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After failures, a Tesla is said to have driven coast to coast without human intervention, a feat Musk once promised would happen by 2017.
David Moss on X: "I am proud to announce that I have successfully completed the world’s first USA coast to coast fully autonomous drive! I left the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles 2 days & 20 hours ago, and now have ended in Myrtle Beach, SC (2,732.4 miles) This was accomplished with Tesla FSD V14.2 https://t.co/DFA8HiH5Yf" / X
I am proud to announce that I have successfully completed the world’s first USA coast to coast fully autonomous drive! I left the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles 2 days & 20 hours ago, and now have ended in Myrtle Beach, SC (2,732.4 miles) This was accomplished with Tesla FSD V14.2 https://t.co/DFA8HiH5Yf
x.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
After failures, a Tesla is said to have driven coast to coast without human intervention, a feat Musk once promised would happen by 2017.
China-based Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi model, raised $500 million in a Series C led by IDG Capital with Alibaba and Tencent participating, valuing the company at $4.3 billion and leaving it with about $1.4 billion in cash.
China’s Moonshot AI raises US$500 million in latest funding round: report
The Kimi AI model developer is now valued at US$4.3 billion, with cash reserves worth US$1.4 billion.
www.scmp.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
China-based Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi model, raised $500 million in a Series C led by IDG Capital with Alibaba and Tencent participating, valuing the company at $4.3 billion and leaving it with about $1.4 billion in cash.
On Dec. 25 a viral Bilibili clip shows a man in a motion-capture suit controlling a Unitree G1 humanoid via a neural-network model, whose translation delay caused the robot to kick him in the groin.
Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack
A man controlling a Unitree robot accidentally made the humanoid kick him in the balls, forcing the man into a groaning heap.
futurism.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
On Dec. 25 a viral Bilibili clip shows a man in a motion-capture suit controlling a Unitree G1 humanoid via a neural-network model, whose translation delay caused the robot to kick him in the groin.
AI data-center buildout by Meta, Amazon and Google materially boosted U.S. GDP in H1 2025. Jason Furman estimates AI accounted for ~92% of growth and JPMorgan says AI capex added ~1.1%. Buildout created thousands of construction jobs but masks weakness elsewhere and could end suddenly.
The double-edged sword of AI data centers - Salon.com
The data center buildout is papering over the economy most Americans are living with
www.salon.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
AI data-center buildout by Meta, Amazon and Google materially boosted U.S. GDP in H1 2025. Jason Furman estimates AI accounted for ~92% of growth and JPMorgan says AI capex added ~1.1%. Buildout created thousands of construction jobs but masks weakness elsewhere and could end suddenly.
Researchers warn that rapidly growing large-scale AI models create systemic financial risks through liquidity mismatches, common exposures, interconnectedness and leverage.
AI and Systemic Risk | naked capitalism
The popular press is whistling past the graveyard of AI systemic risk even as heavyweight experts warn more needs to be done.
www.nakedcapitalism.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Researchers warn that rapidly growing large-scale AI models create systemic financial risks through liquidity mismatches, common exposures, interconnectedness and leverage.
The Top 6 AI Stories of 2025 AI: coding, AGI, and more made up IEEE Spectrum’s best stories
IEEE Spectrum's Top 6 AI Stories of 2025
AGI, model failures, resource limits—our top AI stories cut through the hype to show what really mattered in 2025.
spectrum.ieee.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The Top 6 AI Stories of 2025 AI: coding, AGI, and more made up IEEE Spectrum’s best stories
In 2025 erotic chatbots dominated AI's public narrative, shifting investment and revenue toward sex-tech and adult-oriented AI while raising content-moderation, consent, and regulatory concerns.
AI Labor Is Boring. AI Lust Is Big Business
After years of hype about generative AI increasing productivity and making lives easier, 2025 was the year erotic chatbots defined AI’s narrative.
www.wired.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In 2025 erotic chatbots dominated AI's public narrative, shifting investment and revenue toward sex-tech and adult-oriented AI while raising content-moderation, consent, and regulatory concerns.
In October, over 6,400 Amazon employees in an internal Slack beta channel reported severe bugs in an unreleased Alexa+ build — including power‑off aquarium failures, five‑minute response delays, nonstop talking and unresponsiveness — and many voiced subscription skepticism.
Alexa 'killed my fish': Tales from Amazon employee beta testers
Amazon employees beta-testing Alexa+ vented frustrations on an internal Slack, highlight the continuing headaches behind Amazon's rollout of Alexa+.
www.businessinsider.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
In October, over 6,400 Amazon employees in an internal Slack beta channel reported severe bugs in an unreleased Alexa+ build — including power‑off aquarium failures, five‑minute response delays, nonstop talking and unresponsiveness — and many voiced subscription skepticism.
