xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding

Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

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LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product

LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.

Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company’s new Rubin computing architecture, which he described as the state of the art in AI computing.

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.

Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own ‘Artline’ televisions with frames at CES

Fire TV’s new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says.

The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?

“We’re not going to be using iPhones in 10 years,” Callaghan says flatly. “I kind of don’t think we’ll be using them in five years.”

Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about

Meta says it’ll keep Manus running independently while weaving its agents into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where Meta’s own chatbot, Meta AI, is already available to users.

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VCs predict strong enterprise AI adoption next year — again

More than 20 venture capitalists share their thoughts on AI agents, enterprise AI budgets and more for 2026.

Sauron, the high-end home security startup for “super premium” customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos

Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.