AI News - January 27, 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. Electric car racing Formula E uses AI to meet zero emission targets. [Link]

2. The Gates foundation and OpenAI launch a 59 million USD initiative in Africa. [Link]

3. Tech workers from Google, OpenAI and others demand that their CEO’s contact the White House to demand an end to ICE immigration raids. [Link]

4. Microsoft has launched a new chip, the Maia 200, designed for faster AI inference. [Link]

5. The European Union has officially opened an investigation into Grok over sexualized images. [Link]

6. Apple Computer plans to revise its Siri application to act as a chatbot. [Link]

7. The U.S. state of Georgia pushes laws to ban construction of AI Datacenter over water and power shortage fears. [Link]

8. Kristilina Geoergieva, the head of the IMF says that young people will be most affected by a ‘tsunami’ of job losses due to AI. [Link]

9. The UK government backs down on approval for an AI data center after protesters push back. [Link]

10. Northhamptonshire county council is using AI to reduce instances of ‘fly tipping’ i.e. illegal waste dumping. [Link]

11. The United States and Japan have signed an agreement to collaborate on AI Quantum Computing and other cutting edge technologies. [Link]