Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp

January 13, 2026

Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive.

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz

January 13, 2026

AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness

January 13, 2026

Hupo, backed by Meta, pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers, and secured a $10M Series A led by DST Global

OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M

January 13, 2026

AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.

Hands-on with Bee, Amazon’s latest AI wearable

January 13, 2026

We tried Amazon’s new AI wearable Bee. It’s not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year.

Why Amazon bought Bee, an AI wearable

January 12, 2026

Amazon explains where its wearable Bee fits in and whether it will merge with Alexa.

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is launching its own AI infrastructure initiative

January 12, 2026

Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity.

Anthropic announces Claude for Healthcare following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health reveal

January 12, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude for Healthcare is unveiled about a week after OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Health product.

Pebble founder says his new company is ‘not a startup’

January 12, 2026

Pebble’s founder talks about how his new company is doing things differently.

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

January 12, 2026

Built into the Claude Desktop app, Cowork lets users designate a specific folder where Claude can read or modify files, with further instructions given through the standard chat interface.

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