One-Minute Daily AI News 1/24/2026

1. Microsoft Releases VibeVoice-ASR: A Unified Speech-to-Text Model Designed to Handle 60-Minute Long-Form Audio in a Single Pass.[1]
2. At Davos, fears about AI-driven job loss take center stage.[2]
3. Big Tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids.[3]
4. Graphene material that folds, moves, and senses could power next-gen soft robots.[4]

Sources:

[1] https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/01/22/microsoft-releases-vibevoice-asr-a-unified-speech-to-text-model-designed-to-handle-60-minute-long-form-audio-in-a-single-pass/

[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/at-davos-fears-about-ai-driven-job-loss-take-center-stage-124805401.html

[3] https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/former-google-trio-is-building-an-interactive-ai-powered-learning-app-for-kids/

[4] https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/mcgill-graphene-oxide-origami-soft-robots