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Exclusive: Google Acquires 3D Image Generator Startup

Jan 23, 2026 · 6:00pm PST
Google has acquired Common Sense Machines, a Cambridge, Mass.,-based startup developing generative artificial intelligence models to create three-dimensional content from two-dimensional images.
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Geothermal Power Startup Fervo Files for Public Offering

Jan 23, 2026 · 2:37pm PST
Fervo is one of several power companies looking to go public as tech companies race to secure electricity for AI data centers.
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DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into Deel-Rippling Spy Claims

Jan 23, 2026 · 10:28am PST
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into allegations payroll startup Deel recruited and paid a spy inside a Rippling, according to the WSJ.
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Google Invests in Japan’s Sakana AI

Jan 23, 2026 · 7:40am PST
The partnership with Sakana could help Google increase its presence in Japan’s AI market.
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Amazon Plans Thousands of Corporate Layoffs Next Week

Jan 23, 2026 · 7:27am PST
Amazon laid off 14,000 employees in October, and is planning on eliminating a similar number of corporate employees soon
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TikTok Completes Creation of Data Security Joint Venture

Jan 22, 2026 · 5:11pm PST
The deal, blessed by President Trump last September, doesn't entirely sever TikTok from ByteDance.
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Microsoft Outage Takes Down Outlook Email For Hours

Jan 22, 2026 · 4:01pm PST
It’s one of the most notable Microsoft outages since July last year, when an Outlook was down for 21 hours.
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Capital One Agrees to Buy Brex for $5 Billion, a Discount to Last Private Valuation

Jan 22, 2026 · 2:11pm PST
Capital One struck a deal to buy payments and credit card startup Brex.
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Donald Trump Launches Debanking Lawsuit Against JPMorgan

Jan 22, 2026 · 1:54pm PST
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan and the bank’s CEO Jamie Dimon for closing his bank accounts.
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Intel’s Sales Slump Persists Despite AI Growth

Jan 22, 2026 · 1:42pm PST
The chipmaker's revenue fell 4% in the fourth quarter, largely a result of a decline in its unit that sells CPUs for use in personal computers.
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Caroline Ellison, Former Alameda CEO, Released From Jail

Jan 22, 2026 · 11:52am PST
Ellison was sentenced for two years for her role in the collapse of FTX crypto exchange.
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BitGo Jumps in First Crypto IPO This Year

Jan 22, 2026 · 11:50am PST
Crypto custodian BitGo and its holders raised $213 million in IPO.
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Tesla Starts Limited Robotaxi Rides Without Backup Humans in Austin

Jan 22, 2026 · 11:25am PST
Tesla has repeatedly blown through deadlines that Elon Musk announced for Robotaxi.
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Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Sell Optimus Robots By End of 2027

Jan 22, 2026 · 8:27am PST
The company slashed Optimus production goals in 2025 due to problems perfecting the robots’ hands and other technical challenges, The Information has reported.
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PayPal Acquires Startup to Boost AI Shopping Efforts

Jan 22, 2026 · 6:53am PST
Other commerce and payments companies like Stripe have previously weighed similar deals.
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Alibaba Prepares Chipmaking Unit for IPO

Jan 22, 2026 · 3:39am PST
The move follows the listings of several Chinese chip designers recently.
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Anthropic Lowered Gross Margin Projection as Costs to Run AI Rose

Jan 21, 2026 · 9:20pm PST · 1 comment
Higher inference costs weighed on gross margins.
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Amazon Launches AI Assistant For One Medical Customers

Jan 21, 2026 · 8:22pm PST
The chatbot can draw on patients’ existing medical records
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Apple Developing AI Wearable Pin in Challenge to OpenAI, Meta

Jan 21, 2026 · 3:49pm PST · 1 comment
The device would position Apple to compete more effectively with OpenAI and Meta Platforms, which are planning or already selling their own AI-powered devices.
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Apple Plans a Conversational Siri, Discusses Google TPU Deal

Jan 21, 2026 · 3:33pm PST
Apple may use Google’s cloud and chips to launch a new Siri