML is experiencing several tailwinds including an expectation of increased chipmaking capacity and continued demand for AI semiconductors.
Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs worldwide in an effort to remove layers of bureaucracy. Bloomberg’s Spencer Soper discusses the details with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Over 400,000 H200 chips coming to tech giants as China tries to balance tech needs with self-reliance.
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