Here are the latest technology news, AI updates, and trending tools this week in January 2026:
This Week’s Technology News
- Apple added four structured Fitness+ programs, covering strength, HIIT, and yoga, along with new music features and study data.
- NVIDIA added 14 titles to GeForce NOW, including new Steam releases and Game Pass games, with RTX 5080 streaming support highlighted.
- Reddit launched Max campaigns in beta, describing the new feature as an automated campaign type for traffic and conversion objectives.
- Apple and Spectrum will stream select Lakers games in Apple Immersive on Vision Pro starting January 9, with replays available after live broadcasts.
- Microsoft agreed to acquire Osmos, an AI data engineering platform, to add autonomous data preparation and integration capabilities to Microsoft Fabric.
- IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced a multi-year extension of their technology partnership.
- xAI raised $20 billion from investors, including Nvidia and Cisco, with the startup reportedly valued at about $230 billion.
- OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated health experience that connects medical records and wellness apps with added privacy protections.
- Anthropic signed a term sheet for a $10 billion funding round valuing the AI company at $350 billion, with Coatue and GIC leading the deal.
- Spotify introduced Listening Activity and Request to Jam in Messages, showing real-time listening and enabling shared remote Jam sessions.
- TikTok and FIFA signed a Preferred Platform deal for expanded coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
- OpenAI introduced OpenAI for Healthcare, which includes ChatGPT for Healthcare and HIPAA-aligned API tools designed for hospitals.
- Perplexity introduced a public safety program offering free Enterprise Pro access to law enforcement agencies.
This Week’s Trending AI Tools
- PolyBuzz – an AI chat platform that enables users to engage in real-time conversations with millions of customizable character bots, from virtual assistants and anime icons to fan-fiction side-kicks.
- PolyAI – a full-stack voice and chat assistant solution designed for enterprise use, enabling brands to deploy AI agents that handle high-volume, multilingual customer interactions.
- Janitor – a creative chatbot platform where users can design unique AI personalities, defining their appearance, backstory, traits, and speaking style, and then chat with them in real time.
- GPTZero – an AI detection tool designed to estimate whether text was likely written by a human or generated by an AI model.
- Jobright AI – an AI job-matching tool that scans listings and recommends roles based on a user’s resume, skills, and career preferences.
- WalterWrites – an AI writing assistant that generates emails, blog posts, essays, and other long-form text content from short prompts.
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