China has posted a draft of new AI regulations that specifically govern services impacting human mental health. The proposed rules, open for public comment until January 25, 2026, would apply to any AI accessible within China, including foreign-made systems. This move highlights the global scramble
xFusion, China’s top AI server provider, has hired Citic Securities to guide it toward an initial public offering. The move comes as AI-related stocks in China are seeing massive first-day pops, with indices up sharply. The company was spun off from Huawei in 2021.
Elon Musk’s xAI has secured a monumental $20 billion in new funding. The capital will accelerate its data center buildout and the development of its Grok AI models, which now reach 600 million users.
Lenovo has unveiled a new ultra-compact desktop PC, the Yoga Mini i, at CES 2026. It’s powered by Intel’s next-gen Panther Lake processors and is designed as an AI companion, with a launch date set for June 2026 starting at $699.99.
Lenovo is launching a new version of its Legion Go 2 handheld PC with SteamOS pre-installed. The move addresses a major pain point for users and follows the success of its smaller Legion Go S model.
Baratunde Cola’s company, Carbice, is scaling up production of its carbon nanotube cooling interface. The tech, funded by a $20 million DARPA grant and a $20M Series A, could replace unreliable thermal paste in servers and GPUs.
Microsoft is buying agentic AI startup Osmos to boost its Fabric data platform. The goal is to let AI handle the tedious work of preparing data, freeing up teams for actual analysis. The Osmos team will join Microsoft’s Fabric group immediately.
Nvidia has unveiled its next-generation Vera Rubin AI computing platform. It promises to dramatically cut the cost of running AI while accelerating the training of complex models. Systems are expected to hit the market in late 2026.
Viral beauty brand Fazit is skipping the traditional job board to hunt for a Director of Partnerships. Co-founder Aliett Buttelman is using a controversial “gorilla hiring” strategy on LinkedIn. The post has already sparked nearly 900 reactions.
A new social engineering campaign is targeting European hotels. Staff are tricked by fake Booking.com emails that show a bogus Blue Screen of Death, leading them to install malware themselves. The attack bypasses many automated security controls.
