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  • [New] Siemens announced that it will be integrating NVIDIA NIM and NVIDIA Nemotron open AI models into its electronic design automation (EDA) software offerings to advance generative and agentic workflows for semiconductor and PCB design. Siemens Digital Industries Software
  • [New] To support development, NVIDIA will provide AI infrastructure, simulation libraries, models, frameworks and blueprints, while Siemens will commit hundreds of industrial AI experts and leading hardware and software. Siemens Digital Industries Software
  • [New] Industry giants such as Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Thales Group are developing AI-enabled adaptive jamming systems that use machine learning to detect and neutralize interference in real time - a capability that could prove decisive in future conflicts. Grand Pinnacle Tribune
  • [New] In a downside scenario, policy errors, coupled with a major drop in artificial intelligence capex investment, could push the US into a relatively deep recession, while in the most bullish outcome, trade wars end and AI capex investment continues to increase. TrustNet
  • [New] By the end of 2026, AI will be widely embedded across MGA workflows, particularly in automated underwriting and risk assessment, claims processing, fraud detection, predictive risk analytics, dynamic pricing, and customer service agents and chatbots. Vertafore
  • [New] In 2026, AI will no longer be a future concept for MGAs. Vertafore
  • [New] Nearly half of all PR professionals who participated in the Inside PR 2026 survey selected AI and automation as the No. 1 opportunity for teams in 2026. Cision
  • [New] Last week, Florida rolled out a proposal for a Citizen Bill of Rights for Artificial Intelligence aimed at protecting consumers from the potential risks and harms that come with AI. Aon
  • [New] The Texas AI law will enable more confident use of AI because, among other things, it provides some protection for entities that comply with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework. Aon
  • [New] Declares a national policy: The U.S. will pursue minimally burdensome AI regulation to sustain and enhance global AI dominance. Aon
  • [New] AI could significantly impact nearly 40% of jobs worldwide, presenting both opportunities and risks for income growth and inequality. AdvisorAnalyst.com
  • [New] AI has the potential to double U.S. labour productivity growth, increasing it by approximately 1.8% if widespread adoption occurs. AdvisorAnalyst.com
  • [New] AI productivity increases will vastly transform the U.S. economy. AdvisorAnalyst.com
  • [New] Economic value and growth will flow through and across all levels of the global AI supply chain, driving historic opportunity and demand for energy, critical minerals, manufacturing, technological hardware, infrastructure, and new markets not yet invented. United States Department of State
  • [New] Professional threat actors are systematically probing more than 70 different model endpoints, including OpenAI and Google Gemini, to find misconfigured servers that leak access to commercial AI APIs. BARR Advisory
  • [New] The first major agentic AI incident is expected in 2026, likely involving an agent doing legitimate work while quietly exfiltrating sensitive context or taking inappropriate actions. Differ
  • [New] By 2026, AI will not be limited to text. Home - Humanize your Customer Service with Remote Visua
  • [New] We can expect more guidance on acceptable practices in 2026 - for instance, ensuring that AI-driven underwriting factors do not inadvertently proxy for protected classes (which would violate anti-discrimination laws), and that companies can explain and justify automated decisions. Markel
  • [New] AI is highly capital-intensive: S&P estimates the four largest hyperscalers (builders of infrastructure) will spend $2 trillion in capital expenditure by 2030. ABN AMRO Bank
  • [New] AI could unlock up to 4.5 trillion dollars in additional U.S. labour productivity annually if broadly adopted. Solutions Review Technology News and Vendor Reviews
  • [New] AI could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs and push unemployment to 10-20% within five years. Forbes
  • [New] The AI power consumption surge will probably be at its most intense between 2025 and 2030 when AI will take up a quarter of all data center load. FABTECH

Last updated: 25 January 2026


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