AI News - January 20, 2026

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We're excited to bring you this week's roundup of the most fascinating AI news, updates, and breakthroughs! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and explore the incredible world of AI with us.

🔥 Top AI Stories of the Week

1. Chinese startup Matrix Robotics unveils Matrix 3 a new robot that moves like a human and can adapt to a wide variety of tasks. [Link]

2. OpenAI:

   1. OpenAI will begin testing ads on ChatGPT. [Link]

   2. OpenAI is looking to make a major push into robotics manufacturing. [Link]

3. The University of North Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation team up to use AI to detect roadway hazards. [Link]

4. The Trump administration wants AI companies to foot the bill to build new power plants to offset massive electrical use in their data centers. [Link]

5. Consulting firm McKinsey employs 25000 AI agents, according to their CEO. [Link]

6. The California attorney general has sent a cease and desist order to X AI over its generation of deepfakes. [Link]

7. AI is now solving high level mathematics problems. [Link]

8. Elon Musk seeks 134 billion USD in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged fraud. [Link]

9. Actor Matthew McConaughey trademarks his image in order to beat unauthorized use of his voice and image by AI. [Link]

10. Boston Dynamics reveals its production ready version of its Atlas robot at CES 2026. [Link]

11. Google is getting a Gemini AI overhaul allowing Gemini to apply AI tools to e-mail creation and search. [Link]