AI Business and Development Weekly Rundown Jan 25th – Feb 1st, 2026: Musk's Empire Merger, Amazon's 16k AI Layoffs, & The "Dead Internet" Solution

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

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🚀 Welcome to AI Unraveled (Weekly Rundown: Jan 25th – Feb 1st, 2026): Your strategic briefing on the business, technology, and policy reshaping artificial intelligence.

This week, Elon Musk moves to consolidate his empire with a potential SpaceX/xAI merger, while Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts driven by AI efficiency. Plus, AI agents now have their own social network, and OpenAI is secretly building a biometric platform to verify humanity.

Key Topics:

💼 Business & Consolidation

  • Musk's Empire: SpaceX is exploring a merger with Tesla or xAI to unify Musk’s ventures ahead of a potential $50B IPO. Meanwhile, Tesla invested $2 billion into xAI to fuel its "Master Plan Part IV" for physical AI.
  • Amazon's Efficiency Cul ... 
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