#AI is weakening #CriticalThinking is a concern that is echoed #globally, according to a survey by the #AmericanAssociationofColleges&Universities & #ElonUniversity. A small set of design principles that determine whether AI augments learning or quietly erodes it. www.forbes.com/sites/avival...

#Google is rolling out #ProjectGenie, a world model developed by #DeepMind that simulate how environments behave & how actions affect them. Genie generates the path ahead as you move, simulating physics and interactions at 24 frames per second in 720p resolution. www.techbuzz.ai/articles/goo...

Acquisitions: #Apple > #Q.AI; #Handshake > #Cleanlab; #IonQ > #SkyloomGlobal; #SpringHealth > #Alma; #Yelp > #Hatch Agreed Acquisitions: #IonQ > #SkyWater + #SeedInnovations; #Rover > #Meowtel

Funding Raises: #Anthropic +$10B; #CoreWeave $2B; #Waabi $750M; #RedwoodMaterials $425M; #RicursiveIntelligence $300M; #Decagon $250M; #UpwindSecurity $250M; #TenpointTherapeutics $235M; #Synthesia $200M; #UpscaleAI $200M; #FlappingAirplanes $180M; #Inferact $150M; #PaleBlueDotAI $150M

Starting in the fall, every #student in elementary and middle school in #Beijing, and several other districts, began #learning about #AI. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

#CDuro is a new Czech #mountainbike manufacturer; their carbon frames are manufactured in a unique way where #robot-wound filaments of carbon fiber bind the tubes to one another. www.pinkbike.com/news/first-l...

#AI will only do what is asked of it: A study in #Nature finds that AI models #trained to #perform #poorly on a specific task, such as writing insecure code, can exhibit harmful behavior across unrelated tasks. techxplore.com/news/2026-01...

Future Proof Your #Career: a 10-day sprint can rapidly close #AI #skills gaps. hrexecutive.com/accelerating...

Engineers at a top #Chinese #Beihang University, a military-linked school, have been studying #drone-swarm #combat by modeling defensive and offensive drones on hawks and doves, as well as other animals. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/insi...

#AgenticAI is transforming processes with autonomous decision-making. #Enterprises are rapidly adopting agents to solve the biggest challenges across industries. But consider potential dangers, such as an expanding attack surface & the #risk of cascading failures. www.smartbrief.com/original/bey...

86% of #education organizations use #generativeAI. AI’s impact extends education, supporting #personalizedlearning that adapts to individual needs, delivers instant #feedback, enhances #student #engagement & #outcomes, and reduces administrative demands. www.facultyfocus.com/articles/tea...

#Multitasking #robots equipped with artificial intelligence will change the world. Mankind has to be ready to get the best out of them. How this is done will be decided in boardrooms & tech labs. www.ft.com/content/3449...

#AI vendors such as #GongAI aim to reduce the number of menial tasks #sales teams must perform. Gong is an AI-powered #revenue intelligence platform that helps sales & revenue teams boost productivity with AI . aibusiness.com/generative-a...

#LavistaFerres, who leads #Microsoft’s #AIEconomyInstitute & is director of the company’s #AIforGoodLab believes we must equip people with the skills needed to #use #AI effectively & understand how AI itself is #reshaping #education as a whole. news.microsoft.com/signal/artic...

#Oshen produced the first ocean #robot to collect data through a Category 5 #hurricane. techcrunch.com/2026/01/17/o...

The #willingness & #ability to #experiment in the age of #AI probably counts as more important than traditional corporate experience or corporate tenure, reflects #Berge who is co-founder & chief business officer at #Antler. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/b...

A study, “The effects of robot learning on human teachers for learning from demonstration” delves into how #robots can enhance the #teaching methodologies employed by human instructors, particularly in contexts that leverage #LearningFfromDemonstration. bioengineer.org/how-robot-le...

#Robot #design is moving away from purely humanoid forms toward #specialized #shapes such as caninoids & versatile, multifunctional grippers. The new focus #prioritizes maximizing #stability & #versatility for the specific task at hand.

Some fast-rising #jobs do not require a four-year degree & companies are looking at candidates who have certifications to fill roles. #Google's affordable Career Certificates in #dataanalytics, #projectmanagement & #cybersecurity can be completed in about 6 months.

The #EuropeanMedicinesAgency & the #FoodandDrugAdministration have established common principles for #artificialintelligence use in #medicine #development, aiming to manage AI's #potential & #risks. www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...

#Microsoft is collaborating with #colleges & #universities to #prepare #students for an #AI-driven #workforce. The partnership includes tools such as the #AISkillsNavigator, which offers personalized learning pathways and real-world credentials. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-...

#Adobe's new #AI-powered #video editing tools for #Premiere & #AfterEffects promise to automate some of the most tedious parts of post-production work. The headline feature is #ObjectMask, which lets you hover over any person or object in your video & click to generate a tracking mask in seconds.

