Fired Thinking Machines Co-Founder Had Undisclosed Relationship With Colleague

Keach Hagey / wsj - Barret Zoph, who was also chief technology officer, rejoined OpenAI, along with fellow co-founder Luke Metz.

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Tired of Hunting for Prices at the Apple Store? So Is New Jersey

Jesse Hollington / idropnews - New Jersey hits Apple with a record $150K fine for hiding prices behind digital displays. See how the state is forcing more transparent pricing in stores.Read More...

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Micron (MU) Stock: Soars 7% as $100B NY Megafab Breaks Ground and Sparks U.S. Chip Revival

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Micron stock jumped nearly 8% after breaking ground on its $100B New York chip site The Syracuse-area megafab will host four plants, with first production targeted for 2030 Federal and state incentives helped anchor one of the largest U.S. chip proje…

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Inside Montreal’s Massive New Apple Store: Why This Opening is Different

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Apple officially opened its expanded retail location on Sainte-Catherine Street West today, a move that significantly grows its footprint in Montreal. The new shop is more than double the size of the previous location and is the result of years of plannin…

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TSMC Says AI Demand Is 'Endless' After Record Q4 Earnings

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record fourth-quarter earnings and said it expects AI chip demand to continue for years. During an earnings call, CEO C.C. Wei t…

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You're Going To Get Less For Your iPhone Trade-Ins Now

slashgear - Trading in your iPhone is a great way to subsidize your next iPhone, but Apple's trade in values have declined recently. Here's how much you can expect to get.

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Samsung Reportedly Ahead of Schedule with M6 MacBook Pro/Max OLED Panel Production

techpowerup - Samsung Display's "Cinematic Experience" OLED experience could make its way to premium Apple laptop pastures. According to fresh inside track info—courtesy of a yeux1122 blog post—the South Korean behemoth's Asan site-based 8.6-generation OLED production …

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Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a $20 subscription

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Claude Cowork, Anthropic's AI assistant for taking care of simple tasks on your computer, is now available for anyone with a $20 per month Pro subscription to try. Anthropic launched Cowork as an exclusive feature for its Max subscribers, who pay a minimu…

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JPMorgan Chase Forms Team Focused on Helping Companies Raise Private Capital

PYMNTS / pymnts - JPMorgan Chase is reportedly forming a new team that will help companies raise private capital. The Private Capital Advisory and Solutions team will connect investors with companies that are looking for private capital; advise clients on raising early sta…

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ChatGPT Introduces Lower-Priced Subscription Tier With These Features

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - OpenAI today announced that its lower-priced ChatGPT Go subscription tier is now available worldwide, with U.S. pricing set at $8 per month.ChatGPT Go provides expanded access to ChatGPT's latest model, GPT‑5.2 Instant, with 10× more messages, file upload…

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AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win

@MarketWatch / x - AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win https://t.co/PYes8cSyx5— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 16, 2026

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Bitcoin pulls back to $94,300 as U.S. stocks sink, precious metals tumble

Krisztian Sandor / coindesk - A selloff in precious metals and lower U.S. stocks appeared to be denting crypto sentiment.

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ASML hits record high on AI boost — and analysts see plenty of room to run

cnbc - Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML became just the third European company to his a valuation of over $500 billion on Thursday.

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Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT) stock: surges 11% as AMD data center deal signals billion-dollar growth potential

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Riot shares surge 11% as AMD data center lease unlocks long-term revenue growth Full ownership of Rockdale site boosts Riot’s infrastructure and earnings outlook AMD partnership positions Riot as a major player in large-scale data centers Bitcoin sal…

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AI Video Startup Higgsfield Hits the Highs With $1.3B Valuation

eWEEK Staff / eweek - An $80 million Series A extension brings total Series A funding to more than $130 million and valuing the company at more than $1.3 billion.The post AI Video Startup Higgsfield Hits the Highs With $1.3B Valuation appeared first on eWEEK.

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The latest Legend of Zelda Lego set pays tribute to Ocarina of Time's final battle

Matt Tate / engadget - We already knew something Ocarina of Time-related was coming from Nintendo and Lego in 2026, and now we know exactly what that set will look like. Weighing in at a surprisingly modest 1,003 pieces, the typically word salad-y Lego The Legend of Zelda: Ocar…

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Why Apple Chose Google’s Brain Over OpenAI’s Ambition

Chris Hauk / idropnews - Apple’s multi-billion-dollar deal with Google to power the new Siri with Gemini 3 marks a massive shift in the AI race. We look at why OpenAI was sidelined and how the Jony Ive "io" partnership turned a former ally into an iPhone rival.Read More...

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Wikipedia Announces New AI Partnerships With Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and More

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Wikipedia new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity, which will join Google and other companies already using its content to train their AI models.The post Wikipedia Announces New AI Partnerships With Amazon, Meta, Micro…

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Verizon Offers $20 Credit After Nationwide Outage Stranded Users in SOS Mode For Hours

msmash / slashdot - Verizon is offering affected customers a $20 account credit following a nationwide network outage on Wednesday that left users across the US unable to connect, forcing phones into SOS mode for roughly ten hours before the carrier restored service around 1…

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