Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI chatbot, is reportedly preparing to raise $10 billion at a targeted $350 billion valuation, nearly doubling its prior $183 billion mark after a 2025 funding round. The prospective deal, led by GIC and Coatue, comes alongside up to $15 billion in planned backing from Nvidia and Microsoft, as the firm forecasts breaking even by 2028 and eyes an initial public offering this year. New data also shows AI companies attracted roughly half of global funding in 2025, with OpenAI securing a single $40 billion round.

China instructed some domestic tech companies to stop placing new orders for Nvidia's H200 chips this week, according to The Information. The move aligns with a broader plan that could push buyers toward local AI processors. U.S. approvals for H200 exports are still being processed, and shipments would carry a 25% revenue-sharing tax.

Nvidia, which crossed a $5 trillion market capitalization before easing back to $4.57 trillion, has seen its annual share-price gains slow from 238.87% in 2023 to 38.88% in 2025. At CES 2026, the company unveiled upgrades in gaming, automotive and data center platforms, including the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale AI cluster. These developments suggest Nvidia is shifting from rapid expansion to consolidating structural control over key parts of the AI ecosystem.

Chinese AI server maker xFusion has appointed Citic Securities as its investment bank and begun formal IPO preparation following strong 2024 revenue of over 40 billion yuan. The IPO tutoring phase is slated to run from early January through as late as April or May 2026, as the company moves to join a wave of Chinese AI and chip firms listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong amid intensified state backing for domestic technology.

On January 6, 2026 in Dubai, CryptoMarketForecast announced an AI-powered crypto sentiment tool that visualizes market data in a weather-style format. The free service translates price trends, sentiment shifts and buy/sell signals into daily forecasts, with watchlists and alerts available to registered users. Access is offered at cryptomarketforecast.com.

Nvidia and Universal Music Group announced a partnership to apply AI to music discovery, creation, and fan engagement, according to a joint press announcement on Tuesday. The collaboration centers on Nvidia's Music Flamingo model, which analyzes full songs up to 15 minutes and enables theme‑ and mood‑based search. Joint labs and an artist incubator will let musicians test and co‑create new tools.

On January 6 2026, regulators across multiple countries were reported to be intensifying scrutiny of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek over data security, privacy compliance and national security risks. Authorities in Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, South Korea, Italy, the Netherlands and Taiwan have launched bans, restrictions or investigations, while US officials are weighing export curbs, military blacklisting and further probes into chip access and data practices.

Nvidia plans to provide AI chips and autonomous driving software to robotaxi operators, with services targeted to launch in 2027. In a December San Francisco demo, a 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA drove itself about 90% of the time, while Nvidia reported $592 million in automotive and robotics revenue—around 1% of total sales—in the quarter ended in October.