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• This $800M Startup Makes ChatGPT 24x Faster

  23-01-2026 19:24 via eweek.com
  Every time ChatGPT takes three seconds to respond instead of 30, there’s probably infrastructure like vLLM working behind the scenes. You’ve been using it without knowing it. And now, the team behind it just became an $800 million company overnight.Here are the detailsToday, Inferact launched with a massive $150 million seed round to commercialize the open-source inference engine that’s already powering AI at Amazon, major cloud providers, and thousands of developers world
  
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• AI Is Becoming a Default Job Requirement, Indeed Report Finds

  23-01-2026 17:45 via eweek.com
  AI is rapidly becoming a baseline expectation in hiring, showing up across job listings far beyond engineering and IT. Employers are adding language about artificial intelligence to job postings across industries, from sales and marketing to finance and operations.New research from Indeed’s Hiring Lab shows AI references spreading rapidly across job listings, including roles where the technology is not yet central to the day-to-day work. The trend suggests AI is becoming a default qualific
  
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• Datensouveränität heute: Sicherheit beginnt am Endpunkt

  23-01-2026 17:28 via eweek.com
  Die Bedrohungslage entwickelt sich weiter in rasantem Tempo. Während Cloud-Dienste und Identity Platforms attraktive Ziele bleiben, konzentrieren sich Angreifer zunehmend auf eine Ebene, die viele Unternehmen noch immer unterschätzen: den Endpunkt. Ausgereifte Phishing-Kampagnen, Firmware-basierte Implants und KI-generierte Exploits verwischen die Grenzen zwischen Nutzerinteraktion und Eindringen – und umgehen klassische Schutzmechanismen dabei häufig.Mit der Verfestigung vo
  
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• Arbeit neu denken: HP zeigt, dass Unternehmen 85 % der Faktoren beeinflussen, die die Mitarbeiterzufriedenheit prägen

  23-01-2026 16:54 via eweek.com
  An einem regnerischen Montagmorgen im Jahr 2016 sitzt eine Teamleitung in München in einem grell beleuchteten Büro und prüft Tabellen auf einem Desktop-PC. Das Team arbeitet im selben Gebäude – verbunden durch räumliche Nähe statt durch ein gemeinsames Ziel. Meetings finden an physischen Tischen statt, nicht per Videocall. Entscheidungen werden top-down getroffen. Tools sind einheitlich. Und Technologie ist zwar hilfreich, passt sich jedoch nicht an die Bed&uu
  
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• Google AI Mode Can Now Use Gmail, Photos to Personalize Search Results

  23-01-2026 15:54 via eweek.com
  Google is giving its AI-powered search a memory boost. The company says its AI Mode can now draw on users’ Gmail and Google Photos to deliver answers that feel far more personal.In a blog post published Thursday, Google announced it is expanding a feature called Personal Intelligence to AI Mode in Google Search. The update allows AI Mode to securely connect with Gmail and Google Photos, giving the system more context about a user’s plans, habits, and preferences.“Personal Intel
  
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• Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs in Talks for Fundraising at $5B Valuation

  23-01-2026 14:44 via eweek.com
  The “godmother of AI” is open to offers she can’t refuse.
  Silicon Valley is preparing for another high-profile AI fundraising, as Fei-Fei Li is reportedly in talks to raise fresh investment that would value her start-up World Labs at $5 billion.
  Sources spoke to Bloomberg about the potential deal. It signals growing investor appetite for AI companies working beyond text and images and into what some see as the next frontier: systems capable of understanding and operating inside
  
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• Huang: Nvidia Has Dethroned Apple as TSMC’s Top Customer

  23-01-2026 14:34 via eweek.com
  Apple ruled Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s order book for years. That crown has now changed hands.Nvidia has overtaken Apple as the largest customer of TSMC, marking a major shift in the global semiconductor industry. The confirmation came directly from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a recent podcast appearance, putting an end to speculation about how far AI chip demand has reshaped foundry priorities.Huang made the remark on “A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton,” a podc
  
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• Google Invests in Sakana AI to Strengthen Gemini’s Reach in Japan

  23-01-2026 13:08 via eweek.com
  Sakana AI, fresh off its Series B funding round, has announced a new partnership with Google that includes a financial investment from the tech giant.
  The investment amount has not been disclosed, but the move highlights how major global cloud and AI providers are increasingly seeking deeper relationships with fast-moving research labs and startups, especially those positioned to commercialize advanced AI in heavily regulated markets.
  For Sakana AI, the partnership represents both a vote of conf
  
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• Scarlett Johansson Joins Hollywood Stars in Blasting AI Giants for ‘Theft’

  23-01-2026 10:24 via eweek.com
  Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have joined forces in what could be the most consequential legal battle against AI companies.
  Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are backing a major campaign targeting AI firms for what they call outright theft of celebrity voices and likenesses.
  They have accused unnamed tech giants of “theft” and called on the companies to pursue “ethical” partnerships when accessing artistic content. The letter represent
  
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• KI-Agenten und On-Device-Intelligenz definieren den Arbeitsplatz völlig neu

  23-01-2026 09:57 via eweek.com
  Enterprise-KI bedeutete einst, Daten an einen Cloud-Endpunkt zu senden, auf das Ergebnis zu warten und dieses dann in lokale Tools zu integrieren. Doch dieses Muster verändert sich. 43 % aller PC-Lieferungen im Jahr 2025 waren KI-PCs und Prognosen zufolge werden KI-Laptops – d. h. Laptops mit integrierten Neural Processing Units (NPUs) neben Central Processing Units (CPUs) und Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) – im Jahr 2026 die einzige Wahl1 für große Unternehmen sei
  
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• I-Agenten und On-Device-Intelligenz definieren den Arbeitsplatz völlig neu

  23-01-2026 09:57 via eweek.com
  Enterprise-KI bedeutete einst, Daten an einen Cloud-Endpunkt zu senden, auf das Ergebnis zu warten und dieses dann in lokale Tools zu integrieren. Doch dieses Muster verändert sich. 43 % aller PC-Lieferungen im Jahr 2025 waren KI-PCs und Prognosen zufolge werden KI-Laptops – d. h. Laptops mit integrierten Neural Processing Units (NPUs) neben Central Processing Units (CPUs) und Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) – im Jahr 2026 die einzige Wahl1 für große Unternehmen sei
  
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• Google Pulls Top Talent From AI Voice Firm Hume AI

  23-01-2026 08:54 via eweek.com
  Google DeepMind has executed a talent heist that reveals its new strategy for emotional AI dominance.
  Hume AI’s CEO Alan Cowen, who holds a PhD in psychology, is joining Google DeepMind alongside several key engineers as part of a major licensing agreement, according to Wired.
  The startup, which has secured $74 million in funding and projects $100 million in revenue for 2026, specializes in technology that detects emotions in users’ voices and creates incredibly realistic voice inter
  
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