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AI News 📰

• Apple and Google announced a multi-year collaboration to base the next generation of Apple Foundation Models on Google’s Gemini — powering future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri. – source

• Yet another group of publishers have launched lawsuits against Google around AI training, this time publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group.

  • Dappier blog has been covering this. A few times. Want to take control of your AI monetization strategy? Get in touch today.
    

• Microsoft is pushing “agentic commerce” inside Copilot shopping experiences, including checkout and brand/merchant agents aimed at driving real conversions. – source

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• Anthropic debuted Claude Cowork, in research preview, a new agent-style workflow that can access folders and handle practical computer tasks beyond chat. – source

Dappier Updates 🛠️

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• Miss the latest from CES? Dappier blog has you covered with a recap on the latest & greatest news - and what it means for the future of the web.

  Dappier - Medium Blog

  CES 2026 & The AI Announcements Kicking off the New Year

  dappier.medium.com/dappier-team-overviews-ces-and-other-major-ai-announcements-including-google-apple-chatgpt-he-89d7c06f625e

  

• Dappier team shared our predictions for 2026: the year AI drives major revenue.

  Heading into 2026: The Year AI Drives Revenue

  Here’s a note from Dappier team covering AI in 2025 and predictions for 2026 as we head into the new year.

  dappier.medium.com/heading-into-2026-the-year-ai-drives-revenue-3e2095bfd02a

  

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Robots in the Wild 🤖

• Meta announced ‘Meta Compute, a’ new push to build gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure through expanded data centers and long-term capacity planning. – source

  • The pivot comes as mass layoffs hit across Meta’s VR departments and associated VR gaming studios.

News That Even AI Couldn’t Hallucinate 🌎

Not everything in the news can be about AI. Here’s some stuff you should know about:

• Matthew McConaughey is seeking to trademark "alright, alright, alright", alongside his image and voice to protect them unauthorized use by artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. McConaughey is one of several celebs who have announced deals with AI avatar & voice startup ElevenLabs to license their AI image. - source

  • By our research, it seems McConaughey and Michael Caine are the only living actors who have licensed their AI likenesses! James Earl Jones had given permission to Disney to use AI to replicate his voice for Darth Vader after his death.

  • Other notable celebrities whose estates have cashed in on AI voice training include Alan Turing, Mark Twain & J. Robert Oppenheimer!
    

• Astronomers captured a mysterious shock wave around a “dead” star — and they’re not fully sure what’s causing the structure. – source

Advancing AI Awards 🏆

This is where we’ll highlight AI in the real world today!

Last week we highlighted the launch of nano-banana. This week we’re highlighting some potential game-changing rumors around Apple’s AI efforts:

• Gmail is officially “entering the Gemini era,” bringing new features - alongside previously paywalled AI features - that aim to drastically increase efficiency in your inbox. – source

Community Comments 🌎

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