#  @Techmeme Techmeme Several tech companies are making significant investments and acquisitions, including SpaceX's $2 billion investment in xAI and CoreWeave's $9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Core Scientific. Meanwhile, various startups are securing funding, such as Moonvalley, which raised $84 million for its AI video models, and Harmonic, which raised $100 million for its AI math capabilities. Additionally, major players like Google Cloud, Meta, and Uber are advancing their AI and tech capabilities through new developments and partnerships. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::817386/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +24% - [--] Month [---------] +138% - [--] Months [----------] +55% - [--] Year [----------] -3.20% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::817386/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] -8.60% - [--] Month [-----] +48% - [--] Months [-----] +94% - [--] Year [-----] +41% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::817386/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.05% - [--] Month [-------] +0.23% - [--] Months [-------] -0.74% - [--] Year [-------] -1.30% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::817386/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 38.99% [finance](/list/finance) 28.19% [stocks](/list/stocks) 21.15% [countries](/list/countries) 7.49% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms) #49 [social networks](/list/social-networks) 3.74% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) 2.42% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 1.98% [exchanges](/list/exchanges) #4820 [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 1.1% **Social topic influence** [ai](/topic/ai) 27.75%, [bloomberg](/topic/bloomberg) #59, [wall street](/topic/wall-street) #200, [financial times](/topic/financial-times) #32, [anthropic](/topic/anthropic) #547, [send](/topic/send) #73, [open ai](/topic/open-ai) #561, [ceo](/topic/ceo) #3237, [$1b](/topic/$1b) #89, [$googl](/topic/$googl) #2351 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@duncanriley](/creator/undefined) [@kateclarktweets](/creator/undefined) [@mtemkin](/creator/undefined) [@edludlow](/creator/undefined) [@iainmartin](/creator/undefined) [@dylanjbnbc](/creator/undefined) [@samanthasubin](/creator/undefined) [@vanarchain](/creator/undefined) [@tim](/creator/undefined) [@danielgkuhn](/creator/undefined) [@jonathanvanian](/creator/undefined) [@juroosawa](/creator/undefined) [@ljkawa](/creator/undefined) [@jordannovet](/creator/undefined) [@rebeccatorrenc5](/creator/undefined) [@arjunkharpal](/creator/undefined) [@zombiewretch](/creator/undefined) [@brodyford](/creator/undefined) [@russellbrandom](/creator/undefined) [@leomschwartz](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [New York Times Co. 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(HOOD)](/topic/$hood) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Ampere Analysis expects streamer content spending to grow 6% YoY in [----] to $101B crossing $100B for the first time; overall global content spend will grow 2% (@goldbart1 / Deadline) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260112/p13#a260112p13 https://deadline.com/2026/01/streamer-spend-landmark-figure-2026-ampere-analysis-1236680312/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260112/p13#a260112p13 https://deadline.com/2026/01/streamer-spend-landmark-figure-2026-ampere-analysis-1236680312/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2010704731208114392) 2026-01-12T13:25Z 419.9K followers, [----] engagements "Reevo which aims to use AI to help bring products to market raised $80M split across a $10M seed and $70M Series A led by Kleiner at a $500M valuation (@paayalzaveri / Bloomberg) 📫 Subscribe: https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251105/p29#a251105p29 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/khosla-ventures-and-kleiner-perkins-back-ai-startup-reevo https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251105/p29#a251105p29 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/khosla-ventures-and-kleiner-perkins-back-ai-startup-reevo" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/1986064878172615093) 2025-11-05T13:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "maker of Beam AI for automating preconstruction workflows using AI raised $30.5M Series B led by Insight Partners bringing total raised to $48M (@amitchowdhry / Pulse 2.0) http://www.techmeme.com/251113/p3#a251113p3 https://pulse2.com/attentive-ai-30-5-million-series-b-raised-to-advance-ai-innovation-in-construction/ http://Attentive.ai http://www.techmeme.com/251113/p3#a251113p3 https://pulse2.com/attentive-ai-30-5-million-series-b-raised-to-advance-ai-innovation-in-construction/ http://Attentive.ai" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/1988851007007199295) 2025-11-13T06:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Range which uses AI to offer flat-fee financial planning services to mass affluent households raised a $60M Series C led by Scale Venture Partners (@ryanlawler / Axios) 📫 Subscribe: https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251129/p1#a251129p1 https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/11/25/range-flat-fee-investment-advisor-scale-venture https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251129/p1#a251129p1 https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/11/25/range-flat-fee-investment-advisor-scale-venture" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/1994643922359128333) 2025-11-29T05:45Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: private capital giant Apollo Global has shorted loans and rapidly cut exposure to the enterprise software sector in [----] amid concerns over AI threat (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251213/p8#a251213p8 https://www.ft.com/content/137bfe82-3e52-418b-9d4f-930978b2532e https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251213/p8#a251213p8 https://www.ft.com/content/137bfe82-3e52-418b-9d4f-930978b2532e" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/1999835717309280295) 2025-12-13T13:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Delivery Hero Chair Kristin Skogen Lund backs CEO Niklas stberg as the group explores asset sales amid shareholder pressure over its falling stock price (@kieran_jsmith / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251214/p14#a251214p14 https://www.ft.com/content/e256c32a-be7e-46ba-b863-0e2238b2f787 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251214/p14#a251214p14 https://www.ft.com/content/e256c32a-be7e-46ba-b863-0e2238b2f787" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2000289911665238034) 2025-12-14T19:40Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "DTCC: credit default swaps tied to a handful of US tech groups have climbed 90% since early September as investors seek ways to protect against an AI debt bust (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251215/p9#a251215p9 https://www.ft.com/content/c5f9380e-df86-42a9-a387-a0d5e04ad45f https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251215/p9#a251215p9 https://www.ft.com/content/c5f9380e-df86-42a9-a387-a0d5e04ad45f" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2000520124676362291) 2025-12-15T10:55Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Snowflake is in talks to buy app monitoring startup Observe for around $1B; Observe has raised more than $470M (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251223/p24#a251223p24 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/snowflake-talks-buy-app-monitoring-startup-observe-inc-around-1-billion https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251223/p24#a251223p24 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/snowflake-talks-buy-app-monitoring-startup-observe-inc-around-1-billion" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2003623114861625717) 2025-12-24T00:25Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "The European Commission claims 80B of 120B in post-EU Chips Act investments remain on track despite the stalled GlobalFoundries-STMicro project in France (@vmalingre / Le Monde) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251227/p6#a251227p6 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/12/25/europe-s-relentless-semiconductor-decline_6748832_19.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251227/p6#a251227p6 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/12/25/europe-s-relentless-semiconductor-decline_6748832_19.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2004925555612037333) 2025-12-27T14:41Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Lux Capital raised $1.5B for its ninth fund the largest in its history to back companies focusing on fields like breakthrough science and national security (@lizette_chapman / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260107/p35#a260107p35 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/lux-capital-raises-1-5-billion-for-fund-focused-on-new-science-defense https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260107/p35#a260107p35 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/lux-capital-raises-1-5-billion-for-fund-focused-on-new-science-defense" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2009011315386535966) 2026-01-07T21:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "A16z captured 18%+ of all US venture capital allocated in [----] and now manages $90B in assets vs Sequoia Capital's $56B and General Catalyst's $43B (@_iainmartin / Forbes) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260109/p13#a260109p13 https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/01/09/a16zs-15-billion-fund-vacuumed-up-a-fifth-of-venture-dollars-raised-last-year/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260109/p13#a260109p13 https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/01/09/a16zs-15-billion-fund-vacuumed-up-a-fifth-of-venture-dollars-raised-last-year/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2009650317491937706) 2026-01-09T15:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "D-Wave Quantum agrees to acquire Quantum Circuits a developer of error-corrected gate-model technology for $550M with $300M in stock and the rest in cash (@ljkawa / Sherwood News) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260110/p1#a260110p1 https://sherwood.news/markets/d-wave-quantum-agrees-to-acquire-quantum-circuits-for-usd550-million-to/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260110/p1#a260110p1 https://sherwood.news/markets/d-wave-quantum-agrees-to-acquire-quantum-circuits-for-usd550-million-to/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2009864234243592345) 2026-01-10T05:45Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Source details how Apple's Gemini deal works: new Siri features launching in spring and at WWDC Apple can finetune Gemini no Google branding and more (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260113/p52#a260113p52 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-using-gemini-give-chatgpt-like-answers https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260113/p52#a260113p52 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-using-gemini-give-chatgpt-like-answers" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2011223894460678401) 2026-01-13T23:48Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Belgian startup Aikido Security which offers automated security guardrails for developers raised $60M led by DST Global at a $1B valuation (@tech_correspond / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260114/p34#a260114p34 https://www.reuters.com/technology/belgian-cybersecurity-startup-aikido-hits-unicorn-status-with-new-funding-round-2026-01-14/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260114/p34#a260114p34 https://www.reuters.com/technology/belgian-cybersecurity-startup-aikido-hits-unicorn-status-with-new-funding-round-2026-01-14/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2011443472780103737) 2026-01-14T14:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "South Korea dropped Naver's and NCSoft's teams from its competition to develop its first sovereign AI model as LG's SK Telecom's and Upstage's teams advanced (@yoolimleenews / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260115/p15#a260115p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/korea-cuts-naver-and-ncsoft-units-from-intense-sovereign-ai-race https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260115/p15#a260115p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/korea-cuts-naver-and-ncsoft-units-from-intense-sovereign-ai-race" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2011744077113651666) 2026-01-15T10:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Italy's competition regulator opens two investigations into Microsoft's Activision Blizzard over sales practices it claims were "misleading and aggressive" (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p5#a260116p5 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italy-probes-microsofts-unit-over-sale-practices-call-duty-diablo-video-games-2026-01-16/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p5#a260116p5" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2012120413430583676) 2026-01-16T11:11Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Anchorage Digital the first federally chartered US digital asset bank is seeking to raise $200M to $400M ahead of a possible IPO in [----] (@olgakharif / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p25#a260116p25 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/anchorage-digital-said-to-seek-more-than-200-million-in-funding https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p25#a260116p25 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/anchorage-digital-said-to-seek-more-than-200-million-in-funding" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2012299207051288625) 2026-01-16T23:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Shenzhen-based UBTech signed deals to supply its Walker S2 humanoid robots to Airbus and Texas Instruments and says it aims to produce 10000+ units in [----] (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260119/p2#a260119p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/airbus-humanoid-order-sends-chinese-robot-maker-s-shares-surging https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260119/p2#a260119p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/airbus-humanoid-order-sends-chinese-robot-maker-s-shares-surging" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2013138323184001535) 2026-01-19T06:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "French accounting software startup Pennylane raised $204M led by TCV a source says at a $4.25B valuation with participation from Blackstone DST and others (@yazhous / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p5#a260120p5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/tcv-blackstone-back-startup-pennylane-at-4-25-billion-value https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p5#a260120p5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/tcv-blackstone-back-startup-pennylane-at-4-25-billion-value" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2013561059970527698) 2026-01-20T10:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Humans& founded by ex-Anthropic xAI and Google staff to build interactive AI raised a $480M seed from Nvidia Jeff Bezos and others at a $4.48B valuation (@cademetz / New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p16#a260120p16 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/technology/humans-ai-anthropic-xai.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p16#a260120p16 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/technology/humans-ai-anthropic-xai.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2013593788292440411) 2026-01-20T12:45Z 419.6K followers, 91.4K engagements "G42 CEO Peng Xiao says AI chip shipments from Nvidia AMD and Cerebras are set to arrive in the UAE within the next few months as the UAE builds a 200MW hub (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p48#a260120p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/nvidia-amd-uae-to-get-advanced-ai-chips-in-couple-of-months-g42-chief-says https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p48#a260120p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/nvidia-amd-uae-to-get-advanced-ai-chips-in-couple-of-months-g42-chief-says" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2013779115447320655) 2026-01-21T01:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "At Davos Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says Superintelligence Labs delivered its first high-profile AI models internally this month and the models are "very good" (@jldastin / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260121/p17#a260121p17 https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-new-ai-team-has-delivered-first-key-models-internally-this-month-cto-says-2026-01-21/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260121/p17#a260121p17 https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-new-ai-team-has-delivered-first-key-models-internally-this-month-cto-says-2026-01-21/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2013943868648296630) 2026-01-21T11:56Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse agrees to acquire European fund distribution platform Allfunds for about $6.2B in cash and stock (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p3#a260122p3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/deutsche-boerse-reaches-5-3-billion-buyout-deal-of-allfunds https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p3#a260122p3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/deutsche-boerse-reaches-5-3-billion-buyout-deal-of-allfunds" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2014221764608262174) 2026-01-22T06:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Q&A with Yann LeCun on his new Paris-based startup Advanced Machine Intelligence leaving Meta real-world applications for world models robotics and more (@caiweic / MIT Technology Review) http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p23#a260122p23 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131661/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs/ http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p23#a260122p23 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131661/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2014342445430186418) 2026-01-22T14:20Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Booz Allen Hamilton commits $400M to a16z's newest set of funds for which a16z raised $15B+ in January; this is Booz Allen's first LP stake in any VC fund (@shenlucinda / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p16#a260123p16 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/23/booz-allen-hamilton-400m-a16zs-funds https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p16#a260123p16 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/23/booz-allen-hamilton-400m-a16zs-funds" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2014708660149354647) 2026-01-23T14:35Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Source: Databricks obtained $1.8B in fresh debt and now has over $7B in debt ahead of a potential IPO; it raised $4B+ in December at a $134B valuation (@jordannovet / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p24#a260123p24 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/databricks-obtains-1point8-billion-in-additional-debt-ahead-of-ipo.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p24#a260123p24 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/databricks-obtains-1point8-billion-in-additional-debt-ahead-of-ipo.