AI winter: A cycle of hype, disappointment, and recovery

Data Management

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19.01.2026

The term AI winter refers to a period of funding cuts in AI research and development, often following overhyped expectations that fail to deliver. With recent generative AI systems falling short of investor promises — from OpenAI’s GPT-4o to Google’s AI-powered overviews — this pattern feels all too familiar today....

You.com ARI: Professional-grade AI research agent for businesses

Big data

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18.01.2026

Palo Alto-based You.com has introduced ARI, a professional-grade AI research agent for businesses to access competitive insights. ARI (Advanced Research & Insights) delivers comprehensive, accurate, and interactive reports within minutes—potentially shaking up the $250 billion...

Google’s AI reservation service Duplex is now available in 49 states

Data Management

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17.01.2026

Google has expanded its controversial AI reservation service Duplex to 49 states across the US. Duplex will have to comply with privacy regulations which vary between states and – when it expands further outside the...

DuckDuckGo releases portal giving private access to AI models

Data Management

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16.01.2026

DuckDuckGo has released a platform that allows users to interact with popular AI chatbots privately, ensuring that their data remains secure and protected. The service, accessible at Duck.ai, is globally available and features a light...

Baidu ERNIE X1 and 4.5 Turbo boast high performance at low cost

Big data

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15.01.2026

Baidu has unveiled ERNIE X1 Turbo and 4.5 Turbo, two fast models that boast impressive performance alongside dramatic cost reductions. Developed as enhancements to the existing ERNIE X1 and 4.5 models, both new Turbo versions...

Understanding Big Query Google Everything You Need to Know

Big data

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14.01.2026

Big Query Google is a cloud-based data warehouse platform that helps businesses process and analyze large datasets within minutes. It provides a serverless infrastructure that makes it easy for developers, data analysts, and data scientists...

Chuck Ros, SoftServe: Delivering transformative AI solutions responsibly

Hybrid Cloud

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13.01.2026

As the world embraces the transformative potential of AI, SoftServe is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge AI solutions while prioritising responsible deployment. Ahead of AI & Big Data Expo North America – where the...

Han Heloir, MongoDB: The role of scalable databases in AI-powered apps

CRM Management

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12.01.2026

As data management grows more complex and modern applications extend the capabilities of traditional approaches, AI is revolutionising application scaling. Han Heloir, EMEA gen AI senior solutions architect, MongoDB. In addition to freeing operators from...

AI ‘godfather’ warns of dangers and quits Google

Hybrid Cloud

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11.01.2026

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” has expressed concerns about the potential dangers of AI and left his position at Google to discuss them openly. Hinton, alongside two others, won the Turing Award...

AI causes reduction in users’ brain activity – MIT

Big data

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10.01.2026

A study from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has found that the human brain not only works less hard when using an LLM, but its effects continue, negatively affecting mental activity in future work. The...