OpenAI's Fidji Simo says she expects ChatGPT's “adult mode” to launch in Q1 2026 and that OpenAI wants to get better at age prediction before adding the feature
here's what that means Kahekashan / The Hans India : OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5.2, Prepares Adult Mode for 2026 Launch Tyler Lee / Android Headlines : ChatGPT Adult Mode to Launch in Q1 2026 as OpenAI Foc...
Sources: Meta is pursuing a Llama successor and new frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, set for release in Q1 2026 and that could be a proprietary model
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company's Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted …
Marvell says it will acquire Celestial AI for $3.25B+ in cash and stock, set to close in Q1 2026; the price can rise to $5.5B if Celestial hits revenue targets
Semiconductor company Marvell on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Celestial AI for at least $3.25 billion in cash and stock.
Sources: Spotify plans to raise US subscription prices in Q1 2026, its first US price rise since July 2024, after increasing prices in other countries this year
brace yourselves Sai Krishna / Android Headlines : Spotify Could Soon Get Expensive For US Subscribers Paul Resnikoff / Digital Music News : Rumblings of a Spotify US Price Increase Intensify — But Ma...
Voize, an ambient AI voice startup targeting skilled nursing facilities, raised a $50M Series A led by Balderton Capital and aims to sign US clients in Q1 2026
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Elon Musk says Grok 5 would be released “in Q1 sometime”, later than a deadline he previously set of releasing the model by the end of 2025
Says Musk Is ‘Like Da Vinci’ X: @scaling01 : Huge Leaks on Grok-5 and its predecessors from recent Elon Musk interview: - “Grok-5 is a 6 trillion parameter model, whereas Grok 3 and 4 are based on a 3...
Jamf says PE firm Francisco Partners agreed to take the device management software maker private in an all-cash deal valued at ~$2.2B, set to close in Q1 2026
Jamf, which helps organizations manage and secure Apple products at work, said going private will provide greater financial flexibility
Sources: Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT plans a Shanghai IPO as soon as Q1 2026, targeting an up to ~$42B valuation and aiming to raise between ~$2.8B and ~$5.6B
- Firm plans Shanghai IPO in first quarter of 2026 — Aims to raise funding of 20 billion to 40 billion yuan
Bhutan says it's migrating its national ID system for its nearly 800K residents from Polygon to Ethereum; the Ethereum Foundation says it will finish by Q1 2026
The Kingdom of Bhutan has tapped Ethereum to store the national identities of its roughly 800,000 citizens, leveraging the network's immutability and decentralization.
Apple's internal chatbot deserves a public release; sources: Apple nears production of M5 MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and two monitors for Q4 2025 or Q1 2026
Apple should release its internal ChatGPT-like app publicly to give its revamped AI system more credibility.