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12 January 2026

Motional Driverless Robotaxi Launch

Motional is launching an AI-centric driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas by late 2026, fundamentally shifting operational control from human drivers to autonomous systems and introducing new oversight challenges.

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11 January 2026

Anthropic Claude Healthcare Expansion

Anthropic has launched a HIPAA-compliant health care offering for its Claude AI, enabling hospitals, medical providers, and consumers to process protected health data. This expands Claude's operational scope into sensitive medical environments.

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11 January 2026

Google AI Medical Content Restriction

Google has removed AI Overviews for specific medical queries following a Guardian investigation that found misleading information. This alters the availability of AI-generated health summaries, increasing oversight burdens for platform operators and content quality assurance teams.

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11 January 2026

Google AI Commerce Protocol

Google introduced a new protocol allowing merchants to offer discounts directly within AI mode results, altering how commercial transactions can be initiated and managed through AI agents.

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10 January 2026

OpenAI Contractor IP Uploads

OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs, creating significant intellectual property and confidentiality risks for the organisation by potentially acquiring third-party proprietary information without clear rights.

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10 January 2026

Nvidia AI Valuation Scrutiny

A Financial Times analysis questions the sustainability of Nvidia's high share valuation, increasing financial scrutiny on a critical AI technology supplier. This raises due diligence requirements for procurement and platform operators regarding supply chain stability.

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10 January 2026

Meta Nuclear Power Agreements

Meta Platforms Inc. has committed to pre-pay for power from planned nuclear reactors by Oklo and TerraPower, establishing new long-term energy supply dependencies and financial exposure to unbuilt infrastructure.

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10 January 2026

SB Energy Data Center Contract

OpenAI and SoftBank's $1bn investment in SB Energy, coupled with a contract for a Stargate data centre, creates a critical single-vendor dependency for OpenAI's future infrastructure, increasing operational exposure and oversight requirements for its core AI capabilities.

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9 January 2026

MiniMax Public Listing Impact

Chinese AI developer MiniMax has gone public, with its shares doubling on debut, signaling a broader trend of AI companies seeking public listings and introducing new financial and regulatory obligations for the firm.

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9 January 2026

Anthropic Allianz Code Agents

Anthropic has secured its first enterprise deal of 2026 with Allianz, involving the development of AI agents and the provision of Claude's code, establishing a new operational dependency for the insurer.

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