**πŸŽ‰ Today’s Tech & AI News Digest πŸŽ‰**

πŸ€– Meta’s AI and Chip Investments
Meta plans to invest $65 billion in AI by 2025 amidst concerns over semiconductor stock performance.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-01-24/bloomberg-technology-01-24-2025-video

πŸš€ Sam Altman’s AI Ventures
Sam Altman is pushing forward with projects linking AI agents to digital identities and launching new AI agents.

Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity

πŸ“ˆ AI Industry Growth Trends
AI companies increased lobbying efforts due to regulatory uncertainty, reflecting the industry’s rapid growth and investment in AI technologies.

AI companies upped their federal lobbying spend in 2024 amid regulatory uncertainty

πŸ” AI Researcher Stress
The fast-paced AI industry is causing significant stress and mental health issues among researchers.

The AI industry’s pace has researchers stressed

πŸ’‘ Challenges in AI Deployment
AI leaders face challenges in interoperability and scalability, leading to increased investments in hyperscaler AI solutions.

Over 50% of AI Leaders Plan to Augment Hyperscaler AI Investments: Survey

πŸ–Ό Affordable AI Text-to-Image Solutions
Nebius AI Studio launches competitive text-to-image AI models, enhancing scalability for high-volume data applications.

Nebius AI Studio Launches Affordable Text-to-Image Generation Suite

🌐 OpenAI’s Stargate Project
OpenAI’s Stargate data center project faces financial hurdles despite backing from major investors.

OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly doesn’t have the money it needs

πŸ—£ ElevenLabs’ AI Voice Technology
ElevenLabs raises $250 million to expand its AI voice technology offerings, valued at over $3 billion.

ElevenLabs has raised a new round at $3B+ valuation led by ICONIQ Growth, sources say

πŸ’» Open-source AI Chat Assistants
Onit launches as an open-source AI chat assistant with local mode and support for multiple model providers.
https://github.com/synth-inc/onit

πŸ“š Book-Sorting Algorithm Breakthrough
A new algorithm significantly optimizes the process of organizing books on shelves, addressing the library sorting problem.

New Book-Sorting Algorithm Almost Reaches Perfection

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