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2014786731334348851) 2026-01-23T19:46Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Elliptic: ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 surpassed $100B in transactions in under a year but demand cooled and daily volume fell from a peak of $1.5B+ to $500M (@melambaye / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p9#a260124p9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/russia-tied-stablecoin-a7a5-tops-100-billion-in-transactions-despite-sanctions https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p9#a260124p9" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015073618712273293) 2026-01-24T14:46Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "SanDisk's stock has surged 1000% since August driven by AI demand for its data storage products; SanDisk has a cost advantage due to its JV with Kioxia (Matt Phillips / Sherwood News) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p13#a260124p13 https://sherwood.news/markets/inside-sandisks-transformation-from-thumb-drive-dinosaur-to-the-hottest/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p13#a260124p13 https://sherwood.news/markets/inside-sandisks-transformation-from-thumb-drive-dinosaur-to-the-hottest/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015244763780571432) 2026-01-25T02:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Digital Realty QTS and NTT Data warn the data center industry is doing a poor job of combating local opposition; 24+ US projects were blocked in January alone (@rafeuddin_ / Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p7#a260126p7 https://www.ft.com/content/f45d45fc-c0ea-463c-8edf-38fb99ed5c05 http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p7#a260126p7 https://www.ft.com/content/f45d45fc-c0ea-463c-8edf-38fb99ed5c05" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015742928048783728) 2026-01-26T11:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: NY-based Tandem which uses AI to automate the paperwork for writing and receiving medical prescriptions raised a $100M Series B at a $1B valuation (@rebeccatorrenc5 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p15#a260126p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/ai-for-prescriptions-startup-tandem-lands-1-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p15#a260126p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/ai-for-prescriptions-startup-tandem-lands-1-billion-valuation" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015766842636431830) 2026-01-26T12:40Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Source: OpenAI targets $60 per [----] views for ChatGPT ads on par with live NFL broadcasts and above Meta's sub-$20 CPM while offering little conversion data (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p23#a260126p23 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-seeks-premium-prices-early-ads-push https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p23#a260126p23 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-seeks-premium-prices-early-ads-push" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015794558408519840) 2026-01-26T14:30Z 419.6K followers, 178.5K engagements "StepFun a Chinese AI startup that develops LLMs and has partnered with automaker Geely and smartphone brands like Oppo and Honor raised a $717M Series B+ (@eudorawangqian / DealStreetAsia) http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p40#a260126p40 https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/stepfun-series-b-round-470495/ http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p40#a260126p40 https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/stepfun-series-b-round-470495/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015921712827678926) 2026-01-26T22:56Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "YC updated its website to remove Canada from its list of approved jurisdictions for incorporation leaving the US Cayman Islands and Singapore as options (@muradhem / The Logic) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p44#a260126p44 https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/y-combinator-canada-startups/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p44#a260126p44 https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/y-combinator-canada-startups/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2015953518469738806) 2026-01-27T01:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "The US Army signs a $5.6B 10-year contract with Salesforce to speed up outdated practices; as part of the deal military recruiters will get access to Slack (Wall Street Journal) 📥 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Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016023780297240588) 2026-01-27T05:41Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Khaby Lame the world's biggest TikToker partners with Nasdaq-listed Rich Sparkle in a $975M 36-month deal to monetize his fan base including an AI version (@katarinah / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p9#a260127p9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/tiktok-star-khaby-lame-signs-975-million-deal-to-monetize-global-fan-base https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p9#a260127p9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/tiktok-star-khaby-lame-signs-975-million-deal-to-monetize-global-fan-base" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016119474857115676) 2026-01-27T12:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Corning says Meta committed to paying up to $6B through [----] for fiber-optic cable in its AI data centers and it plans to expand its Hickory NC factory (@katietarasov / CNBC) 📥 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Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016140834014691636) 2026-01-27T13:26Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Internal Slack message: Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that "What's happening with ICE is going too far" and he hopes President Trump "will rise to this moment" (New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p15#a260127p15 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/dealbook/altman-openai-minnesota.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p15#a260127p15 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/dealbook/altman-openai-minnesota.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016149753600606410) 2026-01-27T14:02Z 419.6K followers, 12.4K engagements "Abu Dhabi's top tech university MBZUAI launches K2 Think a new model it says is capable of advanced reasoning as part of the UAE's push into "sovereign" AI (@tim / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p18#a260127p18 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Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016181103699042310) 2026-01-27T16:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Flora whose node-based design tool uses AI to create media assets for clients like Lionsgate raised a $42M Series A bringing its total funding to $52M (@indianidle / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p28#a260127p28 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/node-based-design-tool-flora-raises-42m-from-redpoint-ventures/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p28#a260127p28 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/node-based-design-tool-flora-raises-42m-from-redpoint-ventures/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016183395017961757) 2026-01-27T16:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Sonos announces the Amp Multi a large digital amplifier and its first new device in over a year ending a pause in hardware releases as it focused on software (@chriswelch / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p29#a260127p29" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016184967705800953) 2026-01-27T16:22Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "France plans to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with French-made and Outscale-hosted Visio by [----] as part of a push to drop US software vendors in government (@pascale_davies / Euronews) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p36#a260127p36 https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p36#a260127p36" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016200016436596827) 2026-01-27T17:21Z 419.6K followers, 10K engagements "Tether launches USAT a US-regulated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank marking the company's direct return to the US market that it left in [----] (@emilyjnicolle / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact 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more in OpenAI; SoftBank is already one of OpenAI's largest shareholders after investing $22.5B in December (@kateclarktweets / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p54#a260127p54 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/softbank-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-30-billion-more-in-openai-8585dea3st=gETbtv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p54#a260127p54 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/softbank-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-30-billion-more-in-openai-8585dea3st=gETbtv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016308856398156252) 2026-01-28T00:34Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Paolo Ardoino says Tether now holds [---] tons of gold worth $23B has been buying one to two tons a week and plans to keep doing so for the next few months (@jackryanldn25 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p55#a260127p55 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2026-01-28T06:58Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "A look at "neolabs" such as Safe Superintelligence and Humans& which give priority to long-term AI R&D over immediate profits; dozens have become unicorns (@kateclarktweets / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p9#a260128p9 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/these-billion-dollar-ai-startups-have-no-products-no-revenue-and-eager-investors-97c0a9bast=MZoBV3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p9#a260128p9" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016416610664485159) 2026-01-28T07:42Z 419.9K followers, [----] engagements "ASML reports Q4 net sales of 9.7B vs. 9.6B est. and 2.84B net profit vs. 3.01B est. and says it expects China to account for 20% of its total [----] sales (@arjunkharpal / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p8#a260128p8 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/asml-q4-2025-earnings-report.html https://techmeme.com/contact 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status bar a new mouse cursor Chrome extensions and more (@technacity / 9to5Google) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p20#a260128p20 https://9to5google.com/2026/01/27/android-desktop-leak/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p20#a260128p20 https://9to5google.com/2026/01/27/android-desktop-leak/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016469246679625964) 2026-01-28T11:11Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Toronto-based self-driving truck startup Waabi raised a $750M Series C led by Khosla and G2 and partners with Uber which can invest $250M based on performance (@natlungfy / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p21#a260128p21 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/self-driving-trucking-startup-waabi-raises-1-billion-expands-to-robotaxis https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p21#a260128p21 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upcoming AR glasses in a bid to facilitate minority investment and offer distinct branding (@zombie_wretch / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p30#a260128p30 https://www.theverge.com/news/869210/snap-specs-smart-ar-glasses-new-subsidiary https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p30#a260128p30 https://www.theverge.com/news/869210/snap-specs-smart-ar-glasses-new-subsidiary" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016515599946645925) 2026-01-28T14:15Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Battery recycling and cathode production startup Redwood expands its Series E to $425M sources say at a $6B valuation adds Google as a new strategic investor (@kirstenkorosec / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p32#a260128p32 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/redwood-attracts-google-for-its-425m-series-e-as-ai-power-needs-rise/ https://techmeme.com/contact 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growth and free cash flow above estimates; IBM jumps 8%+ after hours (@brodyford_ / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p53#a260128p53 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/ibm-posts-revenue-that-tops-estimates-on-software-gains https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p53#a260128p53 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/ibm-posts-revenue-that-tops-estimates-on-software-gains" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016624380986507283) 2026-01-28T21:28Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "PaleBlueDot which operates a GPU capacity marketplace and designs GPU clusters for enterprises raised a $150M Series B led by B Capital at a $1B+ valuation (@readkrystalhu / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p56#a260128p56 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/neocloud-startup-palebluedot-valued-1-billion-b-capital-led-round-2026-01-28/ 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products throughout [----] and hints at "agentic shopping tools" (@russellbrandom / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p64#a260128p64 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p64#a260128p64 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016678388606603395) 2026-01-29T01:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "SK Hynix announces a new US-based "AI Company" from a restructuring of its California-based subsidiary Solidigm and commits at least $10B to the new entity (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p65#a260128p65 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/sk-hynix-ai-company-us.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p65#a260128p65 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/sk-hynix-ai-company-us.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016685705423200292) 2026-01-29T01:31Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Samsung reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $65.6B vs. $65.28B est. and operating profit up 200%+ to $14.06B driven by memory chip price surge and HBM demand (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p67#a260128p67 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/samsung-record-q4-2025-profit-ai-hbm-ai-memory-chip-shortage.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p67#a260128p67 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/samsung-record-q4-2025-profit-ai-hbm-ai-memory-chip-shortage.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016696939702866284) 2026-01-29T02:16Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "SK Hynix surpassed Samsung in annual operating profit for the first time in 2025; SK Hynix posted a record profit of $33B in [----] while Samsung posted $30.5B (@dylanjbnbc 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[X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016816415076954299) 2026-01-29T10:11Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba both plan to release flagship AI models around China's mid-February Lunar New Year holiday including ByteDance's Doubao [---] (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p22#a260129p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-alibaba-launch-new-models-race-ai-supremacy-china https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p22#a260129p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-alibaba-launch-new-models-race-ai-supremacy-china" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016861615992557974) 2026-01-29T13:10Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Dow plans to cut [----] staff to save costs and will rely on AI to boost productivity resulting in $1.1B to $1.5B in charges; it currently employs [-----] staff (@robboc / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p25#a260129p25 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/dow-dow-q4-earnings-report-2025-11f0e814st=uqF2Pu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p25#a260129p25 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/dow-dow-q4-earnings-report-2025-11f0e814st=uqF2Pu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016871635039735809) 2026-01-29T13:50Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Nvidia launches a native GeForce NOW app for Linux starting with Debian-based Ubuntu after releasing a Steam Deck app in 2025; in a hands-on it works well (@therealzomb / Windows Central) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p28#a260129p28 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-native-app-launch https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p28#a260129p28 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-native-app-launch" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016885488280641835) 2026-01-29T14:45Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Talos which develops digital asset trading infrastructure raised a $45M extension from Robinhood and others to its $105M Series B at a $1.5B valuation (@willcanny99 / CoinDesk) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p31#a260129p31 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/29/robinhood-is-investing-in-crypto-trading-platform-talos-at-usd1-5-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p31#a260129p31 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/29/robinhood-is-investing-in-crypto-trading-platform-talos-at-usd1-5-billion-valuation" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016904527782564060) 2026-01-29T16:01Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Source: SpaceX and xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned IPO this year; under the proposed deal shares of xAI would be exchanged for shares in SpaceX (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p39#a260129p39 https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-spacex-merger-talks-with-xai-ahead-planned-ipo-source-says-2026-01-29/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p39#a260129p39 https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-spacex-merger-talks-with-xai-ahead-planned-ipo-source-says-2026-01-29/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2016947144729473216) 2026-01-29T18:50Z 419.7K followers, 213K engagements "Sources: SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla an idea some investors are pushing while separately exploring a tie-up between SpaceX and xAI (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p50#a260129p50 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-said-to-consider-merger-with-tesla-or-xai https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p50#a260129p50 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-said-to-consider-merger-with-tesla-or-xai" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017008819713298746) 2026-01-29T22:55Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: special agents with the US Commerce Department investigated claims by ex-Meta contractors that Meta staff had "unfettered" access to WhatsApp messages (@jzbleiberg / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p52#a260129p52 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-has-investigated-claims-that-whatsapp-chats-aren-t-private https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p52#a260129p52 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-has-investigated-claims-that-whatsapp-chats-aren-t-private" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017017636622602715) 2026-01-29T23:30Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Perplexity signs a deal with Microsoft; sources say the $750M three-year commitment will let Perplexity deploy AI models through Microsoft's Foundry service (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p54#a260129p54 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/perplexity-inks-microsoft-ai-cloud-deal-amid-dispute-with-amazon https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p54#a260129p54 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/perplexity-inks-microsoft-ai-cloud-deal-amid-dispute-with-amazon" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017026581370204330) 2026-01-30T00:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera aims to raise up to $379.2M in a Hong Kong IPO offering 104.9M shares at $3.61 each; trading expected to start February [--] (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p61#a260129p61 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-ai-chipmaker-axera-semiconductor-raise-379-million-via-hong-kong-ipo-2026-01-29/ 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[--] IPO selling 10.5M shares at $19 each; it reached a $1.1B market cap below its [----] $2.7B valuation (@mtemkin / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p7#a260130p7 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/how-sequoia-backed-ethos-reached-the-public-market-while-rivals-fell-short/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p7#a260130p7 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/how-sequoia-backed-ethos-reached-the-public-market-while-rivals-fell-short/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017220208981864622) 2026-01-30T12:55Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Checkbox an AI startup that aims to automate legal intake raised a $23M Series A led by Touring Capital; Checkbox has 100+ clients including SAP and PepsiCo (@asantoreneos / Forbes Australia) http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p8#a260130p8 https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/these-two-sydney-mates-just-raised-us23-million-for-their-ai-legal-startup/ http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p8#a260130p8 https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/these-two-sydney-mates-just-raised-us23-million-for-their-ai-legal-startup/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017226506939019420) 2026-01-30T13:20Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: SpaceX generated about $8B in EBITDA on $15B to $16B of revenue last year; Starlink accounted for about 50% to 80% of the total revenue (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p26#a260130p26 https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-generated-about-8-billion-profit-last-year-ahead-ipo-sources-say-2026-01-30/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p26#a260130p26 https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-generated-about-8-billion-profit-last-year-ahead-ipo-sources-say-2026-01-30/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017352794169078058) 2026-01-30T21:42Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Miami-based Indigo which uses AI-powered underwriting tech to provide medical liability insurance to physicians raised a $50M Series B led by Rubicon Founders (@brockewturner / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p11#a260131p11 https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-indigo-raises-50m-for-medical-liability-insurance https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p11#a260131p11 https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-indigo-raises-50m-for-medical-liability-insurance" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017650594744586261) 2026-01-31T17:26Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Waymo nears a $16B round valuing it at $110B; Alphabet will contribute $12B+ with a16z Dragoneer Mubadala Sequoia and DST Global participating (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p15#a260131p15 https://www.ft.com/content/94663caf-6c98-4883-b3f0-cc763a3b95ff https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p15#a260131p15 https://www.ft.com/content/94663caf-6c98-4883-b3f0-cc763a3b95ff" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017702838621901266) 2026-01-31T20:53Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Nomura: total returns for software debt in collateralized loan obligations have been lower than all other sectors in [----] amid fears about AI's impact on SaaS (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p17#a260131p17 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/ai-boom-is-triggering-a-loan-meltdown-for-software-companies-credit-weekly https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p17#a260131p17 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/ai-boom-is-triggering-a-loan-meltdown-for-software-companies-credit-weekly" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017766338840908171) 2026-02-01T01:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Denver-based Northslope which builds customized AI applications for Palantir OS raised a $22M Series A led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (@natalie_breym / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p18#a260131p18 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-applied-ai-startup-northslope-secures-22m https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p18#a260131p18 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-applied-ai-startup-northslope-secures-22m" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017811786712654234) 2026-02-01T04:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Documents and sources: Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan backed a $500M investment for a 49% stake in WLF four days before Trump's inauguration (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p1#a260201p1 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/spy-sheikh-secret-stake-trump-crypto-tahnoon-ea4d97e8st=EpuRr8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p1#a260201p1" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017836882198204615) 2026-02-01T05:46Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Amazon asks the FCC for a 2-year extension until July [--] [----] to deploy half of the [----] satellites for its Leo internet system citing a rocket shortage (@b0yle / GeekWire) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p3#a260201p3 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo-fcc-extension-request/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p3#a260201p3 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo-fcc-extension-request/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2017844368997286063) 2026-02-01T06:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Oracle says it plans to raise $45B to $50B in [----] to build additional capacity for its cloud infrastructure through a combination of debt and equity sales (@rover829 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p19#a260201p19 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-01/oracle-to-raise-up-to-50-billion-this-year-for-cloud-investment https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p19#a260201p19 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-01/oracle-to-raise-up-to-50-billion-this-year-for-cloud-investment" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018107318446289385) 2026-02-01T23:40Z 419.6K followers, 26.6K engagements "French IT company Capgemini plans to sell its US subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions whose contract with the US ICE drew scrutiny from French lawmakers (@sdelahamaide / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p1#a260202p1 https://www.reuters.com/business/french-tech-company-capgemini-sell-us-unit-linked-ice-2026-02-01/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p1#a260202p1 https://www.reuters.com/business/french-tech-company-capgemini-sell-us-unit-linked-ice-2026-02-01/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018187944788717776) 2026-02-02T05:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Alibaba plans to spend $431M in a Lunar New Year campaign starting February [--] to attract users to its Qwen AI app above Tencent's $143.7M and Baidu's $71.8M (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p9#a260202p9 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/alibaba-spend-431-million-lunar-new-year-ai-push-chatbot-war-heats-up-2026-02-02/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p9#a260202p9 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/alibaba-spend-431-million-lunar-new-year-ai-push-chatbot-war-heats-up-2026-02-02/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018267064419434945) 2026-02-02T10:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of [----] restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (@pkgourmet / New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p15#a260202p15 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/dining/food-delivery-apps-doordash-uber.