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Meta buys AI agent giant, Grok under fire for explicit images of minors, OpenAI building pens & more

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Jan 5, 2026
Meta's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Manus sets the stage for a new wave of AI agents. Meanwhile, OpenAI is eyeing Pinterest to enhance its advertising and commerce capabilities. On a darker note, Grok faces scrutiny for generating explicit images of minors, prompting international investigations. The AI landscape is buzzing with the impressive performance of Google Gemini 3 Pro and a preview of CES 2026, where AI features are taking center stage.
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Meta Shortcutting Agent Development

  • Meta acquired Manus to shortcut building advanced AI agents and compete with other big players.
  • The deal shows acquisitions will accelerate agent capabilities instead of purely internal development.
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Pinterest Could Fast-Track OpenAI Shopping

  • OpenAI's interest in Pinterest centers on rich image data and a proven ads business to boost shopping and ad capabilities.
  • Acquiring Pinterest could let OpenAI leapfrog years of work in visual commerce and advertising.
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Gemini 3 Pro Took 2025 Crown

  • LM Arena's blind tests show Google Gemini 3 Pro dominated text, vision, and coding benchmarks in 2025.
  • Public voting placed Gemini 3 Pro at the top ELO, signaling broad user preference across multimodal tasks.
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