EU Launches Inquiry Into X Over Grok’s Image Generation

The European Union has officially opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) following reports that its Grok AI allowed the creation of sexually explicit images of real women and children. This marks a major test for the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). Regulators are questioning if Grok's safeguards were intentionally bypassed or simply insufficient. This move signals that 2026 will be a year of strict enforcement for "generative guardrails." Read more: EU launches inquiry into Grok AI and X safety measures

Nvidia & CoreWeave Announce "5-Gigawatt" AI Factory Expansion

In a massive infrastructure play, Nvidia and CoreWeave announced plans this morning to build out 5 gigawatts of dedicated "AI Factories" by 2030. Utilizing the new Nvidia Rubin platform, these centers are designed specifically for "agentic AI"—systems that reason and act autonomously.

"AI is driving the largest infrastructure buildout in human history," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The partnership reflects a shift from general cloud computing to specialized hubs built purely for high-scale inference and reasoning. Read more: NVIDIA and CoreWeave to accelerate 5GW AI factory buildout

UK’s "DAWN" Supercomputer Gets a 6x Power Boost for Cancer Research

The UK government has injected £36 million into the Cambridge-based DAWN supercomputer, aiming to make it six times more powerful by the end of the year. The upgrade uses the latest AMD Instinct MI355X chips and is already showing results: researchers are using the system to design personalized cancer vaccines by identifying the exact mutations within a patient's tumor that the immune system needs to target.

Read more: Cambridge supercomputer set to get 6x more powerful for AI innovation

The $5 Million Privacy Price Tag: Cisco’s 2026 Report

A new report from Cisco released today shows that AI has fundamentally changed corporate spending. Over 90% of organizations have expanded their privacy programs specifically because of AI, with nearly 40% of large firms spending $5 million or more annually just on data governance. The report highlights a "trust gap": while 95% of businesses know privacy is key to AI success, only 12% describe their current AI governance as "mature." Read more:AI Fuels Surge in Data Privacy Investments, Cisco reports

AI Progress at a Glance: January 26, 2026

Daily Tip: The "Privacy Audit" for Personal AI

Since companies are spending millions on privacy (per the Cisco report), you should take 5 minutes to do your own. If you are using "Agentic" tools like OpenAI's Operator or Google's Personal Intelligence:

1. Check your 'Connected Apps' list in your AI settings.

2. Toggle off 'Training on your data' if you are handling sensitive work files.

3. Review your 'Voice/Image' history to see what data Grok or Gemini has actually stored from your weekend browsing.