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.IVA.a9jC.pjqI8Pmg82Kp&smid=url-share https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p15#a260202p15" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018285942432244202) 2026-02-02T11:30Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Snowflake and OpenAI agree to a multi-year $200M partnership to integrate OpenAI's models into Snowflake Cortex AI and the Snowflake Intelligence agent (@sabrinaa_ortiz / The Deep View) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p22#a260202p22 https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/snowflake-lands-usd200m-openai-partnership https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p22#a260202p22 https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/snowflake-lands-usd200m-openai-partnership" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018341374387433550) 2026-02-02T15:10Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Wiz says Moltbook had a major flaw that exposed private messages emails and credentials; Wiz co-founder Ami Luttwak called the flaw a byproduct of vibe coding (@razhael / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p24#a260202p24 https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/moltbook-social-media-site-ai-agents-had-big-security-hole-cyber-firm-wiz-says-2026-02-02/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p24#a260202p24" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018350149580226578) 2026-02-02T15:45Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Fieldguide which uses AI agents to automate accounting and auditing tasks raised a $75M Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives at a $700M valuation (@leomschwartz 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http://Tech.eu" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018380344773443948) 2026-02-02T17:45Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia's AI chips used for inference and has sought alternatives since last year including from Cerebras and Groq (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p36#a260202p36 https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-is-unsatisfied-with-some-nvidia-chips-looking-alternatives-sources-say-2026-02-02/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p36#a260202p36 https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-is-unsatisfied-with-some-nvidia-chips-looking-alternatives-sources-say-2026-02-02/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018436969102270538) 2026-02-02T21:30Z 419.6K followers, 44.5K engagements "Leaked email: as part of the xAI-SpaceX deal xAI shares will be converted into [------] shares of SpaceX stock and employees will have the option to cash out (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p46#a260202p46 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-says-spacex-has-acquired-xai-038a4072st=w5Sjrs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p46#a260202p46 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-says-spacex-has-acquired-xai-038a4072st=w5Sjrs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018488615878250782) 2026-02-03T00:56Z 419.7K followers, 248.5K engagements "Nintendo reports Q3 revenue of $5.2B vs. $5.45B est. a net profit of $1.03B vs. $950M est. and maintains its 19M Switch [--] sales forecast for fiscal [----] (@arjunkharpal / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p3#a260203p3 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/nintendo-q3-earnings-switch-2-forecast.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p3#a260203p3 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/nintendo-q3-earnings-switch-2-forecast.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018584859808272857) 2026-02-03T07:18Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Q&A with Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen on Docusign's workforce growing to [----] staffers its Intelligent Agreement Management system AI hallucinations and more (@reckless / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p5#a260203p5 https://www.theverge.com/podcast/871205/docusign-ceo-allan-thygesen-ai-contracts-e-signature-interview https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p5#a260203p5 https://www.theverge.com/podcast/871205/docusign-ceo-allan-thygesen-ai-contracts-e-signature-interview" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018608417858822613) 2026-02-03T08:52Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman unveil Luffu a self-funded startup developing an AI-powered "family care system" currently in private testing (@inafried / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p11#a260203p11 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/03/fitbit-founders-ai-family-caregiving https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p11#a260203p11 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/03/fitbit-founders-ai-family-caregiving" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018664741854421023) 2026-02-03T12:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Disney names Josh D'Amaro head of its theme parks and consumer products division as CEO replacing Bob Iger; D'Amaro joined Disney in [----] (Variety) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p12#a260203p12 https://variety.com/2026/film/news/josh-damaro-disney-ceo-bob-iger-1236650641/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p12#a260203p12 https://variety.com/2026/film/news/josh-damaro-disney-ceo-bob-iger-1236650641/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018681140815487264) 2026-02-03T13:41Z 419.6K followers, 13.9K engagements "A profile of Sam Altman who says "we basically have built AGI or very close to it" before dialing it back later and calling it "a spiritual statement" (@richardjnieva / Forbes) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p17#a260203p17 https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p17#a260203p17 https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018716547758403759) 2026-02-03T16:01Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Y Combinator says founders can opt to receive their customary allotment typically about $500K in the Circle-issued USDC starting with the Spring [----] cohort (@bdanweiss / Fortune) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p19#a260203p19 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[----] and Jan. 2026; Gemini rose from 14.7% to 25.1% Grok rose from 1.6% to 15.2% (@kantrowitz / Big Technology) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p27#a260203p27 https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/new-data-openais-lead-is-contracting https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p27#a260203p27 https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/new-data-openais-lead-is-contracting" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018746679546306869) 2026-02-03T18:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Cond Nast Hearst AP and others to let publishers license content to AI companies (@themarketinganu / Search Engine Land) http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p35#a260203p35 https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launches-publisher-content-marketplace-for-ai-licensing-468191 http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p35#a260203p35 https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launches-publisher-content-marketplace-for-ai-licensing-468191" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018784288477508081) 2026-02-03T20:30Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "US v. Google: the DOJ and a group of states will appeal the September [----] ruling in the Search antitrust case in which Google dodged a forced sale of Chrome (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p42#a260203p42 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/google-search-remedy-to-be-appealed-by-state-attorneys-general https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p42#a260203p42 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/google-search-remedy-to-be-appealed-by-state-attorneys-general" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018823432289607794) 2026-02-03T23:06Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "OpenAI names Dylan Scandinaro who worked on AGI safety at Anthropic as the company's head of preparedness (@aliciatang623 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p43#a260203p43 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https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p49#a260203p49 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/anthropic-plans-employee-tender-offer-at-350-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p49#a260203p49 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/anthropic-plans-employee-tender-offer-at-350-billion-valuation" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018850020242690250) 2026-02-04T00:52Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Adobe reversed its plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration stating it won't get new features but will remain available "indefinitely" (@jaypeters / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p53#a260203p53 https://www.theverge.com/tech/873621/adobe-animate-maintenance-mode-reverse-course https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p53#a260203p53 https://www.theverge.com/tech/873621/adobe-animate-maintenance-mode-reverse-course" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018871229411971078) 2026-02-04T02:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "An interview with Kai-Fu Lee on his startup which builds agentic AI tools for companies why he thinks China will beat the US in consumer AI and more (@eleanorolcott / Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p4#a260204p4 https://www.ft.com/content/5d71bb69-25e0-4425-8ac8-635b7a8abb68 http://01.ai http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p4#a260204p4 https://www.ft.com/content/5d71bb69-25e0-4425-8ac8-635b7a8abb68 http://01.ai" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018943112706679233) 2026-02-04T07:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "A US judge sentences Rui-Siang Lin who pled guilty to operating the $105M+ dark web narcotics marketplace Incognito Market to [--] years in US federal prison (@thesamreynolds / CoinDesk) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p7#a260204p7 https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/04/incognito-market-founder-rui-siang-lin-sentenced-to-30-years-in-crypto-darknet-drug-marketplace-case https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p7#a260204p7" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018975907646480584) 2026-02-04T09:12Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Prosus agrees to a multiyear AWS cloud and AI deal that runs into "hundreds of millions of dollars" as it seeks to expand in Europe India and Latin America (@loniprinsloo1 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p12#a260204p12 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/amazon-prosus-reach-ai-cloud-deal-for-double-digit-cost-saving https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p12#a260204p12 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/amazon-prosus-reach-ai-cloud-deal-for-double-digit-cost-saving" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2018998229547786341) 2026-02-04T10:41Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Anthropic plans a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl parodying the prospect of intrusive ads in AI conversations and will also air a 60-second pre-game ad (@vranicawsj / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p17#a260204p17 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/anthropic-takes-aim-at-openais-chatgpt-in-super-bowl-ad-debut-e38d08bbst=jxp4u7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p17#a260204p17 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/anthropic-takes-aim-at-openais-chatgpt-in-super-bowl-ad-debut-e38d08bbst=jxp4u7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019024679705419928) 2026-02-04T12:26Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Uber plans to expand its robotaxi services to Hong Kong Madrid Houston and Zurich in 2026; Hong Kong will be Uber's first autonomous market in Asia (@natlungfy / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips 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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/egypt-moves-to-ban-roblox-gaming-platform-in-online-safety-push" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019033666438005246) 2026-02-04T13:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Resolve AI which offers autonomous AI agents to monitor source code and infrastructure to resolve outages raised $125M led by Lightspeed at a $1B valuation (@rebeccatorrenc5 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p23#a260204p23 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/resolve-ai-hits-1-billion-valuation-for-outage-thwarting-ai-agents https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p23#a260204p23 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/resolve-ai-hits-1-billion-valuation-for-outage-thwarting-ai-agents" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019036019463467199) 2026-02-04T13:11Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "AI Chipmaker Cerebras raised a $1B Series H led by Tiger Global at a $23B valuation up from $8.1B in September [----] (@ianmking / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p32#a260204p32 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/cerebras-raises-1-billion-in-funding-at-23-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p32#a260204p32 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/cerebras-raises-1-billion-in-funding-at-23-billion-valuation" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019094152894685664) 2026-02-04T17:02Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Microsoft says cybersecurity head Charlie Bell will move into a position focused on engineering quality; Hayete Gallot will return from Google to run security (@jordannovet / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p35#a260204p35 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/microsoft-brings-back-hayete-gallot-to-run-security-new-role-for-bell.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p35#a260204p35 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/microsoft-brings-back-hayete-gallot-to-run-security-new-role-for-bell.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019106514079002785) 2026-02-04T17:51Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Google teases the Pixel 10a in a new video revealing a completely flat rear camera and says pre-orders begin on February [--] (@technacity / 9to5Google) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p37#a260204p37 https://9to5google.com/2026/02/04/pixel-10a-announcement/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p37#a260204p37 https://9to5google.com/2026/02/04/pixel-10a-announcement/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019119119107609007) 2026-02-04T18:41Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Sam Altman says the Anthropic Super Bowl ads are funny but "dishonest" and Anthropic serves a "product to rich people" while OpenAI is committed to free access (@sama) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p39#a260204p39 https://x.com/sama/status/2019139174339928189 First the good part of the Anthropic ads: they are funny and I laughed. But I wonder why Anthropic would go for something so clearly dishonest. Our most important principle for ads says that we wont do exactly this; we would obviously never run ads in the way Anthropic" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019144570425213375) 2026-02-04T20:22Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Alphabet says it expects [----] capex to be in the range of $175B to $185B above estimates of about $115.26B (@deborah_sophia / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p43#a260204p43 https://www.reuters.com/business/google-parent-alphabet-forecasts-sharp-surge-2026-capital-spending-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p43#a260204p43 https://www.reuters.com/business/google-parent-alphabet-forecasts-sharp-surge-2026-capital-spending-2026-02-04/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019159299105399127) 2026-02-04T21:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Arm reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.24B vs. $1.22B est. and license and other revenue up 25% to $505M vs. $519.9M est.; ARM drops 7%+ after hours (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p46#a260204p46 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/arm-holdings-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-ai-chip-demand-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p46#a260204p46 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/arm-holdings-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-ai-chip-demand-2026-02-04/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019165583078834368) 2026-02-04T21:46Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Qualcomm reports Q1 revenue up 5% YoY to $12.25B vs. $12.21B est. and projects Q2 revenue below est. due to memory supply shortage; QCOM drops 9%+ after hours (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p47#a260204p47 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/qualcomm-forecasts-quarterly-results-below-estimates-memory-shortage-dampens-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p47#a260204p47 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/qualcomm-forecasts-quarterly-results-below-estimates-memory-shortage-dampens-2026-02-04/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019166858054889743) 2026-02-04T21:51Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Filing: Workday is cutting [---] employees or 2% of its workforce primarily in customer-facing roles saying the move will help it invest in priority areas (@brodyford_ / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p48#a260204p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/workday-to-cut-about-400-employees-focused-on-customer-support https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p48#a260204p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/workday-to-cut-about-400-employees-focused-on-customer-support" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019174537372520541) 2026-02-04T22:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Multicoin co-founder and Managing Partner Kyle Samani says he is stepping back from the VC firm and has transitioned to an advisory role (@danielgkuhn / The Block) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p49#a260204p49 https://www.theblock.co/post/388561/multicoin-founder-kyle-samani-steps-back-vc-firm-continue-advocate-solana https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p49#a260204p49 https://www.theblock.co/post/388561/multicoin-founder-kyle-samani-steps-back-vc-firm-continue-advocate-solana" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019187702697259191) 2026-02-04T23:13Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Amazon MGM Studio plans to develop new AI tools via its "AI Studio" to speed TV and film production and cut costs in collaboration with AWS and LLM providers (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p50#a260204p50 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-plans-use-ai-speed-up-tv-film-production-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p50#a260204p50 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-plans-use-ai-speed-up-tv-film-production-2026-02-04/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019194907152572802) 2026-02-04T23:42Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Google says the Gemini app has 750M+ MAUs up from 650M last quarter and its first-party models process 10B+ tokens per minute via direct API use by customers (@laurenforristal / TechCrunch) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p52#a260204p52 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/googles-gemini-app-has-surpassed-750m-monthly-active-users/ http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p52#a260204p52 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/googles-gemini-app-has-surpassed-750m-monthly-active-users/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019209289827840470) 2026-02-05T00:39Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Snowboarder Maddie Mastro and other athletes are using a new AI tool powered by Google DeepMind's computer-vision models to prepare for the [----] Winter Olympics (@isabellebiscuit / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p55#a260204p55 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-ai-changed-this-olympic-snowboarders-signature-trick-029f0c5d http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p55#a260204p55 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-ai-changed-this-olympic-snowboarders-signature-trick-029f0c5d" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019247819379601493) 2026-02-05T03:12Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Sony reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to $23.68B vs. $23.53B est. operating profit up 22% to $3.28B vs. $2.99B est. raises FY operating profit outlook 8% (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p57#a260204p57 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/sony-profit-jumps-22percent-in-december-quarter-beating-expectations-and-lifting-full-year-outlook.