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Issue #166: Google Makes AI a Core Part of Gmail
PLUS: ChatGPT moves into health, NVIDIA unveils Rubin, and the AI funding race heats up
Nathan Lands
January 09, 2026
Good morning, welcome to this week’s Lore Brief, your 3-minute brief of the most important moves in AI and tech.
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Google integrates Gemini deeply into Gmail → All users now get free AI-powered email summaries, smart replies, and priority inbox filtering. Paid subscribers can ask questions about their inbox history and attachments, with rollouts starting in the US. Read more here →
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health for personalized insights → The new section connects health apps and records securely without using data for training. It offers tailored advice developed with physicians and is currently US-only with waitlist access for most features. Read more here →
NVIDIA reveals Rubin platform for next-gen AI supercomputers → The lineup includes a 50 petaflops Rubin GPU, Vera CPU optimized for reasoning, and promises 10x cheaper inference. Systems from partners arrive in late 2026. Read more here →
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xAI closes $20B Series E round → The oversubscribed funding from investors including Fidelity and NVIDIA will expand infrastructure and train Grok 5. It reflects a significant valuation increase for the company.
Read more here →Anthropic plans to raise $10B funding at $350B valuation → The round led by GIC and Coatue nearly doubles the September figure. It marks the third major raise in a year to support model and compute scaling.
Read more here →GLM-4.7 leads open models on Artificial Analysis benchmark → Independent tests give it 1224 ELO for agent tasks like document creation and analysis. The score puts it just behind top closed models while topping all open ones. Read more here →
Anthropic ships Claude Code update amid developer hype → The tool dominates recent X discussions for vibe coding and rapid prototyping. New 2.1.0 release adds multi-line inputs, skill hooks, forked sessions, and broader tool support. Read more here →
LTX-2 becomes open source for high-res AV generation → The model supports 4K at 50fps with audio sync, multi-keyframe control, and LoRA fine-tuning. Full weights and trainer released for community development on NVIDIA hardware. Read more here →
NVIDIA launches Alpamayo for autonomous vehicle development → The release introduces open-source models and tools like a 10B-parameter reasoning VLA for trajectories. It features AlpaSim simulation, 1,700+ hours of datasets, and partners including Uber and JLR for level 4 autonomy. Read more here →