# AI News Digest - 2026-01-08

1. xAI closed a $20 billion Series E funding round, exceeding its original $15 billion target.

2. Anthropic reportedly reached a $350 billion valuation while seeking to raise $10 billion in a new financing round.

3. China slowed imports of Nvidia chips to protect its domestic semiconductor industry and considered imposing a quota requiring buyers to also purchase domestically produced chips.

4. Amazon's AI shopping tool listed products without seller permission, prompting complaints from multiple online retailers while Amazon defended the program.

5. X emerged as the primary distribution hub for AI-generated images that digitally undressed people without their consent.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-xai-closes-20-billion-dollar-funding-round/](https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-xai-closes-20-billion-dollar-funding-round/)

[Elon Musk's xAI closes 20 billion dollar funding round](https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-xai-closes-20-billion-dollar-funding-round/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/claude-creator-anthropic-reportedly-hits-350-billion-valuation-as-it-raises-another-10-billion/](https://the-decoder.com/claude-creator-anthropic-reportedly-hits-350-billion-valuation-as-it-raises-another-10-billion/)

[Claude creator Anthropic reportedly hits $350 billion valuation as it raises another $10 billion](https://the-decoder.com/claude-creator-anthropic-reportedly-hits-350-billion-valuation-as-it-raises-another-10-billion/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/despite-trumps-approval-china-slows-nvidia-chip-imports-to-protect-domestic-industry/](https://the-decoder.com/despite-trumps-approval-china-slows-nvidia-chip-imports-to-protect-domestic-industry/)

[Despite Trump's approval, China slows Nvidia chip imports to protect domestic industry](https://the-decoder.com/despite-trumps-approval-china-slows-nvidia-chip-imports-to-protect-domestic-industry/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/amazons-ai-shopping-tool-lists-products-without-seller-permission/](https://the-decoder.com/amazons-ai-shopping-tool-lists-products-without-seller-permission/)

[Amazon's AI shopping tool lists products without seller permission](https://the-decoder.com/amazons-ai-shopping-tool-lists-products-without-seller-permission/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-x-may-have-become-the-leading-platform-for-non-consensual-deepfakes/](https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-x-may-have-become-the-leading-platform-for-non-consensual-deepfakes/)

[Elon Musk's X may have become the leading platform for non-consensual deepfakes](https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-x-may-have-become-the-leading-platform-for-non-consensual-deepfakes/)

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