AI Business and Development News Rundown: Zuckerberg’s $135B AI Bet, Tesla Buys Into xAI, & The "Physical AI" Era

AI Unraveled: Latest AI News & Trends, ChatGPT, Gemini, Deep... by Etienne Noumen

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🚀 Welcome to AI Unraveled (January 30th, 2026): Your strategic briefing on the business, technology, and policy reshaping artificial intelligence.

Today, we break down Mark Zuckerberg's massive $135 billion capital expenditure plan for 2026 as Meta rebuilds its AI foundations. We also cover Tesla's $2 billion investment in Elon Musk's xAI, Google's "agentic" Chrome upgrades, and the alarming discovery of child safety material in Amazon's training data. Plus, we explore the rise of "Physical AI" and World Models as the next frontier beyond LLMs.

Key Topics:

💰 Big Tech Strategy & Spending

  • Meta’s $135B Gamble: Zuckerberg commits up to $135 billion in 2026 CapEx to support Meta Superintelligence Labs and new agentic commerce tools.
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