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OpenAI Bets on Brain-Computer Interfaces With Merge Labs Investment

OpenAI has participated in the seed funding round of Merge Labs, a research lab focused on developing new brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies. The company said such interfaces could enable more direct human interaction with AI. According to a recent report, the company has raised a total of $252 million at a valuation of $850 million,

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Irina Ghose Appointed Anthropic’s India MD Ahead of Bengaluru Office Opening

Anthropic has appointed Irina Ghose as the managing director in India, as the company prepares to open its first office in Bengaluru. Ghose joins Anthropic with more than 30 years of experience in building and scaling technology businesses. Previously, she held the post of managing director at Microsoft India, where she led enterprise AI adoption

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Weekly Review 16 January 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Economists are uncertain about the impact of AI: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4108089/a-wild-future-how-economists-are-handling-ai-uncertainty-in-forecasts.htmlPredicting health issues from sleep data using AI: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/583468/ai-uses-sleep-study-data-to-accurately-predict-dozens-of-health-issuesYet another AI posing a security risk: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/ibm_bob_vulnerability/Snowflake is embedding AI into its data handling tools: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/snowflake_google_gemini_support/AI is using so much RAM that there aren’t

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ET AI Awards: If you are building, buying, or backing AI, attendance is the advantage

The ET AI Awards are not just a celebration of excellence in artificial intelligence. They are a strategic gathering for leaders who are shaping how AI is built, adopted, and funded. For attendees, the value lies in gaining direct exposure to decision making across the AI value chain, understanding where momentum is building, and identifying

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Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues xAI, alleges Grok generated explicit deepfakes of her

Ashley St Clair, Elon Musk’s child’s mother, has sued xAI for generating explicit deepfake images of her via Grok AI. She claims emotional distress and loss of privacy, while xAI counters that she breached contract by filing in the wrong court. Several countries are considering banning Grok.

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