Waymo will start offering rides to San Francisco airport
cnbc - Alphabet's Waymo division said it will begin taking some passengers to San Francisco's airport and will expand in the coming months.
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Apple buys Israeli startup Q.AI as the AI race heats up
Lauren Forristal / techcrunch - Apple announced its acquisition of Q.AI for a reported nearly $2 billion, making it the company's second-largest acquisition to date.
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iPhone 16 Named World's Best-Selling Smartphone of 2025, Apple Takes 7 of Top 10 Spots [Report]
iclarified - The iPhone 16 finished 2025 as the world's best-selling smartphone. Apple didn't just take the top spot. It placed seven models in the global Top 10, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. Apple and Samsung were once again the only two brands r…
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Nothing says no to flagship phones in 2026, but confirms the 4a series is coming
digitaltrends - Nothing won't launch a new flagship in 2026, but Carl Pei confirms the Phone 4a series is coming, and it's aiming closer to flagship territory than ever.The post Nothing says no to flagship phones in 2026, but confirms the 4a series is coming appeared fir…
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If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab controls are for you
digitaltrends - Vivaldi 7.8 skips AI flash and focuses on faster tab tiling, letting you drag tabs into split views and open links straight into a tile, so your main page stays anchored while you compare.The post If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab cont…
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Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Google has begun rolling out Gemini-powered tools to the Chrome browser starting today, including a sidebar for multitasking chats, an image generator, and previews of task automation, following its recent AI updates to Gmail. The initial feature introduc…
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OpenAI is about to raise $60 billion
Berry Zwets / techzine - Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI. Nvidia is negotiating for up to $30 billion, Microsoft for less than $10 billion, and newcomer Amazon for possibly more than $20 billion. This is according to The Informatio…
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Pasqal backer daphni closes €260M Blue fund to transform lab breakthroughs into startups
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe is packed with scientific talent, with 2.2 million researchers. France alone pours €60B a year into labs.…
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China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports
J.D. Capelouto / semafor - China began allowing purchases of Nvidia’s powerful H200 chips for the first time, pointing to a nascent US-China rapprochement ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump in April.
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(LEAD) Samsung Electronics posts record operating profit in Q4 amid AI boom
Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said it has poste...
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IBM stock soars after-hours on strong revenue performance
Paul Gillin / siliconangle - Nearly five years to the day after being named chief executive of IBM Corp., Arvind Krishna joined Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh in taking a victory lap today as the company posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year results, driven primarily by…
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Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to make room at Tesla's Fremont factory for production of …
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock: Gains Momentum on Earnings Beat as Ottawa Moves to Restore News Access
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Meta stock jumps after earnings as Canada reopens talks on news access Canada restarts talks with Meta as earnings boost stock momentum Meta rallies after earnings beat amid Canada news access negotiations Strong Meta earnings fuel stock surge as Can…
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Samsung Teases Galaxy S26 Privacy Display
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Samsung has teased a new "Privacy Display" for the Galaxy S26 series. The new shield blocks shoulder surfers and protects sensitive data at the pixel level.The post Samsung Teases Galaxy S26 Privacy Display first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Apple and Nvidia considering Intel for 2028 chip production, report claims — non-core products may be outsourced, driven by tariffs and geopolitical concerns
tomshardware - Apple and Nvidia are reportedly working with Intel to produce some of their products in the U.S., but it is an open question which of their products Intel can actually make.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D review: The world's fastest gaming processor, again
tomshardware - The Ryzen 7 9850X3D was never set up for success, but our testing reveals the ugly side of AMD’s latest X3D CPU: higher power consumption for minuscule performance gains.
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Apple's 'Creator Studio' App Bundle Now Available for $12.99 Per Month
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today launched the new Creator Studio that was initially unveiled two weeks ago, providing content creators with access to six Apple apps for $12.99 per month or $129 per year.Creator Studio includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on M…
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Snap establishes Specs subsidiary for its AR glasses
cnbc - Snap on Wednesday said its unit working on the development of augmented reality glasses is now housed under a wholly owned subsidiary named Specs Inc.
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Google's Desktop Operating System "Aluminium OS" Has Leaked
techpowerup - Google's return to the desktop has been now cemented with the latest leak of the so-called "Aluminium OS." Accidentally shared by Google, 9to5Google managed to capture some screen recordings of this new creation that Google has been developing behind the …
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SoftBank Group (SFTBY) Stock: Eyes Massive $30B Bet to Tighten Grip on OpenAI
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR SoftBank plans a $30B OpenAI push to drive massive AI growth and scale. New funding talks could lift OpenAI’s valuation sharply toward $830B. AI infrastructure demand fuels one of tech’s biggest funding rounds. SoftBank aims to anchor future AI domin…
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