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p57#a260204p57" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019265140655550645) 2026-02-05T04:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sony reports Q3 gaming and network services revenue down 4% YoY to $10.5B profit up 19% YoY to $889M and PlayStation [--] sales down 16% YoY to 8M units (@samnusseyrtrs / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p58#a260204p58 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sony-third-quarter-profit-rises-22-beats-analyst-estimates-2026-02-05/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p58#a260204p58 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sony-third-quarter-profit-rises-22-beats-analyst-estimates-2026-02-05/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019272434994802727) 2026-02-05T04:50Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Cybersecurity company Varonis agrees to acquire AllTrue which develops specialized tools for AI trust risk and security management for $125M in cash (@jimrundle / Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p2#a260205p2 https://www.wsj.com/articles/varonis-to-acquire-alltrue-as-ai-security-concerns-mount-a365f97d https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p2#a260205p2 https://www.wsj.com/articles/varonis-to-acquire-alltrue-as-ai-security-concerns-mount-a365f97d" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019296843067453851) 2026-02-05T06:27Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Fears that software companies are facing an AI-driven extinction event are exaggerated but the belief that they might be facing one is damaging their stocks (@djtgallagher / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p5#a260205p5 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-wont-kill-the-software-business-just-its-growth-story-05673e07st=dY58vx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p5#a260205p5 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-wont-kill-the-software-business-just-its-growth-story-05673e07st=dY58vx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019309477087047847) 2026-02-05T07:17Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "RapidFort which develops tools for securing software supply chains raised a $42M Series A led by Blue Cloud and ForgePoint taking its total funding to $51M (@duncanriley / SiliconANGLE) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p7#a260205p7 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/rapidfort-raises-42m-push-continuous-remediation-software-supply-chain-security/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p7#a260205p7 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/rapidfort-raises-42m-push-continuous-remediation-software-supply-chain-security/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019350350335975535) 2026-02-05T10:00Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "A look at India's push to become a major provider of AI services as US tech companies pledge tens of billions in Indian data center investments (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p8#a260205p8 https://www.wsj.com/world/india/why-big-tech-is-throwing-cash-into-india-in-quest-for-ai-supremacy-a5d02f0est=eUpcDQ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p8#a260205p8" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019353577727397941) 2026-02-05T10:13Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "The UK says Microsoft the UK government academics and experts plan to build a system to spot deepfakes online as part of an detection evaluation framework (@muvija_m / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p11#a260205p11 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-work-with-microsoft-build-deepfake-detection-system-2026-02-05/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p11#a260205p11 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-work-with-microsoft-build-deepfake-detection-system-2026-02-05/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019369931356402087) 2026-02-05T11:18Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Palo Alto Networks: an Asian cyber-espionage group broke into systems belonging to [--] critical infrastructure organizations and governments in 37+ countries (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p16#a260205p16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-05/hackers-hit-sensitive-targets-in-37-nations-in-vast-spying-plot-ml9chfqj https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p16#a260205p16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-05/hackers-hit-sensitive-targets-in-37-nations-in-vast-spying-plot-ml9chfqj" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019380949180391840) 2026-02-05T12:01Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Substack notifies users about a "limited" data breach in October [----] found on February [--] and now patched; a threat actor leaked a database of 697K records (@serghei / BleepingComputer) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p19#a260205p19 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/newsletter-platform-substack-notifies-users-of-data-breach/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p19#a260205p19 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/newsletter-platform-substack-notifies-users-of-data-breach/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019398307361992926) 2026-02-05T13:10Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Nvidia delays the release of its incremental gaming GPU upgrade codenamed Kicker marking the first year in three decades without a new GPU for gaming (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p21#a260205p21 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-delay-new-gaming-chip-due-memory-chip-shortage https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p21#a260205p21 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-delay-new-gaming-chip-due-memory-chip-shortage" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019413389231943933) 2026-02-05T14:10Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "OpenAI launches Frontier an AI agent management platform that provides shared context onboarding and permission boundaries available to select customers (@theroberthart / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p22#a260205p22 https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/874258/openai-frontier-ai-agent-platform-management https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p22#a260205p22 https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/874258/openai-frontier-ai-agent-platform-management" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019413800416338036) 2026-02-05T14:12Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia on the battlefield have been deactivated via a verification process developed alongside SpaceX (Anna Pruchnicka / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p23#a260205p23 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/starlink-used-by-russian-forces-deactivated-battlefield-ukraine-says-2026-02-05/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p23#a260205p23 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/starlink-used-by-russian-forces-deactivated-battlefield-ukraine-says-2026-02-05/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019427276694212932) 2026-02-05T15:05Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase long after his [----] conviction (New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p27#a260205p27 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/epstein-investments-palantir-coinbase-thiel.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.J1A.J-Kg.UbqtCaNH8Lvw&smid=url-share https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p27#a260205p27" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019452464123244578) 2026-02-05T16:46Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements "The US FCC grants Starlink competitor Logos clearance to deploy up to [----] low Earth orbit broadband satellites by 2035; Logos raised a $50M Series A in [----] (@jasonrainbow / SpaceNews) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p30#a260205p30 https://spacenews.com/fcc-clears-logos-to-deploy-more-than-4000-broadband-satellites/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p30#a260205p30 https://spacenews.com/fcc-clears-logos-to-deploy-more-than-4000-broadband-satellites/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019461257104093215) 2026-02-05T17:20Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Anthropic says Claude Opus [---] supports a 1M context window scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench the highest for any Claude model and boosts agentic capabilities (@davidgewirtz / ZDNET) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p34#a260205p34 https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-claude-opus-4-6-first-try-work-deliverables/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p34#a260205p34 https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-claude-opus-4-6-first-try-work-deliverables/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019470247515025900) 2026-02-05T17:56Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Anthropic says it found Opus [---] "brings more focus to the most challenging parts of a task without being told to" and "thinks more deeply and more carefully" (Anthropic) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p39#a260205p39 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p39#a260205p39 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019475060302680320) 2026-02-05T18:15Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Y Combinator adds Canada back to its accepted countries list and says it had removed the country because its top Canadian companies reincorporated in the US (@riehlalex99 / BetaKit) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p40#a260205p40 https://betakit.com/y-combinator-reverses-decision-will-invest-in-canadian-domiciled-startups-again/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p40#a260205p40 https://betakit.com/y-combinator-reverses-decision-will-invest-in-canadian-domiciled-startups-again/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019485207913722188) 2026-02-05T18:56Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Anthropic details how it used [--] parallel Claude Opus [---] agents to build a Rust-based 100000-line C compiler incurring $20K in API costs over [----] sessions (Anthropic) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p44#a260205p44 https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p44#a260205p44 https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019510364455469066) 2026-02-05T20:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Amazon reports Q4 revenue up 14% YoY to $213.4B net income up 6% to $21.19B and EPS of $1.95 vs. $1.97 est.; AMZN drops 10%+ after hours (Amazon) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p45#a260205p45 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204777163/en/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p45#a260205p45 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204777163/en/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019519580385796266) 2026-02-05T21:12Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Amazon reports Q4 AWS revenue up 24% YoY to $35.6B vs. $34.9B est. AWS operating income up 17% YoY to $12.5B and boosts capex in [----] to $200B (@annierpalmer / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p46#a260205p46 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/amazon-amzn-q4-earnings-report-2025.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p46#a260205p46 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/amazon-amzn-q4-earnings-report-2025.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019522361163382872) 2026-02-05T21:23Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Reddit reports Q4 revenue up 70% YoY to $726M vs. $665M est. DAUq up 19% to 121.4M above est. forecasts Q1 revenue above est. announces a $1B share buyback (@jonathanvanian / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p47#a260205p47 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/reddit-rddt-q4-2025.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p47#a260205p47 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/reddit-rddt-q4-2025.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019525572570018264) 2026-02-05T21:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Amazon reports Q4 ad revenue up 23% YoY to $21.32B slightly above expectations and subscription services revenue up 14% to $13.12B (@xpangler / Variety) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p48#a260205p48 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-q4-2025-earnings-capex-advertising-sales-1236653797/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p48#a260205p48 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-q4-2025-earnings-capex-advertising-sales-1236653797/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019531120170410157) 2026-02-05T21:58Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Strategy reports Q4 net loss grew to $12.4B from $671M a year earlier as BTC trades below its $76K average purchase price; MSTR is down 68% in the past year (@vlajournaliste / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p51#a260205p51 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/strategy-earnings-fourth-2025-33688dab http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p51#a260205p51 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/strategy-earnings-fourth-2025-33688dab" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019563404474855721) 2026-02-06T00:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Interviews with Anthropic executives and other tech industry leaders and engineers about Claude Code's success which some say has been a long time coming (@haydenfield / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p52#a260205p52 https://www.theverge.com/report/874308/anthropic-claude-code-opus-hype-moment https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p52#a260205p52 https://www.theverge.com/report/874308/anthropic-claude-code-opus-hype-moment" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019580054603473117) 2026-02-06T01:13Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Affirm reports Q2 revenue up 30% YoY to $1.12B vs. $1.06B est. GMV up 36% to $13.8B and forecasts Q3 revenue slightly above est.; AFRM drops 6%+ after hours (@ibd_rkrause / Investor's Business Daily) http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p53#a260205p53 https://www.investors.com/news/technology/affirm-stock-afrm-affirm-earnings-q42025/ http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p53#a260205p53 https://www.investors.com/news/technology/affirm-stock-afrm-affirm-earnings-q42025/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019585930924040603) 2026-02-06T01:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "French authorities charge four people with spying for China by allegedly seeking to obtain satellite data from Starlink and other critical entities (@jsyche / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p56#a260205p56 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/france-charges-four-in-china-spying-case-that-targeted-starlink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p56#a260205p56 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/france-charges-four-in-china-spying-case-that-targeted-starlink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019604899298988067) 2026-02-06T02:51Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Tether acquires a 12% stake worth $150M in which enables access to physical and tokenized gold and plans to integrate its gold-backed XAUT token (CoinDesk) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p58#a260205p58 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/05/tether-buys-usd150-million-stake-in-gold-com-to-boost-tokenized-gold-distribution http://Gold.com https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p58#a260205p58 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/05/tether-buys-usd150-million-stake-in-gold-com-to-boost-tokenized-gold-distribution" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019611636496232652) 2026-02-06T03:18Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "How the SpaceX-xAI $1.25T merger deal was fast-tracked after SpaceX had a technical breakthrough in orbital data centers last fall (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p60#a260205p60 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-xai-spacex-merger-2896ae1est=rqcApc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p60#a260205p60 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-xai-spacex-merger-2896ae1est=rqcApc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019629694078054489) 2026-02-06T04:30Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Intel and AMD have notified Chinese customers of supply shortages for server CPUs with Intel warning of delivery lead times of up to six months (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p2#a260206p2 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/intel-amd-notify-customers-china-lengthy-waits-cpus-2026-02-06/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p2#a260206p2 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/intel-amd-notify-customers-china-lengthy-waits-cpus-2026-02-06/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019674142216450213) 2026-02-06T07:26Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "How an appeal changed the way the USPTO assesses AI patents under the US Patent Act signaling a shift towards more favorable treatment of AI and ML inventions (Matthew Carey / Bloomberg Law) http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p7#a260206p7 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/ai-patent-eligibility-has-shifted-with-one-machine-learning-case http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p7#a260206p7 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/ai-patent-eligibility-has-shifted-with-one-machine-learning-case" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019768264360956271) 2026-02-06T13:40Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Analysis: Claude Code currently authors 4% of all public GitHub commits and is on track to cross 20% of all daily commits by the end of [----] (Doug O'Laughlin / SemiAnalysis) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p10#a260206p10 https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/claude-code-is-the-inflection-point https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p10#a260206p10 https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/claude-code-is-the-inflection-point" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019799929447735676) 2026-02-06T15:46Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: OpenAI is working with G42 to build a ChatGPT version tuned for the UAE to accommodate local language political outlook and speech restrictions (@reedalbergotti / Semafor) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p13#a260206p13 https://www.semafor.com/article/02/06/2026/openai-in-talks-with-abu-dhabis-g42-to-create-specialized-chatgpt-version-for-uae https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p13#a260206p13 https://www.semafor.com/article/02/06/2026/openai-in-talks-with-abu-dhabis-g42-to-create-specialized-chatgpt-version-for-uae" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019823639403864210) 2026-02-06T17:20Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "co-founder Kris Marszalek buys the domain for $70M the highest disclosed price for a domain name as he plans a site offering an AI agent (@tim / Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p14#a260206p14 https://www.ft.com/content/83488628-8dfd-4060-a7b0-71b1bb012785 http://AI.com http://Crypto.com http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p14#a260206p14 https://www.ft.com/content/83488628-8dfd-4060-a7b0-71b1bb012785 http://AI.com http://Crypto.com" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019837493684949450) 2026-02-06T18:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "London-based Bound an automated FX risk management platform raised a $24.5M Series A led by AlbionVC as it seeks to expand across Europe (Tamara Djurickovic / 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p15#a260206p15 https://tech.eu/2026/02/05/bound-secures-245m-series-a-to-expand-fx-hedging-tools/ http://Tech.eu https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p15#a260206p15 https://tech.eu/2026/02/05/bound-secures-245m-series-a-to-expand-fx-hedging-tools/ http://Tech.eu" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019846292810395754) 2026-02-06T18:50Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Amazon's