AI Today in 5 (February 5, 2026): Google’s AI Capex Blitz, China’s Energy Sprint, and the Rise of Viral AI Agents
If it feels like the AI goalposts move every time you blink—you’re not imagining it. Today’s “AI Today in 5” highlights a trilogy of forces rapidly redrawing the map: Google pledging to outspend rivals on AI infrastructure, China racing to supercharge its energy grid for compute-hungry data centers, and “viral” AI agents crossing into mainstream…