Enterprise AI research in 2026 focuses on continual learning, world models, orchestration and refinement; Poetiq's LLM-agnostic refinement scored 54% on ARC-AGI-2 versus Gemini 3 Deep Think's 45% at half the price.
Four AI research trends enterprise teams should watch in 2026
Here is the AI research roadmap for 2026: how agents that learn, self-correct, and simulate the real world will redefine business automation.
venturebeat.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Enterprise AI research in 2026 focuses on continual learning, world models, orchestration and refinement; Poetiq's LLM-agnostic refinement scored 54% on ARC-AGI-2 versus Gemini 3 Deep Think's 45% at half the price.
During 2025, OpenAI released GPT-5 in August and Google launched Gemini 3 in November, Anthropic expanded Claude 4, the EU AI Act entered into force, and deepfake-related fraud rose about 3,000%.
A 2025 recap for Tech & AI
2025 was the year technology stopped being tomorrow’s promise and became today’s anchor. What began as a surge in generative AI and platform innovation two years prior crystallized this year into conc...
thenextweb.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
During 2025, OpenAI released GPT-5 in August and Google launched Gemini 3 in November, Anthropic expanded Claude 4, the EU AI Act entered into force, and deepfake-related fraud rose about 3,000%.
Ten executives predict that in 2026 enterprise AI adoption will accelerate, agentic/autonomous AI and agentic payments will expand, workplace digital workers will anticipate needs, cybersecurity and IP risks will increase, and workforce skills will shift toward orchestrating and auditing agents.
10 executives shared their 2026 AI predictions with us
From agentic payments to cybersecurity threats and workplace automation, top executives share their predictions for how AI will reshape 2026.
www.businessinsider.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Ten executives predict that in 2026 enterprise AI adoption will accelerate, agentic/autonomous AI and agentic payments will expand, workplace digital workers will anticipate needs, cybersecurity and IP risks will increase, and workforce skills will shift toward orchestrating and auditing agents.
BCG launched an internal AI R&D lab about 15 months ago and built a three-layer production model plus a marketplace, enabling a ~1,000-person enablement network to create about 36,000 custom GPTs and firm-wide AI products like Deckster, Ava, and GENE.
Inside BCG's AI product assembly line: 'Every company has to become a tech company'
Scott Wilder, a partner at BCG, went in-depth with Business Insider on how the firm is shifting from services to AI-driven products.
www.businessinsider.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
BCG launched an internal AI R&D lab about 15 months ago and built a three-layer production model plus a marketplace, enabling a ~1,000-person enablement network to create about 36,000 custom GPTs and firm-wide AI products like Deckster, Ava, and GENE.
Companies are proposing space-based AI data centers to relieve terrestrial land, power and water limits, with Google’s Project Suncatcher planning test launches in 2027 as firms spend "hundreds of billions" and OpenAI commits $1.4 trillion.
Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Companies are proposing space-based AI data centers to relieve terrestrial land, power and water limits, with Google’s Project Suncatcher planning test launches in 2027 as firms spend "hundreds of billions" and OpenAI commits $1.4 trillion.
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing IPOs that could occur as early as this year, expected to generate substantial fees and exits for banks, lawyers and investors and reshape private-tech valuations and secondary-market liquidity.
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to launch landmark IPOs
Three biggest US private tech groups plan listings as early as this year, raising hopes of windfall for banks, lawyers and investors
www.ft.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing IPOs that could occur as early as this year, expected to generate substantial fees and exits for banks, lawyers and investors and reshape private-tech valuations and secondary-market liquidity.
Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett reposted an AI-generated video falsely depicting musician Jack White saying "Don't even think about listening to my music, you fascists," prompting White to publicly condemn Burchett while the congressman said he shared it sarcastically.
Jack White blasts congressman for sharing AI video of him
Lawmaker Tim Burchett insisted that ‘of course’ he knew the misleading video was generated by artificial intelligence
www.independent.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett reposted an AI-generated video falsely depicting musician Jack White saying "Don't even think about listening to my music, you fascists," prompting White to publicly condemn Burchett while the congressman said he shared it sarcastically.
uh oh, looks like a tsunami is coming … dang that whole feed is so unhinged x.com/DHSgov/statu...
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
uh oh, looks like a tsunami is coming … dang that whole feed is so unhinged x.com/DHSgov/statu...