Agreed Acquisitions: #BostonScientific > #Penumbra; #CapitalOne > #Brex; #Clickhouse > #Langfuse; #GSK > #RAPTTherapeutics; #MarvelTechnology > #XConn; #Plume > #Sweepr Merger: #ClearGov & #Gravity IPOs: #BitgoHoldings; #EquipmentShare.com

More Acquisitions: #BigBear.ai > #CargoSeer; #Cloudflare > #HumanNative + #Astro; #DatavaultAI > #APIMediaInnovation; #JPMorganChase > #WealthOS; #Newsela > #Schoolytics; #Parsons > #AltamiraTech; #Payoneer > #Boundless; #PayPal > #Cymbio; #Presidio > #Ergo; #TetraTech > #Halvik

More Funding Raises: #JetZero $175M; #Claroty $150M Series F; #Corgi $108M Seed & Series A; #epiBiologics $107M; #Lyte $107M; #Cambium $100M Series B Acquisitions: #Airwallex > #Paynuri; #AtlanticInternational > #Circle8Group; #BaseAi > #EverAfter; #BigBear.ai > #CargoSeer

Funding Raises: #SkildAI $1.4B; #Zipline $600M; #Etched.ai $500M; #Humans& $480M Seed; #ClickHouse $400M Series D; #Replit $400M Series D; #Baseten $300M Series E; #MergeLabs $252M Seed; #OpenEvidence $400M; #Pennylane €175M Series E; #Openbrief $200M; #Harmonic $120M

#Microsoft introduces #ElevateforEducators, a program connecting educators with community, professional development & AI tools to transform teaching. www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat...

Since debuting in 2019, Love, Death, & #Robots has raised the bar for what an animated sci-fi anthology can accomplish. screenrant.com/love-death-r...

Pushing back against growing skepticism regarding the sustainability of #AI spending, #Nvidia CEO #Huang argued at Davos, that high capital expenditures are not a sign of a financial bubble, but rather evidence of “the largest infrastructure buildout in human history.” fortune.com/2026/01/21/j...

Researchers #Yang & #Li explore the application of #deeplearning technologies to foster personalized learning experiences in #colleges & #universities. They outline the need for an #adaptive #curriculum that reflects the dynamic nature of #entrepreneurship. bioengineer.org/deep-learnin...

At #Davos, #Nvidia CEO #Huang said AI #robotics is a “once-in-a-generation” #opportunity for #Europe. To take full advantage of AI, Europe has to “get serious” about its #energy supply, Huang said. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/n...

#AI "substantially reduces wage inequality while #raising average #wages by 21%," according to a new working paper co-authored by an assistant professor at #StanfordUniversity. www.foxbusiness.com/economy/ai-r...

For #students seeking hands-on #STEM learning, DIY robotics kits like the #Arduino Student Kit & options from #Sphero or #OzRobotics offer practical coding, electronics & engineering through projects that foster problem-solving, teamwork & digital literacy for future innovation.

#IDFsoldiers thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons across the #Egyptian border using #drones, the military says. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

#AI is offering #people a way to figure out what they really want in #romance. www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

Blending digital technology, #animatronics, and a stunning original score, #RobotSong is a joyful, uplifting reminder of the power of #love & #imagination. www.bam.org/education/20...

#Colombia launched a $1.68 billion project to develop a so-called #antidrone shield to protect the country from attacks by unmanned #drones operated by illegal armed groups, the defense minister said. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

#ArtificialIntelligence is #saving workers #time, but a large share of those gains is being erased by the effort required to fix AI-generated #mistakes, according to a new #Workday survey. qz.com/ai-mistakes-...

Researchers are consistently seeking innovative methodologies to expand the capabilities & functionalities of #robots. The newly proposed framework, termed #L2D2, revolutionizes the concept of how robots learn from #2D #drawings. bioengineer.org/robot-learns...

#Acemate for #tennis: it reads the game; it reacts; and it moves. With dual 4K binocular cameras and advanced on-device AI, the #robot perceives the court with a level of human-like accuracy, tracking the ball with centimeter precision and reacting in just 0.15 seconds. www.ispo.com/award-winner...

As #kids grow, their feelings become more complex, and the signs of true #happiness can be harder to identify. So, how can you tell if your child is genuinely happy? Here are some #signs: www.parents.com/signs-your-c...

It’s the moment some software engineers, executives and investors turn their work over to #Anthropic’s #Claude AI—and then witness a thinking machine of shocking capability, even in an age awash in powerful artificial-intelligence tools. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

Most #university employees are using #AI, but many aren’t sure how their institution wants them to employ the tools or how they feel about them, according to a new report. www.insidehighered.com/news/workpla...

#Contactless #VitalSign #monitoring represents a paradigm shift in #healthcare technology. #AI has advanced this field, transforming it into a sophisticated ecosystem that captures, analyzes & interprets vital health data with better #accuracy & #efficiency. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Acquisitions: #CareRev < #InteltCare; #CorpAcq > #Nonwovenn; #GlobalPayments > #Worldpay; #Haemonetics > #VivasureMedical; #InherentGroup > #Inovacom; #Whitevision > #DocumentLogistix Agreed Acquisitions: #OpenAI > #Convogo; #Snowflake > #Observe; #Teneo > #ClarityPartners

Funding Raises: #Parloa $350M Series D; #Rain $250M Series C; #OrcaBio $250M Series F; #AirNexisTherapeutics $200M Series A; #HarmattanAI $200M Series B; #JetZero $175M Series B; #Medipost $140M; #Torq $140M; #DefenseUnicorns $136M Series B; #Deepgram $130M Series C

Most #university #employees are using #AI, but many aren’t sure how their institution wants them to employ the tools or how they feel about them, according to a new report. www.insidehighered.com/news/workpla...

Analysts see investment opportunities in makers of #components, #DefenseTechnology & #CriticalMinerals that will be vital to the future of #robotics. www.marketwatch.com/story/3-ways...

#Geopolitical tensions & escalating #trade restrictions could reshape #semiconductor #supplychains, with far-reaching implications for #AI #chip innovation, the global economy, national security & scientific progress, according to #DeloitteGlobal’s report. deloitte.wsj.com/cio/ai-boom-...

#BrookingsInstitution’s study found that #AI has the potential to #benefit or #hinder #students, depending on how it is #used. We all have the agency, the capacity & imperative to help AI enrich, not diminish, students’ learning & development. www.brookings.edu/articles/a-n...