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Amazon plans to double its AI capacity by the end of 2027, with a focus on monetizing it as fast as possible. The company will spend $200 billion in 2026, mostly on AWS, to meet the growing demand for AI workloads. Amazon's homegrown chips, such as Trainium and Graviton, are already delivering annualized revenue run-rate of $10 billion and are expected to play a key role in the company's AI strategy.

GPT-5.3 Codex is an upgraded version of Codex, offering improved speed, autonomy, and user experience. It excels in coding tasks with well-specified requirements and is more creative than its predecessors. However, it still lacks the ability to infer intent and may get stuck in rabbit holes. The model is a significant upgrade for existing Codex users and may change how developers work with it.

OpenAI has launched OpenAI Frontier, a platform designed for enterprises to build and manage AI agents. The platform allows users to program AI agents to connect to external data and applications, and manage their access and capabilities. Frontier is currently available to a limited number of users, with plans to roll out more generally in the coming months.

Anthropic has released Opus 4.6, which includes new 'agent teams' that can split tasks into smaller jobs, a longer context window of 1 million tokens, and integration with PowerPoint. This update broadens the model's capabilities and appeal, making it useful for a broader set of knowledge workers.

ElevenLabs co-founder and CEO Mati Staniszewski believes voice is becoming the next major interface for AI, enabling more natural interactions with machines. This shift is driven by advancements in voice models and large language models, with companies like OpenAI and Google also focusing on voice technology. As AI spreads into wearables and other hardware, control is becoming less about screens and more about speaking.

Google's parent company Alphabet is using AI to generate half of its software development code, aiming to free up budget for AI infrastructure. The company reported a revenue of $114bn in the fourth quarter of 2025, with Google Cloud's annual run rate exceeding $70bn. Alphabet is investing heavily in AI infrastructure, with 60% of its capital expenditure allocated to servers.

Researchers have discovered that OpenClaw's skills marketplace is vulnerable to indirect prompt injection, allowing attackers to steal sensitive data. Approximately 7.1% of the skills on the platform contain flaws that expose sensitive credentials, including API keys, passwords, and credit card numbers.

OpenAI has announced a new platform called Frontier, designed to help enterprises implement software agents and automate workflows with machine learning models. The platform connects siloed data warehouses and provides a shared business context for AI agents, enabling them to operate and communicate effectively. OpenAI will also provide Forward Deployed Engineers to help corporate IT teams get agent workflows into production.

OpenAI has launched a new agentic coding model, GPT-5.3 Codex, which can perform complex tasks and create functional games and apps from scratch. The model is 25% faster than its predecessor and was used to debug itself. This launch comes shortly after Anthropic released its own agentic coding model, Opus 4.6.

OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that features a native terminal-based UI, multi-session support, and compatibility with over 75 models. It integrates with Language Server Protocol servers and can be used with any editor supporting the Agent Client Protocol. OpenCode emphasizes its privacy-first architecture and is best suited for power-users and teams that require control and auditability.

Lotus Health AI, a free primary care provider, has raised $35 million in a Series A round. The platform uses AI to facilitate medical care, including diagnosis, prescriptions, and specialist referrals, with human doctors reviewing final diagnoses. The company aims to revolutionize the primary care model, offering its services completely free of charge, with potential future business models including sponsored content or subscriptions.

Axiom's AI tool, AxiomProver, has solved four previously unsolved math problems, demonstrating its advanced reasoning capabilities. The problems include a conjecture in algebraic geometry and a probabilistic model in number theory. Axiom's approach combines large language models with a proprietary AI system, which can verify proofs using a mathematical language called Lean.

Microsoft is celebrating 25 years of Xbox with new games, hardware, and features. The company plans to release several big games, including Forza Horizon 6, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Fable, and Gears of War: E-Day. Xbox is also working on improvements to its 'full screen experience' and a new highlight reel feature using AI models. Additionally, Microsoft is exploring ways to expand its Game Pass subscription lineup and merge Xbox and Windows.

Microsoft is shifting focus to reliability and refinement for AI in Visual Studio, aiming to improve core workflows, agent stability, and integration with Copilot. The company will prioritize IntelliSense completions over Copilot suggestions to resolve conflicts.

OpenAI has announced GPT-5.3-Codex, a new version of its coding model that outperforms previous models in benchmarks. The company is positioning Codex as a tool for the entire software lifecycle, not just writing code. It will be available via command line, IDE extension, web interface, and a new macOS desktop app.

A new set of AI tools, including Claude Code and OpenClaw, are giving users superpowers by enabling them to deploy armies of coding agents that can build software quickly and effortlessly. However, these tools also pose risks to users' privacy and security, and could have unintended consequences if not used cautiously.

Hyundai Motor Group and Vodafone IoT have partnered to deploy connected cars across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The partnership will provide regulatory-compliant in-car connectivity in five countries, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE. Vodafone IoT's Global SIM+ will deliver seamless, reliable, and secure in-car connectivity, enabling features such as remote vehicle control and real-time status monitoring.

Opus 4.6 is the best AI coder tested, with improved coding capabilities and agentic parallel work. It solves real-world coding tasks, but sometimes makes errors and requires closer management. The model is more thorough and explores context carefully, but can be slower and more verbose.

Sapiom, a startup founded by Ilan Zerbib, has raised $15 million in seed funding to develop a financial layer that allows AI agents to securely purchase and access software, APIs, data, and compute. This solution aims to eliminate back-end infrastructure headaches for non-technical creators and enable AI agents to make independent financial decisions.

AWS reported $35.6 billion in revenue in Q4 2025, a 24% year-over-year increase, driven by new agreements with companies like Salesforce and the US Air Force, and boosted by the AI boom