annual tax bill fell 87% YoY to $1.2B in [----] as profits grew 45% to $90B mostly due to GOP's depreciation breaks in the One Big Beautiful Bill (@brian_faler / Politico) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p16#a260206p16 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/amazon-emerges-a-big-winner-from-gop-tax-cuts-00768985 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p16#a260206p16 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/amazon-emerges-a-big-winner-from-gop-tax-cuts-00768985" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019850069915435321) 2026-02-06T19:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "A civil subpoena shows the US DOJ is investigating Netflix for potential anticompetitive tactics as the agency probes the company's proposed acquisition of WBD (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p19#a260206p19 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/justice-department-casts-wide-net-on-netflixs-business-practices-in-merger-probe-fd30d7f8st=dkmpNP https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p19#a260206p19" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019865160912097635) 2026-02-06T20:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Croatian-founded Daytona which aims to build infrastructure for large-scale agent workloads raised a $24M Series A led by FirstMark (Tamara Djurickovic / 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p20#a260206p20 https://tech.eu/2026/02/06/daytona-raises-24m-series-a-to-build-agent-native-compute-infrastructure/ http://Tech.eu https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p20#a260206p20 https://tech.eu/2026/02/06/daytona-raises-24m-series-a-to-build-agent-native-compute-infrastructure/ http://Tech.eu" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019872708406964466) 2026-02-06T20:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Palmer Luckey's Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration launching with $635M in capital (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p26#a260206p26 https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/hobbit-inspired-startup-becomes-first-new-bank-greenlighted-by-trump-2-0-0d6075efst=zbfjte&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p26#a260206p26" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019905416273228094) 2026-02-06T22:45Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Trump Mobile execs showcase the T1 Phone's new design and specs and say the phones go through "final assembly" in Miami and full assembly in the US is a "goal" (@dompreston / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p27#a260206p27 https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p27#a260206p27 https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019915494338490666) 2026-02-06T23:25Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "New York lawmakers propose a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on data center development making NY at least the sixth state to introduce such legislation (@mollytaft / Wired) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p29#a260206p29 https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-is-the-latest-state-to-consider-a-data-center-pause/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p29#a260206p29 https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-is-the-latest-state-to-consider-a-data-center-pause/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2019949469576622501) 2026-02-07T01:40Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "RADICL which offers threat detection and response services to SMBs supporting US defense industrial base and critical infrastructure raised a $31M Series A (@duncanriley / SiliconANGLE) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p1#a260207p1 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/radicl-secures-31m-expand-ai-driven-security-operations-small-businesses/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p1#a260207p1 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/radicl-secures-31m-expand-ai-driven-security-operations-small-businesses/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020011141095649601) 2026-02-07T05:46Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Source: Benchmark invested at least $225M in Cerebras' $1B Series H led by Tiger Global at a $23B valuation; Benchmark led Cerebras' $27M Series A in [----] (@mtemkin / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p2#a260207p2 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/benchmark-raises-225m-in-special-funds-to-double-down-on-cerebras/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p2#a260207p2 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/benchmark-raises-225m-in-special-funds-to-double-down-on-cerebras/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020013668348358753) 2026-02-07T05:56Z 419.8K followers, 10.7K engagements "Chinese regulators fined Kuaishou $17.2M for failing to curb illegal content; pornographic content appeared on Kuaishou during its December [----] cyberattacks (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p4#a260207p4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/china-s-kuaishou-fined-17-2-million-over-pornographic-content https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p4#a260207p4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/china-s-kuaishou-fined-17-2-million-over-pornographic-content" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020026225075294401) 2026-02-07T06:45Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Kalshi and Polymarket have facilitated over $800M in Super Bowl contracts as pro gamblers shift to prediction markets and adopt Wall Street-style strategies (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p5#a260207p5" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020037556792910027) 2026-02-07T07:30Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "An interview with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour about the "wisdom of the crowd" political polarization having Trump Jr. as an adviser casino comparisons and more (@ollie / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p7#a260207p7 https://www.ft.com/content/a4cebf4c-c26c-48bb-82c8-5701d8256282 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p7#a260207p7 https://www.ft.com/content/a4cebf4c-c26c-48bb-82c8-5701d8256282" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020148281494368341) 2026-02-07T14:50Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Apple whose capital expenditure is just a fraction of its peers is the only Big Tech company that saw capex decline YoY in Q4 decreasing 19% to $2.37B (@ranimolla / Sherwood News) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p8#a260207p8 https://sherwood.news/tech/apple-is-the-only-big-tech-company-whose-capex-declined-last-quarter/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p8#a260207p8 https://sherwood.news/tech/apple-is-the-only-big-tech-company-whose-capex-declined-last-quarter/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020170936310194581) 2026-02-07T16:20Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's stablecoin USD1 hit $5B in total circulation in January with 85% held in Binance accounts; Trump pardoned CZ in October (@yaffebellany / New York Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p10#a260207p10 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.html http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p10#a260207p10 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020213716143518058) 2026-02-07T19:10Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "After talking with [--] people at Anthropic a look at its "Yes and." culture where every idea is welcomed and judged based on vibes like a hive mind (@steve_yegge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p12#a260207p12 https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p12#a260207p12 https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020247664043127070) 2026-02-07T21:25Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "A look at Corning's booming fiber-optic business boosted by data center demand and a $6B Meta deal as Nvidia explores Corning's co-packaged optics for servers (@mims / Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p13#a260207p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-optics-ai-e045ba3bst=483Kad&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p13#a260207p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-optics-ai-e045ba3bst=483Kad&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020304311071436944) 2026-02-08T01:10Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Chinese regulators reiterate the mainland crypto ban and expand enforcement to cover real-world asset tokenization and offshore yuan-pegged stablecoin issuance (@jesuisnaga / The Block) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p2#a260208p2 https://www.theblock.co/post/388845/china-tightens-stance-on-rwa-tokenization-and-offshore-yuan-stablecoins-reiterates-crypto-ban https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p2#a260208p2" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020377420881359202) 2026-02-08T06:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Anthropic rolls out a fast mode for Claude Opus [---] in research preview saying it offers the same model quality [---] times faster but costs six times more (@simonw / Simon Willison's Weblog) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p4#a260208p4 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/claude-fast-mode/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p4#a260208p4 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/claude-fast-mode/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020386092302889134) 2026-02-08T06:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Analysts say a design refresh for the iPhone [--] lineup has reinforced Apple's status-symbol appeal in China with the "cosmic orange" Pro model going viral (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p6#a260208p6 https://www.ft.com/content/e2d78d04-7368-4b0c-abd5-591c03774c46 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p6#a260208p6 https://www.ft.com/content/e2d78d04-7368-4b0c-abd5-591c03774c46" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020392526931517468) 2026-02-08T07:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "European countries are moving toward social media bans for children even as doubts persist over implementation and the risk of a new battle with US tech groups (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p8#a260208p8 https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/56ccbe4c-7b6d-4436-835c-e1bac8cbffa2 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p8#a260208p8 https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/56ccbe4c-7b6d-4436-835c-e1bac8cbffa2" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020455211593335043) 2026-02-08T11:10Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "How Anthropic's bet on enterprise users is paying off; sources: Anthropic has guided investors that annualized revenue will exceed $30B by the end of [----] (@georgenhammond / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p10#a260208p10 https://www.ft.com/content/a75555a6-24c3-4468-aba9-7fe12b5def31accessToken=zwAGSjHgWEiYkdOnVVWmJMNEaNOrqX_hK13vMQ.MEQCIDs3XjaBZUL2KOnciRZbCAqqzCUwunmkYUAA6UEeFjvXAiBFV0O6hl3sd0N9NI2JjB7qlsREziD9CbdrGmwheChuAA&sharetype=gift&token=fe4f4fac-e494-4463-8bdc-4ce56416cabf https://techmeme.com/contact" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020515615979823583) 2026-02-08T15:10Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: iPhone 17e with MagSafe is coming soon; iOS [----] beta with updated Siri slated for the week of Feb. [--] M5 MacBook Pros as early as the week of Mar. [--] (@markgurman / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p11#a260208p11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-08/apple-readies-iphone-17e-new-siri-entry-level-ipad-ipad-air-and-macbook-pro-mldr3hpk https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p11#a260208p11" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020531966979002403) 2026-02-08T16:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Moltbook was peak AI theater less of a glimpse at the future and more of a mirror simply reflecting society's current obsession with AI (@strwbilly / MIT Technology Review) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p18#a260208p18 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1132448/moltbook-was-peak-ai-theater/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p18#a260208p18 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1132448/moltbook-was-peak-ai-theater/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020635385047761114) 2026-02-08T23:06Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "How China boosts its humanoid robot industry giving companies land favorable bank loan terms and sometimes subsidizing the robots' purchase price by 10% (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p21#a260208p21 https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-is-going-all-in-to-beat-the-u-s-on-humanoid-robots-b9c434d2st=jWsuyx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p21#a260208p21" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020699508590661790) 2026-02-09T03:21Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "China says its trade surplus from digital services rose 100%+ to a record $33B in [----] boosted by overseas revenue of AI livestreaming and e-commerce (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p2#a260209p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/china-digital-exports-surge-as-alibaba-tencent-lead-global-push https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p2#a260209p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/china-digital-exports-surge-as-alibaba-tencent-lead-global-push" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020782620557336802) 2026-02-09T08:51Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "A look at the [----] Super Bowl ads from Anthropic Amazon OpenAI and others as AI continued to take center stage in ad creations and AI product promotion (@laurenforristal / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p3#a260209p3 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/super-bowl-60-ai-ads-svedka-anthropic-brands-commercials/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p3#a260209p3 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/super-bowl-60-ai-ads-svedka-anthropic-brands-commercials/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020787417620652076) 2026-02-09T09:10Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "A look at Tether's global expansion after it recently hit [---] staff; sources describe Tether's internal focus on corporate structure and "profit and loss" (@jillrshah / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p4#a260209p4 https://www.ft.com/content/c38c672f-a113-4b1f-a56d-b165c5f4cb86 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p4#a260209p4 https://www.ft.com/content/c38c672f-a113-4b1f-a56d-b165c5f4cb86" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020790192383443091) 2026-02-09T09:21Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "CEO Kris Marszalek launches during the Super Bowl and opens up username handle registration to let users get a private personalized AI agent (@blockchained000 / Cointelegraph) http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p5#a260209p5 https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocom-boss-launched-agentic-ai-tools-ai-com http://ai.com http://Crypto.com http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p5#a260209p5 https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocom-boss-launched-agentic-ai-tools-ai-com http://ai.com http://Crypto.com" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020793981240832401) 2026-02-09T09:36Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "PE firm Advent FedEx A&R and PPF agree to acquire Polish automated parcel delivery company InPost for 7.8B; the company has 61K automated parcel lockers (@domchopping / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p7#a260209p7 https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/advent-fedex-led-consortium-to-buy-parcel-delivery-provider-inpost-for-9-2-billion-509a4af6st=fiXb9E&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p7#a260209p7" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020801531571065244) 2026-02-09T10:06Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicro agrees to supply AWS with various chips including for high-bandwidth connectivity and power management; STM jumps 5%+ (@ckyrious / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p11#a260209p11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/amazon-deepens-ties-with-chipmaker-stmicro-for-data-centers https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p11#a260209p11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/amazon-deepens-ties-with-chipmaker-stmicro-for-data-centers" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020820388490461307) 2026-02-09T11:21Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "ByteDance releases Seedance [---] an update to its AI video generation model that can make multi-shot scenes available to select Jimeng and Jianying users (@juroosawa / The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p12#a260209p12 https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/bytedances-seedance-2-0-video-model-generates-buzz https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p12#a260209p12 https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/bytedances-seedance-2-0-video-model-generates-buzz" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020824194779320683) 2026-02-09T11:36Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "A profile of Amanda Askell Anthropic's resident philosopher who is learning Claude's reasoning patterns in a bid to endow it with a sense of morality (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p13#a260209p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883st=tYkrPt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p13#a260209p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883st=tYkrPt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020833983857148398) 2026-02-09T12:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Alibaba's Qwen temporarily stops issuing coupons due to customer overload hampering Alibaba's Agentic AI ad campaign; Qwen began offering coupons on February [--] (@parksuam1996 / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p16#a260209p16 https://www.reuters.com/technology/alibabas-overloaded-ai-chatbot-stops-issuing-coupons-asks-shoppers-patience-2026-02-09/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p16#a260209p16 https://www.reuters.com/technology/alibabas-overloaded-ai-chatbot-stops-issuing-coupons-asks-shoppers-patience-2026-02-09/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020844051461816331) 2026-02-09T12:55Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Alphabet aims to raise $15B from a US high-grade dollar bond sale as it seeks to finance $185B in [----] capex; Alphabet raised $17.5B in November [----] (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p18#a260209p18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/google-parent-alphabet-kicks-off-seven-part-us-bond-sale https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p18#a260209p18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/google-parent-alphabet-kicks-off-seven-part-us-bond-sale" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020855637366779938) 2026-02-09T13:41Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Sources: Apollo nears a $3.4B loan deal to a Valor-led investment vehicle to buy and lease Nvidia chips to xAI; through fall [----] xAI was burning $1B per month (@mileskruppa / The Information) http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p22#a260209p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apollo-nears-3-billion-chip-funding-deal-tied-xai http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p22#a260209p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apollo-nears-3-billion-chip-funding-deal-tied-xai" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020864189670043892) 2026-02-09T14:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "EU officials and tech executives inaugurate a 2.5B chips research hub in Belgium; ASML and Imec emphasized that the US is dependent on European chip tech (@pieter_haeck / Politico) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p24#a260209p24 https://www.politico.eu/article/us-is-dependent-on-european-tech-too-chips-bosses-warn/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p24#a260209p24 https://www.politico.eu/article/us-is-dependent-on-european-tech-too-chips-bosses-warn/" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020870553465237556) 2026-02-09T14:41Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Workday announces CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down and will be replaced by the company's co-founder Aneel Bhusri effective immediately; WDAY drops 8%+ (@ashleycapoot / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p26#a260209p26 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/workday-stock-carl-eschenbach-aneel-bhusri.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p26#a260209p26 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/workday-stock-carl-eschenbach-aneel-bhusri.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020882064443129891) 2026-02-09T15:26Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements "Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber with safety features such as PIN verification real-time tracking and audio recordings (@samantha_subin / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p33#a260209p33 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p33#a260209p33 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html" [X Link](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2020927134072480178) 2026-02-09T18:25Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. 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Several tech companies are making significant investments and acquisitions, including SpaceX's $2 billion investment in xAI and CoreWeave's $9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Core Scientific. Meanwhile, various startups are securing funding, such as Moonvalley, which raised $84 million for its AI video models, and Harmonic, which raised $100 million for its AI math capabilities. Additionally, major players like Google Cloud, Meta, and Uber are advancing their AI and tech capabilities through new developments and partnerships.
