Browsing: January

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Where billionaires’ investment firms placed their bets in January

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 5, 2026

Key PointsInvestment firms of the ultra-rich started the new year with aggressive investments, including in a motorcycle racing team.But 2026…

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Snap blocked more than 415,000 Australian accounts in January to comply with social media ban for under-16s and warns of ‘technical limitations’ in implementation (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: A Child Psychologist’s Guide to Working with Difficult Adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy Interviews with world-class…

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London-based enterprise AI video startup Synthesia raised a $200 million Series E round led by GV at a $4 billion valuation, up from $2.1 billion after raising $180 million in January 2025 (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: 5 Questions to Ask When Your Product Stops Growing | Jason Cohen (2x unicorn founder) Interviews…

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Similarweb: Threads had 141.5 million DAU on iOS and Android as of January 7, thanks to Instagram promotions, while X had 125 million DAU; X continues to dominate the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

Sarah Pérez / TechCrunch: Similarweb: Threads had 141.5 million DAU on iOS and Android as of January 7, thanks to…

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British crypto buyers are required to share their account details with tax authorities from January 1, or face penalties, as the UK seeks to collect unpaid taxes (Rachel Clun/BBC)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Our technical resolutions 2026 + We answer your questions The future is already here. Each week,…

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The FBI says fraudsters bilked Americans out of $333.5 million via Bitcoin ATM scams from January to November 2025, up from an estimated $250 million in 2024 (Lucien Bruggeman/ABC News)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 31, 2025

Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News: The FBI says fraudsters bilked Americans out of $333.5 million via Bitcoin ATM scams from…

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Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald to leave in January

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 11, 2025

Calvin McDonald, CEO of lululemon Athletica Inc., is interviewed by CNBC at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…

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Sources: CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI plans to end "code red" after releasing a model in January 2026 with improved image generation, speed and personality (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 9, 2025

The Wall Street Journal: Sources: CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI plans to end “code red” after releasing a model in…

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Sources: Dell alerts its customers of a 15 to 20% price increase from mid-December in a context of rising DRAM costs; Lenovo says current listings will expire in January 2026 (TrendForce)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 5, 2025

Trend Strength: Sources: Dell alerts its customers of a 15 to 20% price increase from mid-December in a context of…

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CANI files ballot measure on BOD to allow oversight board to review and overturn science and technology nonprofit conversions since January 2024, indirectly targeting OpenAI (Keach Hagey/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 2, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Tim Cook’s Senior Year?, The Big Tech Horse Race, Anthropic’s Profitability Push The Big Technology…

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North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

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A look at Elon Musk’s $134 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman, set to begin April 27, accusing him of going back on his vow to keep OpenAI a nonprofit (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Anthropic details Project Deal, a marketplace experiment where Claude’s models bought, sold and traded personal belongings on behalf of Anthropic employees (Anthropic)

Europe’s dependence on American companies in the technology and financial sectors is largely its fault, after excessive regulation made European companies too weak to compete (The Economist)

The series, founded by two Yale seniors to build an AI-powered social network on iMessage, has raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round from Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and others (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

JPMorgan and other banks have struggled to spread the risk of billions in loans they made to build data centers leased from Oracle in Texas and Wisconsin (Wall Street Journal)

Browsing: January

Where billionaires’ investment firms placed their bets in January

Snap blocked more than 415,000 Australian accounts in January to comply with social media ban for under-16s and warns of ‘technical limitations’ in implementation (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

London-based enterprise AI video startup Synthesia raised a $200 million Series E round led by GV at a $4 billion valuation, up from $2.1 billion after raising $180 million in January 2025 (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5 million DAU on iOS and Android as of January 7, thanks to Instagram promotions, while X had 125 million DAU; X continues to dominate the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

British crypto buyers are required to share their account details with tax authorities from January 1, or face penalties, as the UK seeks to collect unpaid taxes (Rachel Clun/BBC)

The FBI says fraudsters bilked Americans out of $333.5 million via Bitcoin ATM scams from January to November 2025, up from an estimated $250 million in 2024 (Lucien Bruggeman/ABC News)

Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald to leave in January

Sources: CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI plans to end "code red" after releasing a model in January 2026 with improved image generation, speed and personality (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Dell alerts its customers of a 15 to 20% price increase from mid-December in a context of rising DRAM costs; Lenovo says current listings will expire in January 2026 (TrendForce)

CANI files ballot measure on BOD to allow oversight board to review and overturn science and technology nonprofit conversions since January 2024, indirectly targeting OpenAI (Keach Hagey/Wall Street Journal)