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AI Insider’s Week in Review: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT, Yann LeCun Launches New Start-Up, Alphabet Moves to Secure Energy Supply, New York Enacts AI Safety Legislation, Plus the Latest Funding Rounds

As the year winds down and a holiday lull settles over much of the tech world, artificial intelligence shows little sign of slowing. Even in a shortened, end-of-year news cycle, companies, researchers, and regulators

26 Dec 2025 · 7 min read

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AI Insider’s Week in Review: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT, Yann LeCun Launches New Start-Up, Alphabet Moves to Secure Energy Supply, New York Enacts AI Safety Legislation, Plus the Latest Funding Rounds

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Wandercraft Acquires Ekso Bionics to Expand Medical Exoskeleton Business

Figure AI Retires Humanoid Robot Fleet by Having Them Jump Into Vat of Molten Steel

ElevenLabs Doubles Valuation to $22B Through $300M Employee Tender Offer

Reco Announces $55M in Funding to Tackle AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

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AI Insider’s Week in Review: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT, Yann LeCun Launches New Start-Up, Alphabet Moves to Secure Energy Supply, New York Enacts AI Safety Legislation, Plus the Latest Funding Rounds

Trending today

Wandercraft Acquires Ekso Bionics to Expand Medical Exoskeleton Business

Modal Labs Nears $750M Round at $15.75B Valuation as AI Inference Demand Surges

Figure AI Retires Humanoid Robot Fleet by Having Them Jump Into Vat of Molten Steel

ElevenLabs Doubles Valuation to $22B Through $300M Employee Tender Offer

Reco Announces $55M in Funding to Tackle AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

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