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"Ampere Analysis expects streamer content spending to grow 6% YoY in [----] to $101B crossing $100B for the first time; overall global content spend will grow 2% (@goldbart1 / Deadline) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260112/p13#a260112p13 https://deadline.com/2026/01/streamer-spend-landmark-figure-2026-ampere-analysis-1236680312/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260112/p13#a260112p13 https://deadline.com/2026/01/streamer-spend-landmark-figure-2026-ampere-analysis-1236680312/"
X Link 2026-01-12T13:25Z 419.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Reevo which aims to use AI to help bring products to market raised $80M split across a $10M seed and $70M Series A led by Kleiner at a $500M valuation (@paayalzaveri / Bloomberg) 📫 Subscribe: https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251105/p29#a251105p29 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/khosla-ventures-and-kleiner-perkins-back-ai-startup-reevo https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251105/p29#a251105p29 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/khosla-ventures-and-kleiner-perkins-back-ai-startup-reevo"
X Link 2025-11-05T13:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"maker of Beam AI for automating preconstruction workflows using AI raised $30.5M Series B led by Insight Partners bringing total raised to $48M (@amitchowdhry / Pulse 2.0) http://www.techmeme.com/251113/p3#a251113p3 https://pulse2.com/attentive-ai-30-5-million-series-b-raised-to-advance-ai-innovation-in-construction/ http://Attentive.ai http://www.techmeme.com/251113/p3#a251113p3 https://pulse2.com/attentive-ai-30-5-million-series-b-raised-to-advance-ai-innovation-in-construction/ http://Attentive.ai"
X Link 2025-11-13T06:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Range which uses AI to offer flat-fee financial planning services to mass affluent households raised a $60M Series C led by Scale Venture Partners (@ryanlawler / Axios) 📫 Subscribe: https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251129/p1#a251129p1 https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/11/25/range-flat-fee-investment-advisor-scale-venture https://techmeme.com/newsletterfrom=itweet http://www.techmeme.com/251129/p1#a251129p1 https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/11/25/range-flat-fee-investment-advisor-scale-venture"
X Link 2025-11-29T05:45Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: private capital giant Apollo Global has shorted loans and rapidly cut exposure to the enterprise software sector in [----] amid concerns over AI threat (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251213/p8#a251213p8 https://www.ft.com/content/137bfe82-3e52-418b-9d4f-930978b2532e https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251213/p8#a251213p8 https://www.ft.com/content/137bfe82-3e52-418b-9d4f-930978b2532e"
X Link 2025-12-13T13:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Delivery Hero Chair Kristin Skogen Lund backs CEO Niklas stberg as the group explores asset sales amid shareholder pressure over its falling stock price (@kieran_jsmith / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251214/p14#a251214p14 https://www.ft.com/content/e256c32a-be7e-46ba-b863-0e2238b2f787 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251214/p14#a251214p14 https://www.ft.com/content/e256c32a-be7e-46ba-b863-0e2238b2f787"
X Link 2025-12-14T19:40Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"DTCC: credit default swaps tied to a handful of US tech groups have climbed 90% since early September as investors seek ways to protect against an AI debt bust (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251215/p9#a251215p9 https://www.ft.com/content/c5f9380e-df86-42a9-a387-a0d5e04ad45f https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251215/p9#a251215p9 https://www.ft.com/content/c5f9380e-df86-42a9-a387-a0d5e04ad45f"
X Link 2025-12-15T10:55Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Snowflake is in talks to buy app monitoring startup Observe for around $1B; Observe has raised more than $470M (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251223/p24#a251223p24 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/snowflake-talks-buy-app-monitoring-startup-observe-inc-around-1-billion https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251223/p24#a251223p24 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/snowflake-talks-buy-app-monitoring-startup-observe-inc-around-1-billion"
X Link 2025-12-24T00:25Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"The European Commission claims 80B of 120B in post-EU Chips Act investments remain on track despite the stalled GlobalFoundries-STMicro project in France (@vmalingre / Le Monde) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251227/p6#a251227p6 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/12/25/europe-s-relentless-semiconductor-decline_6748832_19.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/251227/p6#a251227p6 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/12/25/europe-s-relentless-semiconductor-decline_6748832_19.html"
X Link 2025-12-27T14:41Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Lux Capital raised $1.5B for its ninth fund the largest in its history to back companies focusing on fields like breakthrough science and national security (@lizette_chapman / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260107/p35#a260107p35 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/lux-capital-raises-1-5-billion-for-fund-focused-on-new-science-defense https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260107/p35#a260107p35 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/lux-capital-raises-1-5-billion-for-fund-focused-on-new-science-defense"
X Link 2026-01-07T21:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A16z captured 18%+ of all US venture capital allocated in [----] and now manages $90B in assets vs Sequoia Capital's $56B and General Catalyst's $43B (@_iainmartin / Forbes) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260109/p13#a260109p13 https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/01/09/a16zs-15-billion-fund-vacuumed-up-a-fifth-of-venture-dollars-raised-last-year/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260109/p13#a260109p13 https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/01/09/a16zs-15-billion-fund-vacuumed-up-a-fifth-of-venture-dollars-raised-last-year/"
X Link 2026-01-09T15:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"D-Wave Quantum agrees to acquire Quantum Circuits a developer of error-corrected gate-model technology for $550M with $300M in stock and the rest in cash (@ljkawa / Sherwood News) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260110/p1#a260110p1 https://sherwood.news/markets/d-wave-quantum-agrees-to-acquire-quantum-circuits-for-usd550-million-to/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260110/p1#a260110p1 https://sherwood.news/markets/d-wave-quantum-agrees-to-acquire-quantum-circuits-for-usd550-million-to/"
X Link 2026-01-10T05:45Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Source details how Apple's Gemini deal works: new Siri features launching in spring and at WWDC Apple can finetune Gemini no Google branding and more (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260113/p52#a260113p52 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-using-gemini-give-chatgpt-like-answers https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260113/p52#a260113p52 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-using-gemini-give-chatgpt-like-answers"
X Link 2026-01-13T23:48Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Belgian startup Aikido Security which offers automated security guardrails for developers raised $60M led by DST Global at a $1B valuation (@tech_correspond / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260114/p34#a260114p34 https://www.reuters.com/technology/belgian-cybersecurity-startup-aikido-hits-unicorn-status-with-new-funding-round-2026-01-14/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260114/p34#a260114p34 https://www.reuters.com/technology/belgian-cybersecurity-startup-aikido-hits-unicorn-status-with-new-funding-round-2026-01-14/"
X Link 2026-01-14T14:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"South Korea dropped Naver's and NCSoft's teams from its competition to develop its first sovereign AI model as LG's SK Telecom's and Upstage's teams advanced (@yoolimleenews / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260115/p15#a260115p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/korea-cuts-naver-and-ncsoft-units-from-intense-sovereign-ai-race https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260115/p15#a260115p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/korea-cuts-naver-and-ncsoft-units-from-intense-sovereign-ai-race"
X Link 2026-01-15T10:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Italy's competition regulator opens two investigations into Microsoft's Activision Blizzard over sales practices it claims were "misleading and aggressive" (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p5#a260116p5 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italy-probes-microsofts-unit-over-sale-practices-call-duty-diablo-video-games-2026-01-16/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p5#a260116p5"
X Link 2026-01-16T11:11Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Anchorage Digital the first federally chartered US digital asset bank is seeking to raise $200M to $400M ahead of a possible IPO in [----] (@olgakharif / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p25#a260116p25 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/anchorage-digital-said-to-seek-more-than-200-million-in-funding https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260116/p25#a260116p25 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/anchorage-digital-said-to-seek-more-than-200-million-in-funding"
X Link 2026-01-16T23:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Shenzhen-based UBTech signed deals to supply its Walker S2 humanoid robots to Airbus and Texas Instruments and says it aims to produce 10000+ units in [----] (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260119/p2#a260119p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/airbus-humanoid-order-sends-chinese-robot-maker-s-shares-surging https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260119/p2#a260119p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/airbus-humanoid-order-sends-chinese-robot-maker-s-shares-surging"
X Link 2026-01-19T06:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"French accounting software startup Pennylane raised $204M led by TCV a source says at a $4.25B valuation with participation from Blackstone DST and others (@yazhous / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p5#a260120p5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/tcv-blackstone-back-startup-pennylane-at-4-25-billion-value https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p5#a260120p5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/tcv-blackstone-back-startup-pennylane-at-4-25-billion-value"
X Link 2026-01-20T10:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Humans& founded by ex-Anthropic xAI and Google staff to build interactive AI raised a $480M seed from Nvidia Jeff Bezos and others at a $4.48B valuation (@cademetz / New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p16#a260120p16 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/technology/humans-ai-anthropic-xai.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p16#a260120p16 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/technology/humans-ai-anthropic-xai.html"
X Link 2026-01-20T12:45Z 419.6K followers, 91.4K engagements
"G42 CEO Peng Xiao says AI chip shipments from Nvidia AMD and Cerebras are set to arrive in the UAE within the next few months as the UAE builds a 200MW hub (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p48#a260120p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/nvidia-amd-uae-to-get-advanced-ai-chips-in-couple-of-months-g42-chief-says https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260120/p48#a260120p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/nvidia-amd-uae-to-get-advanced-ai-chips-in-couple-of-months-g42-chief-says"
X Link 2026-01-21T01:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"At Davos Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says Superintelligence Labs delivered its first high-profile AI models internally this month and the models are "very good" (@jldastin / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260121/p17#a260121p17 https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-new-ai-team-has-delivered-first-key-models-internally-this-month-cto-says-2026-01-21/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260121/p17#a260121p17 https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-new-ai-team-has-delivered-first-key-models-internally-this-month-cto-says-2026-01-21/"
X Link 2026-01-21T11:56Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse agrees to acquire European fund distribution platform Allfunds for about $6.2B in cash and stock (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p3#a260122p3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/deutsche-boerse-reaches-5-3-billion-buyout-deal-of-allfunds https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p3#a260122p3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/deutsche-boerse-reaches-5-3-billion-buyout-deal-of-allfunds"
X Link 2026-01-22T06:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Q&A with Yann LeCun on his new Paris-based startup Advanced Machine Intelligence leaving Meta real-world applications for world models robotics and more (@caiweic / MIT Technology Review) http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p23#a260122p23 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131661/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs/ http://www.techmeme.com/260122/p23#a260122p23 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131661/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs/"
X Link 2026-01-22T14:20Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Booz Allen Hamilton commits $400M to a16z's newest set of funds for which a16z raised $15B+ in January; this is Booz Allen's first LP stake in any VC fund (@shenlucinda / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p16#a260123p16 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/23/booz-allen-hamilton-400m-a16zs-funds https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p16#a260123p16 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/23/booz-allen-hamilton-400m-a16zs-funds"
X Link 2026-01-23T14:35Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Source: Databricks obtained $1.8B in fresh debt and now has over $7B in debt ahead of a potential IPO; it raised $4B+ in December at a $134B valuation (@jordannovet / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p24#a260123p24 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/databricks-obtains-1point8-billion-in-additional-debt-ahead-of-ipo.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260123/p24#a260123p24 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/databricks-obtains-1point8-billion-in-additional-debt-ahead-of-ipo.html"
X Link 2026-01-23T19:46Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Elliptic: ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 surpassed $100B in transactions in under a year but demand cooled and daily volume fell from a peak of $1.5B+ to $500M (@melambaye / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p9#a260124p9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/russia-tied-stablecoin-a7a5-tops-100-billion-in-transactions-despite-sanctions https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p9#a260124p9"
X Link 2026-01-24T14:46Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"SanDisk's stock has surged 1000% since August driven by AI demand for its data storage products; SanDisk has a cost advantage due to its JV with Kioxia (Matt Phillips / Sherwood News) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p13#a260124p13 https://sherwood.news/markets/inside-sandisks-transformation-from-thumb-drive-dinosaur-to-the-hottest/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260124/p13#a260124p13 https://sherwood.news/markets/inside-sandisks-transformation-from-thumb-drive-dinosaur-to-the-hottest/"
X Link 2026-01-25T02:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Digital Realty QTS and NTT Data warn the data center industry is doing a poor job of combating local opposition; 24+ US projects were blocked in January alone (@rafeuddin_ / Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p7#a260126p7 https://www.ft.com/content/f45d45fc-c0ea-463c-8edf-38fb99ed5c05 http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p7#a260126p7 https://www.ft.com/content/f45d45fc-c0ea-463c-8edf-38fb99ed5c05"
X Link 2026-01-26T11:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: NY-based Tandem which uses AI to automate the paperwork for writing and receiving medical prescriptions raised a $100M Series B at a $1B valuation (@rebeccatorrenc5 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p15#a260126p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/ai-for-prescriptions-startup-tandem-lands-1-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p15#a260126p15 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/ai-for-prescriptions-startup-tandem-lands-1-billion-valuation"
X Link 2026-01-26T12:40Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Source: OpenAI targets $60 per [----] views for ChatGPT ads on par with live NFL broadcasts and above Meta's sub-$20 CPM while offering little conversion data (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p23#a260126p23 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-seeks-premium-prices-early-ads-push https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p23#a260126p23 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-seeks-premium-prices-early-ads-push"
X Link 2026-01-26T14:30Z 419.6K followers, 178.5K engagements
"StepFun a Chinese AI startup that develops LLMs and has partnered with automaker Geely and smartphone brands like Oppo and Honor raised a $717M Series B+ (@eudorawangqian / DealStreetAsia) http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p40#a260126p40 https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/stepfun-series-b-round-470495/ http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p40#a260126p40 https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/stepfun-series-b-round-470495/"
X Link 2026-01-26T22:56Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"YC updated its website to remove Canada from its list of approved jurisdictions for incorporation leaving the US Cayman Islands and Singapore as options (@muradhem / The Logic) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p44#a260126p44 https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/y-combinator-canada-startups/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p44#a260126p44 https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/y-combinator-canada-startups/"
X Link 2026-01-27T01:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"The US Army signs a $5.6B 10-year contract with Salesforce to speed up outdated practices; as part of the deal military recruiters will get access to Slack (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p45#a260126p45 https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/army-awards-salesforce-5-6-billion-software-deal-ac103c90st=6Lpezd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260126/p45#a260126p45"
X Link 2026-01-27T01:06Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Micron plans to invest $24B over the next decade to build a [------] square foot memory chip facility in Singapore with wafer output starting in H2 [----] (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p1#a260127p1 https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/micron-plans-24bn-memory-chipmaking-plant-in-singapore https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p1#a260127p1 https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/micron-plans-24bn-memory-chipmaking-plant-in-singapore"
X Link 2026-01-27T05:41Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Khaby Lame the world's biggest TikToker partners with Nasdaq-listed Rich Sparkle in a $975M 36-month deal to monetize his fan base including an AI version (@katarinah / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p9#a260127p9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/tiktok-star-khaby-lame-signs-975-million-deal-to-monetize-global-fan-base https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p9#a260127p9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/tiktok-star-khaby-lame-signs-975-million-deal-to-monetize-global-fan-base"
X Link 2026-01-27T12:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Corning says Meta committed to paying up to $6B through [----] for fiber-optic cable in its AI data centers and it plans to expand its Hickory NC factory (@katietarasov / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p11#a260127p11 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/apple-supplier-corning-wins-6-billion-from-meta-for-ai-optical-fiber.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p11#a260127p11 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/apple-supplier-corning-wins-6-billion-from-meta-for-ai-optical-fiber.html"
X Link 2026-01-27T12:51Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space saying it is "reallocating resources" to AI teams (@annierpalmer / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p13#a260127p13 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/pinterest-layoffs-stock-ai.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p13#a260127p13 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/pinterest-layoffs-stock-ai.html"
X Link 2026-01-27T13:26Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Internal Slack message: Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that "What's happening with ICE is going too far" and he hopes President Trump "will rise to this moment" (New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p15#a260127p15 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/dealbook/altman-openai-minnesota.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p15#a260127p15 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/dealbook/altman-openai-minnesota.html"
X Link 2026-01-27T14:02Z 419.6K followers, 12.4K engagements
"Abu Dhabi's top tech university MBZUAI launches K2 Think a new model it says is capable of advanced reasoning as part of the UAE's push into "sovereign" AI (@tim / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p18#a260127p18 https://www.ft.com/content/465c717b-af26-48c1-a530-e9e6d313f96aaccessToken=zwAGSWBFnyp4kc9GXHF7ryZIwdOlMOnm0xP5ag.MEUCIQDdQaST_6cevrbEE7DOkxs78GE51UACCKzDJ36ngmNSWAIgCmw1XHK1RMwtgvp6nCl1h1C7HbzflLUohK8SKrQmvC8&sharetype=gift&token=5f8a4be2-f125-497b-9c72-20b0b51ff50a https://techmeme.com/contact"
