
Banks Bet on AI, EU Probes Google, India’s $23B Push & Micron’s Exit
From Tech 4 Thought by Sahib, Chris, Jacob, and Aidan
January 6, 2026 · 1h 10m
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of AI on productivity and job cuts, Microsoft's new AI investments in India, the EU's antitrust probe into Google, and Micron's exit from consumer storage.
Send us Fan Mail 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 impac...
Topics covered
- AI
- productivity
- antitrust
- Microsoft
- India
- consumer storage
Keywords
- Wall Street
- autonomous cyber attack
- Gemini 3
- U.S. teens
- chatbots
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Gemini 3, Microsoft, Micron
Places: India, U.S.
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