Daily Robot News
January 23, 2026
Summary
AI Hardware Race
Apple plans AI wearable pin by 2027, Tesla finally runs unsupervised robotaxis in Austin, Anthropic publishes 23,000-word Claude constitution suggesting AI emotions
Energy & Infrastructure
Railway raises $100M to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud, CATL wins Davos award for AI battery design, solar met 61% of US electricity demand growth
Big Tech Moves
Capital One acquiring Brex for $5.15B, Microsoft 365 and Teams suffer widespread outage, TikTok finalizes US entity sale to non-Chinese investors
In Other News
Nvidia reportedly pauses RTX 50-series production prioritizing AI chips, General Fusion goes public via $1B reverse merger, Blue Origin launches satellite internet plans