X Link 2026-01-27T14:30Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto payments network Mesh raised a $75M Series C led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation bringing its total funding to $200M (@jesuisnaga / The Block) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p27#a260127p27 https://www.theblock.co/post/387241/crypto-payments-network-mesh-reaches-unicorn-status-after-75-million-series-c-led-by-dragonfly https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p27#a260127p27 https://www.theblock.co/post/387241/crypto-payments-network-mesh-reaches-unicorn-status-after-75-million-series-c-led-by-dragonfly"
X Link 2026-01-27T16:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Flora whose node-based design tool uses AI to create media assets for clients like Lionsgate raised a $42M Series A bringing its total funding to $52M (@indianidle / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p28#a260127p28 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/node-based-design-tool-flora-raises-42m-from-redpoint-ventures/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p28#a260127p28 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/node-based-design-tool-flora-raises-42m-from-redpoint-ventures/"
X Link 2026-01-27T16:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Sonos announces the Amp Multi a large digital amplifier and its first new device in over a year ending a pause in hardware releases as it focused on software (@chriswelch / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p29#a260127p29"
X Link 2026-01-27T16:22Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"France plans to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with French-made and Outscale-hosted Visio by [----] as part of a push to drop US software vendors in government (@pascale_davies / Euronews) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p36#a260127p36 https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p36#a260127p36"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:21Z 419.6K followers, 10K engagements
"Tether launches USAT a US-regulated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank marking the company's direct return to the US market that it left in [----] (@emilyjnicolle / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p43#a260127p43 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/tether-anchorage-digital-launch-us-focused-stablecoin-usat https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p43#a260127p43 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/tether-anchorage-digital-launch-us-focused-stablecoin-usat"
X Link 2026-01-27T19:35Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Texas Instruments reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $4.42B vs. $4.44B est. and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates; TXN jumps 9%+ after hours (@arsheeyab / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p50#a260127p50 https://www.reuters.com/business/analog-chipmaker-texas-instruments-forecasts-first-quarter-revenue-above-2026-01-27/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p50#a260127p50 https://www.reuters.com/business/analog-chipmaker-texas-instruments-forecasts-first-quarter-revenue-above-2026-01-27/"
X Link 2026-01-27T22:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Seagate reports Q2 revenue up 22% YoY to $2.83B vs. $2.73B est. forecasts Q3 results above estimates on strong data storage demand; STX jumps 8%+ after hours (Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p52#a260127p52 https://www.reuters.com/business/seagate-forecasts-quarterly-results-above-estimates-strong-data-storage-demand-2026-01-27/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p52#a260127p52 https://www.reuters.com/business/seagate-forecasts-quarterly-results-above-estimates-strong-data-storage-demand-2026-01-27/"
X Link 2026-01-27T22:53Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $30B more in OpenAI; SoftBank is already one of OpenAI's largest shareholders after investing $22.5B in December (@kateclarktweets / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p54#a260127p54 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/softbank-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-30-billion-more-in-openai-8585dea3st=gETbtv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p54#a260127p54 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/softbank-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-30-billion-more-in-openai-8585dea3st=gETbtv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-01-28T00:34Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Paolo Ardoino says Tether now holds [---] tons of gold worth $23B has been buying one to two tons a week and plans to keep doing so for the next few months (@jackryanldn25 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p55#a260127p55 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/tether-is-shaking-up-the-gold-market-with-massive-metal-hoard https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260127/p55#a260127p55 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/tether-is-shaking-up-the-gold-market-with-massive-metal-hoard"
X Link 2026-01-28T01:03Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Elon Musk has proposed timing SpaceX's IPO with a rare planetary alignment and his June birthday; SpaceX seeks as much as $50B at a $1.5T valuation (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p3#a260128p3 https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f5c5bc0d-12b1-4c11-bef3-e9bc2b109573 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p3#a260128p3 https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f5c5bc0d-12b1-4c11-bef3-e9bc2b109573"
X Link 2026-01-28T06:58Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"A look at "neolabs" such as Safe Superintelligence and Humans& which give priority to long-term AI R&D over immediate profits; dozens have become unicorns (@kateclarktweets / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p9#a260128p9 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/these-billion-dollar-ai-startups-have-no-products-no-revenue-and-eager-investors-97c0a9bast=MZoBV3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p9#a260128p9"
X Link 2026-01-28T07:42Z 419.9K followers, [----] engagements
"ASML reports Q4 net sales of 9.7B vs. 9.6B est. and 2.84B net profit vs. 3.01B est. and says it expects China to account for 20% of its total [----] sales (@arjunkharpal / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p8#a260128p8 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/asml-q4-2025-earnings-report.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p8#a260128p8 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/asml-q4-2025-earnings-report.html"
X Link 2026-01-28T07:43Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"SK Hynix reports Q4 revenue up 66% YoY to $23B above $22.4B est. and operating profit up 137% YoY to $13.3B both company records driven by AI HBM demand (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p13#a260128p13 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/sk-hynix-smashes-earnings-estimates-as-ai-memory-demand-drives-record-profit.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p13#a260128p13 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/sk-hynix-smashes-earnings-estimates-as-ai-memory-demand-drives-record-profit.html"
X Link 2026-01-28T09:32Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A Google bug report apparently leaks the planned Android desktop interface showing a taller status bar a new mouse cursor Chrome extensions and more (@technacity / 9to5Google) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p20#a260128p20 https://9to5google.com/2026/01/27/android-desktop-leak/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p20#a260128p20 https://9to5google.com/2026/01/27/android-desktop-leak/"
X Link 2026-01-28T11:11Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Toronto-based self-driving truck startup Waabi raised a $750M Series C led by Khosla and G2 and partners with Uber which can invest $250M based on performance (@natlungfy / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p21#a260128p21 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/self-driving-trucking-startup-waabi-raises-1-billion-expands-to-robotaxis https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p21#a260128p21 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/self-driving-trucking-startup-waabi-raises-1-billion-expands-to-robotaxis"
X Link 2026-01-28T11:16Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"PayPal survey in October 2025: 40% of merchants already accept crypto led by large enterprises 85% expect crypto payments to be commonplace by [----] and more (@danielgkuhn / The Block) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p23#a260128p23 https://www.theblock.co/post/387280/crypto-payments-adoption-spearheaded-by-large-businesses-paypal-survey-finds https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p23#a260128p23 https://www.theblock.co/post/387280/crypto-payments-adoption-spearheaded-by-large-businesses-paypal-survey-finds"
X Link 2026-01-28T11:36Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Snap launches a wholly-owned subsidiary called Specs Inc. for its upcoming AR glasses in a bid to facilitate minority investment and offer distinct branding (@zombie_wretch / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p30#a260128p30 https://www.theverge.com/news/869210/snap-specs-smart-ar-glasses-new-subsidiary https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p30#a260128p30 https://www.theverge.com/news/869210/snap-specs-smart-ar-glasses-new-subsidiary"
X Link 2026-01-28T14:15Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Battery recycling and cathode production startup Redwood expands its Series E to $425M sources say at a $6B valuation adds Google as a new strategic investor (@kirstenkorosec / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p32#a260128p32 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/redwood-attracts-google-for-its-425m-series-e-as-ai-power-needs-rise/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p32#a260128p32 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/redwood-attracts-google-for-its-425m-series-e-as-ai-power-needs-rise/"
X Link 2026-01-28T14:25Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Fidelity Investments announces its own stablecoin the Fidelity Digital Dollar or FIDD available to institutional and retail clients in the coming weeks (@jeffjohnroberts / Fortune) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p46#a260128p46 https://fortune.com/2026/01/28/fidelity-enters-crowded-stablecoin-field-with-new-fidd-token/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p46#a260128p46 https://fortune.com/2026/01/28/fidelity-enters-crowded-stablecoin-field-with-new-fidd-token/"
X Link 2026-01-28T20:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"IBM reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $19.7B vs. $19.2B est. and projects [----] revenue growth and free cash flow above estimates; IBM jumps 8%+ after hours (@brodyford_ / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p53#a260128p53 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/ibm-posts-revenue-that-tops-estimates-on-software-gains https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p53#a260128p53 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/ibm-posts-revenue-that-tops-estimates-on-software-gains"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:28Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"PaleBlueDot which operates a GPU capacity marketplace and designs GPU clusters for enterprises raised a $150M Series B led by B Capital at a $1B+ valuation (@readkrystalhu / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p56#a260128p56 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/neocloud-startup-palebluedot-valued-1-billion-b-capital-led-round-2026-01-28/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p56#a260128p56 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/neocloud-startup-palebluedot-valued-1-billion-b-capital-led-round-2026-01-28/"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:56Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"ServiceNow reports Q4 revenue up 20.5% YoY to $3.57B vs. $3.53B est. and subscription revenue up 21% YoY to $3.47B; NOW drops 3% after hours (@samantha_subin / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p59#a260128p59 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/servicenow-now-q4-2025-earnings-report.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p59#a260128p59 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/servicenow-now-q4-2025-earnings-report.html"
X Link 2026-01-28T22:54Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"In Meta's Q4 earnings call Mark Zuckerberg says it plans to start shipping new models and products throughout [----] and hints at "agentic shopping tools" (@russellbrandom / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p64#a260128p64 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p64#a260128p64 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/"
X Link 2026-01-29T01:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"SK Hynix announces a new US-based "AI Company" from a restructuring of its California-based subsidiary Solidigm and commits at least $10B to the new entity (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p65#a260128p65 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/sk-hynix-ai-company-us.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p65#a260128p65 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/sk-hynix-ai-company-us.html"
X Link 2026-01-29T01:31Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Samsung reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $65.6B vs. $65.28B est. and operating profit up 200%+ to $14.06B driven by memory chip price surge and HBM demand (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p67#a260128p67 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/samsung-record-q4-2025-profit-ai-hbm-ai-memory-chip-shortage.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260128/p67#a260128p67 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/samsung-record-q4-2025-profit-ai-hbm-ai-memory-chip-shortage.html"
X Link 2026-01-29T02:16Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"SK Hynix surpassed Samsung in annual operating profit for the first time in 2025; SK Hynix posted a record profit of $33B in [----] while Samsung posted $30.5B (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p3#a260129p3 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/sk-hynix-beats-samsung-2025-profit-ai-memory-hbm.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p3#a260129p3 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/sk-hynix-beats-samsung-2025-profit-ai-memory-hbm.html"
X Link 2026-01-29T06:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Jones Lang LaSalle projects Malaysia's operational data center capacity to increase from [----] MW at the end of [----] to [----] MW by the end of [----] (@imnormgoh / Nikkei Asia) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p9#a260129p9 https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/malaysia-s-data-center-capacity-set-to-double-by-end-2026 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p9#a260129p9 https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/malaysia-s-data-center-capacity-set-to-double-by-end-2026"
X Link 2026-01-29T10:11Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba both plan to release flagship AI models around China's mid-February Lunar New Year holiday including ByteDance's Doubao [---] (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p22#a260129p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-alibaba-launch-new-models-race-ai-supremacy-china https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p22#a260129p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-alibaba-launch-new-models-race-ai-supremacy-china"
X Link 2026-01-29T13:10Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Dow plans to cut [----] staff to save costs and will rely on AI to boost productivity resulting in $1.1B to $1.5B in charges; it currently employs [-----] staff (@robboc / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p25#a260129p25 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/dow-dow-q4-earnings-report-2025-11f0e814st=uqF2Pu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p25#a260129p25 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/dow-dow-q4-earnings-report-2025-11f0e814st=uqF2Pu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-01-29T13:50Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Nvidia launches a native GeForce NOW app for Linux starting with Debian-based Ubuntu after releasing a Steam Deck app in 2025; in a hands-on it works well (@therealzomb / Windows Central) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p28#a260129p28 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-native-app-launch https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p28#a260129p28 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-native-app-launch"
X Link 2026-01-29T14:45Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Talos which develops digital asset trading infrastructure raised a $45M extension from Robinhood and others to its $105M Series B at a $1.5B valuation (@willcanny99 / CoinDesk) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p31#a260129p31 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/29/robinhood-is-investing-in-crypto-trading-platform-talos-at-usd1-5-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p31#a260129p31 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/29/robinhood-is-investing-in-crypto-trading-platform-talos-at-usd1-5-billion-valuation"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:01Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Source: SpaceX and xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned IPO this year; under the proposed deal shares of xAI would be exchanged for shares in SpaceX (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p39#a260129p39 https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-spacex-merger-talks-with-xai-ahead-planned-ipo-source-says-2026-01-29/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p39#a260129p39 https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-spacex-merger-talks-with-xai-ahead-planned-ipo-source-says-2026-01-29/"
X Link 2026-01-29T18:50Z 419.7K followers, 213K engagements
"Sources: SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla an idea some investors are pushing while separately exploring a tie-up between SpaceX and xAI (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p50#a260129p50 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-said-to-consider-merger-with-tesla-or-xai https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p50#a260129p50 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-said-to-consider-merger-with-tesla-or-xai"
X Link 2026-01-29T22:55Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: special agents with the US Commerce Department investigated claims by ex-Meta contractors that Meta staff had "unfettered" access to WhatsApp messages (@jzbleiberg / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p52#a260129p52 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-has-investigated-claims-that-whatsapp-chats-aren-t-private https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p52#a260129p52 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-has-investigated-claims-that-whatsapp-chats-aren-t-private"
X Link 2026-01-29T23:30Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Perplexity signs a deal with Microsoft; sources say the $750M three-year commitment will let Perplexity deploy AI models through Microsoft's Foundry service (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p54#a260129p54 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/perplexity-inks-microsoft-ai-cloud-deal-amid-dispute-with-amazon https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p54#a260129p54 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/perplexity-inks-microsoft-ai-cloud-deal-amid-dispute-with-amazon"
X Link 2026-01-30T00:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera aims to raise up to $379.2M in a Hong Kong IPO offering 104.9M shares at $3.61 each; trading expected to start February [--] (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p61#a260129p61 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-ai-chipmaker-axera-semiconductor-raise-379-million-via-hong-kong-ipo-2026-01-29/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260129/p61#a260129p61 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-ai-chipmaker-axera-semiconductor-raise-379-million-via-hong-kong-ipo-2026-01-29/"
X Link 2026-01-30T04:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Insurance tech company Ethos raised $200M in its Jan. [--] IPO selling 10.5M shares at $19 each; it reached a $1.1B market cap below its [----] $2.7B valuation (@mtemkin / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p7#a260130p7 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/how-sequoia-backed-ethos-reached-the-public-market-while-rivals-fell-short/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p7#a260130p7 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/how-sequoia-backed-ethos-reached-the-public-market-while-rivals-fell-short/"
X Link 2026-01-30T12:55Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Checkbox an AI startup that aims to automate legal intake raised a $23M Series A led by Touring Capital; Checkbox has 100+ clients including SAP and PepsiCo (@asantoreneos / Forbes Australia) http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p8#a260130p8 https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/these-two-sydney-mates-just-raised-us23-million-for-their-ai-legal-startup/ http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p8#a260130p8 https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/these-two-sydney-mates-just-raised-us23-million-for-their-ai-legal-startup/"
X Link 2026-01-30T13:20Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: SpaceX generated about $8B in EBITDA on $15B to $16B of revenue last year; Starlink accounted for about 50% to 80% of the total revenue (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p26#a260130p26 https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-generated-about-8-billion-profit-last-year-ahead-ipo-sources-say-2026-01-30/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260130/p26#a260130p26 https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-generated-about-8-billion-profit-last-year-ahead-ipo-sources-say-2026-01-30/"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:42Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Miami-based Indigo which uses AI-powered underwriting tech to provide medical liability insurance to physicians raised a $50M Series B led by Rubicon Founders (@brockewturner / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p11#a260131p11 https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-indigo-raises-50m-for-medical-liability-insurance https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p11#a260131p11 https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-indigo-raises-50m-for-medical-liability-insurance"
