ASML bookings nearly double expectations on AI demand

Erik van Klinken / techzine - ASML reported record quarterly bookings of 13.2 billion euros in Q4 2025, nearly doubling analyst predictions. The Dutch chip equipment maker’s results highlight once more that the AI infrastructure buildout shows no signs of slowing down. The Veldhoven-b…

Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:21 am / permalink 18476 / 12 stories in 5 wks

Kimi Open-Sources K2.5 Model, Adding Advanced Vision Understanding, Coding, and Agent Cluster Capabilities

pandaily - Moonshot AI has open-sourced its new Kimi K2.5 model, bringing native multimodal reasoning, advanced coding support, and scalable Agent cluster capabilities to developers and enterprises.

Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 18472 / 5 stories in 5 wks

OpenAI Releases Prism, a Claude Code-Like App For Scientific Research

BeauHD / slashdot - OpenAI has launched Prism, a free scientific research app that aims to do for scientific writing what coding agents did for programming. Engadget reports: Prism builds on Crixet, a cloud-based LaTeX platform the company is announcing it acquired today. Fo…

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 18465 / 10 stories in 5 wks

Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google's AI Plus is coming to the US and 34 other new countries today, and it's available at just $3.99/month for the first two months for new subscribers.The post Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US appeared first…

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 18451 / 7 stories in 5 wks

Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Matt G. Southern / searchenginejournal - Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews and adding a direct path to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode.The post Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 18447 / 9 stories in 5 wks

EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - The European Commission (EC) announced today that Google has six months to open up Android to rival AI services.The post EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 18444 / 7 stories in 5 wks

Pinterest layoffs today: 15% of jobs cut as social media giant is latest to cite shift to AI

Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - Nike isn’t the only household corporate name to announce significant layoffs this week. Just a day after the sporting goods giant announced layoffs, citing a further embrace of automation, social media giant Pinterest has announced it will cut jobs. The d…

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 18443 / 9 stories in 5 wks

Exploring Clawdbot, the AI agent taking the internet by storm — AI agent can automate tasks for you, but there are significant risks involved

tomshardware - Clawdbot is a new pseudo-locally-hosted gateway for agentic AI that offers a sneak peek at both good and bad futures for the technology.

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 18435 / 8 stories in 5 wks

Brickanta closes $8M round to expand AI use in construction planning

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Stockholm-based Brickanta, an agentic AIplatform for the construction industry, has closed an $8 million seed fundinground led by Northzone. The round includes participation from global sportsfigures,...

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 18433 / 4 stories in 5 wks

Gemini In Google Calendar Now Helps You Find the Best Meeting Time For All Attendees

BeauHD / slashdot - Google is adding Gemini-powered "Suggested times" to Google Calendar, automatically scanning attendees' calendars to surface the best meeting slots based on availability, work hours, and conflicts. The feature also streamlines rescheduling with one-click …

Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 18426 / 3 stories in 5 wks

Synthesia raises $200M at $4B valuation to build worker skills using AI avatars

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - London-based Synthesia Ltd., an artificial intelligence video avatar platform, today announced that it has raised $200 million in a late-stage funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $4 billion. Founded in 2017, Synthesia offers a platform that gener…

Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 18396 / 12 stories in 5 wks

Your browser already runs hostile code. Could it sandbox AI agents too?

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Google's Paul Kinlan argues browsers' 30-year security model could sandbox AI agents without container overhead. Here's how Co-do proves the concept.

Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 18393 / 4 stories in 5 wks

Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Orbital, an AI platformfor real estate law, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round tosupport continued growth in the US and UK. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital andincluded parti...

Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 18392 / 8 stories in 5 wks