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Back to EpisodesDX Today AI Daily Brief - Thursday, January 8, 2026
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Welcome to the DX Today news desk where you get facts and no hype. Today is Thursday, January 8, 2026. We are tracking a massive shakeup in valuations today as Anthropic reportedly eyes a $350 billion price tag, doubling its worth in just four months. Let's get into the details.Today's Headlines:1. Anthropic Negotiating $350 Billion Valuation2. OpenAI Launches 'ChatGPT Health'3. Google Announces AI Inbox for Gmail4. Zhipu AI Goes Public in Hong Kong5. NVIDIA Releases Physical AI Models for Robotics6. Musk vs. OpenAI Lawsuit Moves to Trial7. DeepSeek Confirms Retention of Core R1 Team8. Beijing Reviews Meta's Acquisition of Manus9. Federal AI Whistleblower Protection Act Introduced10. Samsung Profits Triple on AI Chip Demand11. Google and Character.AI Settle Major Lawsuit12. Research Paper Quantifies 'Agent Drift'That wraps up today's briefing. This is the DX Today news desk, where you get facts and no hype. Thanks for listening.