Banks Bet on AI, EU Probes Google, India’s $23B Push & Micron’s Exit
Tue Jan 06 2026
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Last episode, we covered Microsoft’s unified AI vision, Bezos’s return, the first fully autonomous cyber attack, and Gemini 3.
This week: Wall Street says AI = productivity (and likely job cuts), Microsoft unveils $23B in new AI investments with a big India focus, the EU opens an antitrust probe into Google’s AI search, U.S. teens are basically living in chatbots—and Micron bows out of consumer storage.
📚 Topics Covered
Banks & AI: productivity gains now, staffing impacts next (JPMorgan, Wells, Citi, PNC, BofA)
$23B Microsoft investment: India front-and-center for infra, skilling, and enterprise AI
EU vs. Google AI Search: antitrust probe into AI Overviews / AI-mode distribution
Teen usage snapshot: ~3 in 10 U.S. teens use AI chatbots daily; safety UX matters
Chips watch: Micron reportedly exits consumer storage to chase AI memory margins
Research Watch: human-AI hybrid teams beat fully autonomous agents on complex work
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Send us a text Last episode, we covered Microsoft’s unified AI vision, Bezos’s return, the first fully autonomous cyber attack, and Gemini 3. This week: Wall Street says AI = productivity (and likely job cuts), Microsoft unveils $23B in new AI investments with a big India focus, the EU opens an antitrust probe into Google’s AI search, U.S. teens are basically living in chatbots—and Micron bows out of consumer storage. 📚 Topics Covered Banks & AI: productivity gains now, staffing impacts next (JPMorgan, Wells, Citi, PNC, BofA) $23B Microsoft investment: India front-and-center for infra, skilling, and enterprise AI EU vs. Google AI Search: antitrust probe into AI Overviews / AI-mode distribution Teen usage snapshot: ~3 in 10 U.S. teens use AI chatbots daily; safety UX matters Chips watch: Micron reportedly exits consumer storage to chase AI memory margins Research Watch: human-AI hybrid teams beat fully autonomous agents on complex work 🔗 Show notes & socials: https://linktr.ee/tech4thoughtpodcast Support the show