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said AI-generated content is now ubiquitous, Meta cannot reliably detect manipulated media, Instagram serves roughly 3 billion users, and he proposed cryptographic capture-level signing by camera manufacturers to verify authenticity.
Instagram chief: AI is so ubiquitous 'it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media'
Adam Mosseri offered a notably candid assessment on how AI is upending Instagram.
www.engadget.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said AI-generated content is now ubiquitous, Meta cannot reliably detect manipulated media, Instagram serves roughly 3 billion users, and he proposed cryptographic capture-level signing by camera manufacturers to verify authenticity.
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Here's my enormous round-up of everything we learned about LLMs in 2025 - the third in my annual series of reviews of the past twelve months
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/the-year-in-llms/
This year it's divided into 26 sections! This is the table of contents
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/the-year-in-llms/
This year it's divided into 26 sections! This is the table of contents
December 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Here's my enormous round-up of everything we learned about LLMs in 2025 - the third in my annual series of reviews of the past twelve months
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/the-year-in-llms/
This year it's divided into 26 sections! This is the table of contents
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/the-year-in-llms/
This year it's divided into 26 sections! This is the table of contents
Instagram head Adam Mosseri warned in a year-end 2025 slideshow that 'infinite synthetic content' will undermine trust in images and outlined plans to label AI-generated images, verify provenance, surface credibility signals and boost original content over years.
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
We’re all looking for the guy who did this.
www.theverge.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Instagram head Adam Mosseri warned in a year-end 2025 slideshow that 'infinite synthetic content' will undermine trust in images and outlined plans to label AI-generated images, verify provenance, surface credibility signals and boost original content over years.
The U.S. Army will open an AI/ML officer area of concentration to current officers starting in January via the Volunteer Transfer Incentive Program, aiming to reclassify an initial cadre by the end of FY2026 with graduate-level, hands-on AI training.
The US Army is preparing to train its first AI specialists
: What, weekend warriors from Silicon Valley not good enough?
www.theregister.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The U.S. Army will open an AI/ML officer area of concentration to current officers starting in January via the Volunteer Transfer Incentive Program, aiming to reclassify an initial cadre by the end of FY2026 with graduate-level, hands-on AI training.
The Bumblebee semiautonomous strike drone, developed by a venture led by Eric Schmidt, has flown over 1,000 combat missions across an ~800-mile Ukrainian front, can complete attacks after radio loss, and has proved resilient to jamming.
In Ukraine, a New Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The Bumblebee semiautonomous strike drone, developed by a venture led by Eric Schmidt, has flown over 1,000 combat missions across an ~800-mile Ukrainian front, can complete attacks after radio loss, and has proved resilient to jamming.
OpenAI sources say ChatGPT working to unleash sponsored ads above organic results.
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
OpenAI sources say ChatGPT working to unleash sponsored ads above organic results.
ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) on Nvidia AI chips in 2026, up from roughly 85 billion yuan in 2025, people familiar with the matter said, contingent on approval to sell Nvidia's H200 GPUs in China.
Exclusive | ByteDance to pour US$14 billion into Nvidia chips in 2026 as AI demand surges
Chinese unicorn’s computing needs have climbed across its portfolio of popular apps, cloud unit Volcano Engine and large language models.
www.scmp.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) on Nvidia AI chips in 2026, up from roughly 85 billion yuan in 2025, people familiar with the matter said, contingent on approval to sell Nvidia's H200 GPUs in China.
UPrinting surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults via Pollfish and found 25% of small business owners lost clients to AI tools, 65.5% fear AI will make their business less personal, and 46% say AI helps most with marketing content.
1 In 4 Business Owners Say AI Is costing Them Clients: Here’s What That Means For 2026
Responses were analyzed by demographic groups to identify trends and differences across age, income level, and job role.
finance.yahoo.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
UPrinting surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults via Pollfish and found 25% of small business owners lost clients to AI tools, 65.5% fear AI will make their business less personal, and 46% say AI helps most with marketing content.
Generative AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini now produce text, images, music and solve coding and math tasks, and experts including Melanie Mitchell, Emily Bender and Yoshua Bengio warn of safety, misuse and privacy risks.
Science fiction warned AI could end humanity. We may soon learn if it's possible.
Tech companies are claiming machines more intelligent than us and capable of having their own agendas are just around the corner.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Generative AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini now produce text, images, music and solve coding and math tasks, and experts including Melanie Mitchell, Emily Bender and Yoshua Bengio warn of safety, misuse and privacy risks.