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AI Daily Podcast 01/27/2026
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Nvidia is buying more CoreWeave stock — this time it’s in for $2 billion
By Robert Scammell — January 26, 2026
Nvidia is investing another $2 billion in cloud AI provider CoreWeave at $87.20 per share, with the partners planning to build joint “AI factories” and scale to 5 gigawatts of capacity by 2030. CoreWeave shares jumped nearly 10% premarket on the news. The deepening financial and commercial ties highlight how critical GPU supply has become — while also stoking concerns about circular deals in the AI infrastructure ecosystem.
Deepfake ‘nudify’ technology is getting darker—and more dangerous
By Matt Burgess — January 26, 2026
WIRED reports a surge in explicit deepfake tools that make it easy to generate nonconsensual, hyper-realistic sexual images and short videos from a single photo, often monetized via websites and Telegram bots. While some platforms are cracking down, experts warn the ecosystem is growing more sophisticated and lucrative, disproportionately harming women and girls. The story underscores urgent needs for stronger safeguards, enforcement, and legislation to curb abuse and protect victims.
Despair-inducing analysis shows AI eroding the reliability of science publishing
By Mike Pearl — January 26, 2026
New analysis highlights how AI-generated or AI-augmented papers are flooding repositories like arXiv, where suspected AI users posted 33% more papers than their peers. Beyond sloppy individual use, the piece warns of industrial-scale fraud — from bland, fabricated cancer studies to synthetic imagery — that can slip past reviewers. The takeaway: the research community needs stronger screening, better incentives, and renewed rigor to preserve trust.
Anthropic just built a competitor to Meta’s $2B acquisition in 10 days — using its own AI
By Shane Collins — January 14, 2026
A Medium post claims Anthropic’s team built “Claude Cowork,” a general-purpose AI agent, in about 10 days — with Claude Code writing all of the implementation. Framed as a glimpse of a future where software is human-architected and machine-written, it suggests a radical acceleration in product cycles. If borne out in practice, this could reshape how teams budget, ship, and compete.
Google Cloud gaming boss says AI is the Iron Man suit for game developers — and everyone needs to get on board
By Lauren Edmonds — January 26, 2026
Google Cloud’s Jack Buser likens AI to an Iron Man suit for studios, urging CTOs to equip teams with safe, well-governed tools and to lead the cultural change. He expects 2026 to be the year AI scales across pipelines, powering faster production and more adaptive, “living” game experiences. The message: hands-on experimentation now will separate leaders from laggards.
YouTube will help creators use AI in 2026 — as long as it’s not ‘slop’
By Brady Snyder — January 26, 2026
YouTube is doubling down on AI tools — from creator likeness-based Shorts to AI-driven games and music experiments — while tightening guardrails against deepfakes and low-quality ‘slop.’ The platform will expand disclosures, labels, and Content ID capabilities, and backs legislation like the NO FAKES Act. Importantly, YouTube reiterates that AI augments creators (it paid $100B+ over four years), not replaces them.
Rainbow Weather raises $5.5M to refine real-time weather forecasting
By Ana-Maria Stanciuc — January 26, 2026
Warsaw-based Rainbow Weather raised $5.5 million to expand its hyperlocal, minute-by-minute forecasts from a 4-hour window toward 24 hours and add parameters beyond precipitation. Its ML system fuses radar, satellite, station, and smartphone barometer data, with APIs for businesses that need precise near-term insight. With 1M+ installs and open benchmarking via weatherindex.ai, the startup aims to become a real-time risk tool for sectors from logistics to aviation.
