Daily Robot News
January 18, 2026
Summary
AI Reality Check
OpenAI's ChatGPT Go launches with ads, Claude gets hacked via prompt injection, Yoshua Bengio warns AGI could trigger financial crash
China Tech Surge
Chinese EVs hit Canada as tariffs lift, ZEEKR 007 gets 900V architecture, China dominates nuclear with 90% of new reactors
Hardware Innovations
Engineers create phonon laser for smaller phones, EV batteries last 13 years before degrading, RAM shortage forces creative smartphone specs
In Other News
US hackers cause Venezuela blackout, Iranian Bitcoin adoption surges amid unrest, Nvidia enters Tesla's autonomous driving territory