January 2026 - TrillionDollarClub

FridayJan 30, 2026 9:00 am

Tesla Reduces its EV Models, Deepens Push into AI and Robotics

Tesla has revealed that its yearly revenue has reduced for the first time as the firm switches its focus to robotics and AI. The carmaker’s revenue dropped by 3% last year while its profits plummeted by 61% in the final quarter of 2025. Tesla announced that it intends to stop producing the Model X and Model S electric vehicles. The California facility that has been making those EV models will now switch to manufacturing Optimus, the humanoid robots that the company makes. It is notable that in January, Chinese firm BYD supplanted Tesla as the biggest maker of EVs in…

ThursdayJan 29, 2026 9:00 am

4 Considerations Data Center Operators Need to Weigh Before Adopting 800Vdc Power

As AI workloads grow, the power demand by server racks is increasing at an exponential rate and many within the data center industry are exploring ways to switch to a new 800Vdc power architecture to replace the existing 40Vdc/400Vdc systems. This is a big jump that could amplify the power available for operations, but a number of factors need to be weighed before an operator can make the decision to switch. The first parameter to analyze is the safety implications of this new architecture. Higher voltages amplify the likelihood, severity and complexity of a number of hazards. For example, the…

TuesdayJan 27, 2026 9:00 am

The UK is Losing More Jobs to AI Compared to Other Countries

According to a new study conducted by Morgan Stanley, an investment bank based in the U.S., the UK is facing the brunt of job losses due to artificial intelligence in comparison to other developed economies like Australia, the U.S., Germany and Japan. Firms in Britain revealed that about 8% of the jobs in the country had been lost to AI over the last year. This magnitude of job losses is far higher than the number of jobs being lost to AI in other large economies. This percentage of job losses reflects the net balance after jobs created by AI are…

FridayJan 23, 2026 9:00 am

The US and Taiwan Complete Major Investment and Tariff Deal

The U.S. and Taiwan have inked a major trade agreement centered on semiconductor products. Under the deal, import tariffs for exports entering the United States have been revised and significant investments from Taiwan will be channeled into chip manufacturing in the U.S. The U.S. has lauded this deal as something that will boost semiconductor manufacturing on U.S. soil while also ensuring that critical supply chains are protected. The deal lowers tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductor products from the current 20% to a lower level of 15%, which aligns with the rates being levied on other exports originating from the Asian region.…

ThursdayJan 22, 2026 9:00 am

More Data Center Projects are Being Cancelled as Community Pushback Intensifies

AI dominated news headlines during the recent 2-3 years and the meteoric rise of this industry has also created a boom in data center construction so that the systems behind the different AI solutions, such as generative AI systems like ChatGPT, can have the necessary infrastructure needed to support their operation. However, communities are increasingly expressing their opposition to the uptick in data centers within their areas and this is threatening to throttle the progress of the data center industry. The major concerns of communities rotate around their rising electricity bills as power-hungry data centers cause utility firms to incur…

TuesdayJan 20, 2026 9:00 am

Deloitte Survey Uncovers Strong Drivers of US Retail in 2026

2026 is well on its way and a recent survey of retail executives in the U.S. conducted by Deloitte shows what firms are likely to focus on to drive growth and profitability this year amid a rapidly changing retail landscape characterized by shifting trade policies, changing customer priorities and the surge in AI use. The survey uncovers a structural shift in which executives say customers are increasingly prioritizing value as they make purchase decisions. Almost 70% of the retail executives surveyed agreed that more customers are exhibiting value-driven behaviors like sacrificing convenience in order to lock in savings, visiting value…

FridayJan 16, 2026 9:00 am

Utah is Testing an AI System That Renews Drug Prescriptions

Utah has drawn nationwide attention as the first state in the U.S. to conduct a pilot program in which AI is being allowed to renew medical prescriptions for patients suffering from chronic illnesses. This experiment tests the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and also highlights the risks inherent in the “wild west” way in which AI implementation is getting ahead of oversight mechanisms. The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with a startup called Doctronic, kicked off last month quietly. It is a test of whether AI can be trusted to undertake the sensitive task of prescribing drugs without the involvement of…

ThursdayJan 15, 2026 9:00 am

Stanford Researchers Develop AI System That Uses Sleep Data to Predict Diseases

Researchers at Stanford University have developed an AI-backed system that uses sleep data to predict the future risk of disease onset. These predictions are based off a single night’s sleep data. Their findings suggest that the physiological signals collected while you sleep can be valuable pointers to the diseases that you could suffer from years later. SleepFM, as the system is called, leverages data collected on breathing patterns, heart function, brain activity, leg movements as well as the other physical signals that happen while you sleep. In all, the system was trained using data on 65,000 people. The information was…

TuesdayJan 13, 2026 9:00 am

Data Center Boom Triggers Massive Community Backlash

As developers and tech giants plan to inject billions of dollars into constructing ever-larger data centers to support their AI ambitions, they have come up against an unexpected roadblock: town halls across the country are filling up with people seething with anger against the proposed projects and this is putting state and local authorities in a bind, especially now that midterms are coming up in November. In the past, board meetings in municipalities were boring and sleepy. Now they are filled to the brim with angry residents exerting pressure on local officials to vote against proposed data center projects. Data…

FridayJan 09, 2026 9:00 am

Boom in Energy Storage Boosts Demand Outlook for Lithium in 2026

Producers of lithium have grappled with limited demand for the mineral years after the boom of 2020-2021 that saw EV battery makers gobbling up any available lithium and driving up prices. Sluggish EV demand has since led to a collapse of lithium carbonate prices and many producers significantly cut their output in the wake of slumping prices. However, an upsurge in the battery energy storage segment has brightened the outlook for lithium this year and a revival of the material is underway. This resurgence has been triggered by reforms that China has instituted in its power sector resulting in increased…

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