🚀 Daily Tech & AI Update – Stay Informed, Stay Ahead (Jan-28-2026)
🧠 AI Tool & Product Launches • OpenAI launched Prism — a free AI-powered scientific workspace integrated with GPT-5.2 to help researchers draft, revise, and collaborate on scientific writing efficiently, reducing fragmented tool workflows. • Airtable unveiled Superagent — a standalone AI agent platform that orchestrates teams of specialized AI agents to answer complex business queries with interactive results instead of static text. • Contextual AI launched Agent Composer — a platform that turns enterprise retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) into production-ready AI agents across high-complexity domains like aerospace, semiconductors, and manufacturing. • Robotiq released tactile sensor fingertips for 2F Grippers — giving AI-enabled robots a sense of touch, critical for real-world manipulation in robotics and physical AI applications. 💰 Funding, Valuation & Startup Moves • Anthropic closed a massive funding round ($10B+) at ~$350B valuation — highlighting continued massive capital inflows into foundational AI model makers and competition with other leading labs. • Startup Theorem raised $6M — aiming to detect and stop AI-generated software bugs before code ships, addressing a growing quality challenge in AI-assisted coding. ⚖️ Government, Policy & Regulation • Indian Govt released the Techno-Legal AI Governance white paper — outlining India’s strategic approach for a safe, transparent, and innovation-friendly AI ecosystem to balance growth with citizen protection. • Indian & EU leaders endorsed a comprehensive strategic agenda — with technology, innovation, and mobility cooperation emphasized at the India-EU Summit — signifying geopolitically aligned tech collaboration. • Indian tech sector deal dynamics shifted — clients are now favoring smaller, phased AI deals over large transformation projects as adoption matures and risk preferences evolve. 📊 Industry & Market Developments • Big Tech earnings and AI investment narratives dominated global markets — with major companies’ results and AI positioning shaping investor sentiment and sector valuations.