Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to restart development of the company's shelved Dojo3 third-generation AI chip roughly five months after shutting down the original project. The chip, once intended for self-driving training, is now being repositioned for space-based AI computing as part of a broader plan involving compute satellites powered by continuous solar energy.

On January 20, 2026, X open-sourced the core architecture of its feed-ranking algorithm, built on a Grok-based transformer model. The company outlined an end-to-end machine-learning system in Rust and Python and pledged four-week public updates with developer notes. The move coincides with stricter policies on crypto-linked engagement apps.

On January 20, 2026 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that permitting exports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China poses a grave security risk, likening it to selling nuclear weapons to North Korea. His remarks followed a U.S. policy shift easing chip-export curbs, as Nvidia and AMD target Chinese demand amid bullish revenue forecasts.

Kazakhstan's new artificial intelligence law, which took effect on January 18, establishes a human-centered framework that prioritizes individual rights, freedoms, and safety while regulating AI development and use. The legislation bans certain manipulative and discriminatory AI practices, mandates clear labeling of synthetic content, and clarifies rules around copyright and AI training data. On January 19, the government also launched the AI Governance 500 program to train around 100 public-sector executives, alongside a UNESCO-led assessment of the country's readiness for human-centered AI.

OpenAI’s Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar reported that the company’s annual revenue climbed from $2 billion in 2023 to $6 billion in 2024 and is projected to exceed $20 billion in 2025. She linked this roughly 10-fold increase over two years to a 9.5-fold expansion in compute resources, with capacity rising from 0.2 gigawatts to about 1.9 gigawatts, and outlined plans for agents, commerce, and advertising features from 2026.

NASA conducted a blockchain experiment with an Alta-X drone at its Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley to protect aircraft-to-ground communications from cyberattacks. The system distributed flight data across multiple platforms so that each interaction was logged and verified, aiming to keep information tamper-resistant while the drone flew under normal conditions. Researchers believe this decentralized approach could later support safer autonomous aircraft, delivery drones, and urban air mobility operations.

Lumen Technologies' stock climbed 46.3% in 2025 versus the S&P 500's 16.4%, aided by August and October partnerships with the Pac‑12 broadcaster and Palantir ($200 million). Early 2026 shares are up about 8.8%, with earnings due February 3, 2026. Lumen targets 47 million total fiber miles by end‑2028, while analysts' median price target stands at $7.56.

On January 18, 2026, Tencent Holdings urged major tech firms to collaborate on improving chatbots and digital assistants for seniors, left-behind children, and other vulnerable users. The company's research team is developing specialized training data and reports that leading Chinese and U.S. models, including Hunyuan, underperform on sensitive topics such as sex education.