AI News - January 27, 2025

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We're excited to bring you this week's roundup of the most fascinating AI news, updates, and breakthroughs! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and explore the incredible world of AI with us.

🔥 Top AI Stories of the Week

1. Meta plans to spend 65 billion USD this year on AI. [Link]

2. The World Economic Forum releases its whitepaper on AI. [Link]

3. Massachusetts based company Symbotic is in a 200 million USD deal with Walmart to acquire its robotics business. [Link]

4. Azerbaijan is using AI to transform its energy sector. [Link]

5. Stock prices of major AI companies jump on the back of new AI investment news. [Link]

6. Character.ai files a motion to dismiss lawsuit on first amendment grounds brought by parents of a teen who killed himself after interacting with the company’s chatbot. [Link]

7. ElevenLabs, the AI voice synthesis company has raised three billion USD in a new funding round. [Link]

8. The OpenAI led Stargate AI project will use solar technology and batteries to power its AI energy requirements. [Link]

9. India mega corporation Reliance plans on building India’s largest AI data center. [Link]

10. OpenAI launches Operator, a web based AI agent that performs simple tasks for users. [Link]

11. Amazon’s new AI voice model Ray2 is now available for users. [Link]

12. Police in Cleveland, Ohio, used AI facial recognition to justify a search warrant, potentially jeopardizing the trial outcome. [Link]

13. Google, Inc. is pushing a global agenda to educate politicians and regulators on AI. [Link]

14. Deepseek releases R1, a new open source model that compares well with OpenAI O1. [Link]