JPMorgan Chase is cutting ties with traditional proxy advisory firms. Its asset management unit will now use an internal AI system, named Proxy IQ, to handle shareholder votes and analyze data for thousands of annual company meetings.
Yann LeCun, one of AI’s founding figures, is departing Meta to launch a startup focused on his vision of “world models.” He is openly critical of the industry’s obsession with large language models, calling them a dead end for achieving human-like machine intelligence. His new company, Advanced Mach
Universal Music Group is partnering with chip giant Nvidia to expand its AI capabilities. The deal focuses on using AI for music discovery and creation while aiming to protect artists’ copyrights.
China’s commerce ministry announced an anti-dumping investigation into dichlorosilane imports from Japan on January 7. This move directly follows a new export ban on dual-use items to Japan, highlighting rapidly deteriorating trade relations.
A UBS strategist says fears of a junk downgrade for Oracle are overblown. The company’s credit fate now hinges on the success of its AI bet and future borrowing.
A rare consensus among top analyst firms like IDC and Forrester has named Boston Consulting Group a Leader across multiple domains. This signals a major shift in what companies need from consultants as AI moves from pilot projects to core operations.
Snowflake is integrating Google’s Gemini AI models into its Cortex AI platform. Customers can now use Gemini 1.5 Flash and the upcoming Gemini 1.5 Pro to analyze data stored in Snowflake across multiple clouds. This is part of Snowflake’s push to offer a wide choice of AI models directly within its
Senator Ron Wyden, a co-author of Section 230, says the law does not protect AI chatbots like Elon Musk’s Grok from liability when they generate illegal content, such as child sexual abuse material. This comes as users report prompting Grok to create non-consensual, sexualized imagery of women and c
At CES 2026, Acer announced a full portfolio of new Copilot+ PCs running on AMD’s just-revealed Ryzen AI 400 Series processors. The lineup includes the Swift Go 16 AI, Aspire AI models, and the Nitro V 16 AI gaming laptop, all featuring the new chip’s AI capabilities.
Nvidia has launched its next-generation Vera Rubin platform for AI data centers. The system is built around six pieces of silicon, with a heavy emphasis on networking hardware to keep massive AI clusters running.