X Link 2026-01-31T17:26Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Waymo nears a $16B round valuing it at $110B; Alphabet will contribute $12B+ with a16z Dragoneer Mubadala Sequoia and DST Global participating (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p15#a260131p15 https://www.ft.com/content/94663caf-6c98-4883-b3f0-cc763a3b95ff https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p15#a260131p15 https://www.ft.com/content/94663caf-6c98-4883-b3f0-cc763a3b95ff"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:53Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Nomura: total returns for software debt in collateralized loan obligations have been lower than all other sectors in [----] amid fears about AI's impact on SaaS (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p17#a260131p17 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/ai-boom-is-triggering-a-loan-meltdown-for-software-companies-credit-weekly https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p17#a260131p17 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/ai-boom-is-triggering-a-loan-meltdown-for-software-companies-credit-weekly"
X Link 2026-02-01T01:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Denver-based Northslope which builds customized AI applications for Palantir OS raised a $22M Series A led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (@natalie_breym / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p18#a260131p18 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-applied-ai-startup-northslope-secures-22m https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260131/p18#a260131p18 https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/01/29/exclusive-applied-ai-startup-northslope-secures-22m"
X Link 2026-02-01T04:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Documents and sources: Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan backed a $500M investment for a 49% stake in WLF four days before Trump's inauguration (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p1#a260201p1 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/spy-sheikh-secret-stake-trump-crypto-tahnoon-ea4d97e8st=EpuRr8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p1#a260201p1"
X Link 2026-02-01T05:46Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon asks the FCC for a 2-year extension until July [--] [----] to deploy half of the [----] satellites for its Leo internet system citing a rocket shortage (@b0yle / GeekWire) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p3#a260201p3 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo-fcc-extension-request/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p3#a260201p3 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo-fcc-extension-request/"
X Link 2026-02-01T06:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Oracle says it plans to raise $45B to $50B in [----] to build additional capacity for its cloud infrastructure through a combination of debt and equity sales (@rover829 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p19#a260201p19 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-01/oracle-to-raise-up-to-50-billion-this-year-for-cloud-investment https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260201/p19#a260201p19 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-01/oracle-to-raise-up-to-50-billion-this-year-for-cloud-investment"
X Link 2026-02-01T23:40Z 419.6K followers, 26.6K engagements
"French IT company Capgemini plans to sell its US subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions whose contract with the US ICE drew scrutiny from French lawmakers (@sdelahamaide / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p1#a260202p1 https://www.reuters.com/business/french-tech-company-capgemini-sell-us-unit-linked-ice-2026-02-01/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p1#a260202p1 https://www.reuters.com/business/french-tech-company-capgemini-sell-us-unit-linked-ice-2026-02-01/"
X Link 2026-02-02T05:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Alibaba plans to spend $431M in a Lunar New Year campaign starting February [--] to attract users to its Qwen AI app above Tencent's $143.7M and Baidu's $71.8M (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p9#a260202p9 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/alibaba-spend-431-million-lunar-new-year-ai-push-chatbot-war-heats-up-2026-02-02/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p9#a260202p9 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/alibaba-spend-431-million-lunar-new-year-ai-push-chatbot-war-heats-up-2026-02-02/"
X Link 2026-02-02T10:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of [----] restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (@pkgourmet / New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p15#a260202p15 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/dining/food-delivery-apps-doordash-uber.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.IVA.a9jC.pjqI8Pmg82Kp&smid=url-share https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p15#a260202p15"
X Link 2026-02-02T11:30Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Snowflake and OpenAI agree to a multi-year $200M partnership to integrate OpenAI's models into Snowflake Cortex AI and the Snowflake Intelligence agent (@sabrinaa_ortiz / The Deep View) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p22#a260202p22 https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/snowflake-lands-usd200m-openai-partnership https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p22#a260202p22 https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/snowflake-lands-usd200m-openai-partnership"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:10Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Wiz says Moltbook had a major flaw that exposed private messages emails and credentials; Wiz co-founder Ami Luttwak called the flaw a byproduct of vibe coding (@razhael / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p24#a260202p24 https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/moltbook-social-media-site-ai-agents-had-big-security-hole-cyber-firm-wiz-says-2026-02-02/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p24#a260202p24"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:45Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Fieldguide which uses AI agents to automate accounting and auditing tasks raised a $75M Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives at a $700M valuation (@leomschwartz / Fortune) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p26#a260202p26 https://fortune.com/2026/02/02/goldman-sachs-fieldguide-accounting-cpa-ai-software-platform-venture-capital/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p26#a260202p26 https://fortune.com/2026/02/02/goldman-sachs-fieldguide-accounting-cpa-ai-software-platform-venture-capital/"
X Link 2026-02-02T16:36Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Barcelona-based Biorce which is developing an AI service to speed up clinical trials raised a $52.5M Series A bringing its total funding to $60M+ (Tamara Djurickovic / http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p29#a260202p29 https://tech.eu/2026/02/02/biorce-raises-52m-to-support-global-rollout-of-its-ai-clinical-trial-platform/ http://Tech.eu http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p29#a260202p29 https://tech.eu/2026/02/02/biorce-raises-52m-to-support-global-rollout-of-its-ai-clinical-trial-platform/ http://Tech.eu"
X Link 2026-02-02T17:45Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia's AI chips used for inference and has sought alternatives since last year including from Cerebras and Groq (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p36#a260202p36 https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-is-unsatisfied-with-some-nvidia-chips-looking-alternatives-sources-say-2026-02-02/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p36#a260202p36 https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-is-unsatisfied-with-some-nvidia-chips-looking-alternatives-sources-say-2026-02-02/"
X Link 2026-02-02T21:30Z 419.6K followers, 44.5K engagements
"Leaked email: as part of the xAI-SpaceX deal xAI shares will be converted into [------] shares of SpaceX stock and employees will have the option to cash out (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p46#a260202p46 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-says-spacex-has-acquired-xai-038a4072st=w5Sjrs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260202/p46#a260202p46 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-says-spacex-has-acquired-xai-038a4072st=w5Sjrs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-03T00:56Z 419.7K followers, 248.5K engagements
"Nintendo reports Q3 revenue of $5.2B vs. $5.45B est. a net profit of $1.03B vs. $950M est. and maintains its 19M Switch [--] sales forecast for fiscal [----] (@arjunkharpal / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p3#a260203p3 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/nintendo-q3-earnings-switch-2-forecast.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p3#a260203p3 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/nintendo-q3-earnings-switch-2-forecast.html"
X Link 2026-02-03T07:18Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Q&A with Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen on Docusign's workforce growing to [----] staffers its Intelligent Agreement Management system AI hallucinations and more (@reckless / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p5#a260203p5 https://www.theverge.com/podcast/871205/docusign-ceo-allan-thygesen-ai-contracts-e-signature-interview https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p5#a260203p5 https://www.theverge.com/podcast/871205/docusign-ceo-allan-thygesen-ai-contracts-e-signature-interview"
X Link 2026-02-03T08:52Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman unveil Luffu a self-funded startup developing an AI-powered "family care system" currently in private testing (@inafried / Axios) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p11#a260203p11 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/03/fitbit-founders-ai-family-caregiving https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p11#a260203p11 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/03/fitbit-founders-ai-family-caregiving"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Disney names Josh D'Amaro head of its theme parks and consumer products division as CEO replacing Bob Iger; D'Amaro joined Disney in [----] (Variety) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p12#a260203p12 https://variety.com/2026/film/news/josh-damaro-disney-ceo-bob-iger-1236650641/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p12#a260203p12 https://variety.com/2026/film/news/josh-damaro-disney-ceo-bob-iger-1236650641/"
X Link 2026-02-03T13:41Z 419.6K followers, 13.9K engagements
"A profile of Sam Altman who says "we basically have built AGI or very close to it" before dialing it back later and calling it "a spiritual statement" (@richardjnieva / Forbes) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p17#a260203p17 https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p17#a260203p17 https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/"
X Link 2026-02-03T16:01Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Y Combinator says founders can opt to receive their customary allotment typically about $500K in the Circle-issued USDC starting with the Spring [----] cohort (@bdanweiss / Fortune) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p19#a260203p19 https://fortune.com/2026/02/03/famed-startup-incubator-y-combinator-to-let-founders-receive-funds-in-stablecoins/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p19#a260203p19 https://fortune.com/2026/02/03/famed-startup-incubator-y-combinator-to-let-founders-receive-funds-in-stablecoins/"
X Link 2026-02-03T16:26Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Overland AI which develops off-road robots and autonomous vehicles for military purposes raised $100M led by 8VC bringing its total funding to $142M (@jenjudson / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p22#a260203p22 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/overland-ai-raises-100m-to-speed-up-use-of-military-land-robots https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p22#a260203p22 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/overland-ai-raises-100m-to-speed-up-use-of-military-land-robots"
X Link 2026-02-03T16:40Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Walmart hits a $1T market cap in intraday trading after a stock surge fueled in part by investor enthusiasm for its e-commerce growth and AI investments (@sarahnassauer / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p24#a260203p24 https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/walmart-trillion-dollar-valuation-market-cap-27498d7dst=D7P1XR&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p24#a260203p24 https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/walmart-trillion-dollar-valuation-market-cap-27498d7dst=D7P1XR&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Apptopia: ChatGPT's US market share fell from 69.1% to 45.3% between Jan. [----] and Jan. 2026; Gemini rose from 14.7% to 25.1% Grok rose from 1.6% to 15.2% (@kantrowitz / Big Technology) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p27#a260203p27 https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/new-data-openais-lead-is-contracting https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p27#a260203p27 https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/new-data-openais-lead-is-contracting"
X Link 2026-02-03T18:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Cond Nast Hearst AP and others to let publishers license content to AI companies (@themarketinganu / Search Engine Land) http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p35#a260203p35 https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launches-publisher-content-marketplace-for-ai-licensing-468191 http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p35#a260203p35 https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launches-publisher-content-marketplace-for-ai-licensing-468191"
X Link 2026-02-03T20:30Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"US v. Google: the DOJ and a group of states will appeal the September [----] ruling in the Search antitrust case in which Google dodged a forced sale of Chrome (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p42#a260203p42 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/google-search-remedy-to-be-appealed-by-state-attorneys-general https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p42#a260203p42 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/google-search-remedy-to-be-appealed-by-state-attorneys-general"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:06Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"OpenAI names Dylan Scandinaro who worked on AGI safety at Anthropic as the company's head of preparedness (@aliciatang623 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p43#a260203p43 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/openai-fills-safety-job-listed-at-555-000-with-anthropic-hire https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p43#a260203p43 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/openai-fills-safety-job-listed-at-555-000-with-anthropic-hire"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:26Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"On an earnings call AMD CEO Lisa Su says Microsoft's next-gen Xbox "is progressing well to support a launch in 2027" and will feature an AMD semi-custom SoC (@tomwarren / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p46#a260203p46"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:51Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Source: Anthropic plans an employee tender offer at a valuation of at least $350B the same valuation discussed in the company's ongoing $20B fundraising (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p49#a260203p49 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/anthropic-plans-employee-tender-offer-at-350-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p49#a260203p49 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/anthropic-plans-employee-tender-offer-at-350-billion-valuation"
X Link 2026-02-04T00:52Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Adobe reversed its plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration stating it won't get new features but will remain available "indefinitely" (@jaypeters / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p53#a260203p53 https://www.theverge.com/tech/873621/adobe-animate-maintenance-mode-reverse-course https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260203/p53#a260203p53 https://www.theverge.com/tech/873621/adobe-animate-maintenance-mode-reverse-course"
X Link 2026-02-04T02:16Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"An interview with Kai-Fu Lee on his startup which builds agentic AI tools for companies why he thinks China will beat the US in consumer AI and more (@eleanorolcott / Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p4#a260204p4 https://www.ft.com/content/5d71bb69-25e0-4425-8ac8-635b7a8abb68 http://01.ai http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p4#a260204p4 https://www.ft.com/content/5d71bb69-25e0-4425-8ac8-635b7a8abb68 http://01.ai"
X Link 2026-02-04T07:02Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"A US judge sentences Rui-Siang Lin who pled guilty to operating the $105M+ dark web narcotics marketplace Incognito Market to [--] years in US federal prison (@thesamreynolds / CoinDesk) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p7#a260204p7 https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/04/incognito-market-founder-rui-siang-lin-sentenced-to-30-years-in-crypto-darknet-drug-marketplace-case https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p7#a260204p7"
X Link 2026-02-04T09:12Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Prosus agrees to a multiyear AWS cloud and AI deal that runs into "hundreds of millions of dollars" as it seeks to expand in Europe India and Latin America (@loniprinsloo1 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p12#a260204p12 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/amazon-prosus-reach-ai-cloud-deal-for-double-digit-cost-saving https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p12#a260204p12 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/amazon-prosus-reach-ai-cloud-deal-for-double-digit-cost-saving"
X Link 2026-02-04T10:41Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Anthropic plans a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl parodying the prospect of intrusive ads in AI conversations and will also air a 60-second pre-game ad (@vranicawsj / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p17#a260204p17 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/anthropic-takes-aim-at-openais-chatgpt-in-super-bowl-ad-debut-e38d08bbst=jxp4u7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p17#a260204p17 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/anthropic-takes-aim-at-openais-chatgpt-in-super-bowl-ad-debut-e38d08bbst=jxp4u7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:26Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Uber plans to expand its robotaxi services to Hong Kong Madrid Houston and Zurich in 2026; Hong Kong will be Uber's first autonomous market in Asia (@natlungfy / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p18#a260204p18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/uber-to-launch-robotaxi-services-in-hong-kong-madrid-houston-zurich https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p18#a260204p18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/uber-to-launch-robotaxi-services-in-hong-kong-madrid-houston-zurich"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:31Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Egypt plans to ban Roblox in a bid to curb kids' exposure to potentially harmful online material; the Middle East's most populous nation joins Qatar and Turkey (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p22#a260204p22 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/egypt-moves-to-ban-roblox-gaming-platform-in-online-safety-push https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p22#a260204p22 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/egypt-moves-to-ban-roblox-gaming-platform-in-online-safety-push"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:01Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Resolve AI which offers autonomous AI agents to monitor source code and infrastructure to resolve outages raised $125M led by Lightspeed at a $1B valuation (@rebeccatorrenc5 / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p23#a260204p23 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/resolve-ai-hits-1-billion-valuation-for-outage-thwarting-ai-agents https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p23#a260204p23 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/resolve-ai-hits-1-billion-valuation-for-outage-thwarting-ai-agents"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:11Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"AI Chipmaker Cerebras raised a $1B Series H led by Tiger Global at a $23B valuation up from $8.1B in September [----] (@ianmking / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p32#a260204p32 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/cerebras-raises-1-billion-in-funding-at-23-billion-valuation https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p32#a260204p32 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/cerebras-raises-1-billion-in-funding-at-23-billion-valuation"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:02Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Microsoft says cybersecurity head Charlie Bell will move into a position focused on engineering quality; Hayete Gallot will return from Google to run security (@jordannovet / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p35#a260204p35 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/microsoft-brings-back-hayete-gallot-to-run-security-new-role-for-bell.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p35#a260204p35 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/microsoft-brings-back-hayete-gallot-to-run-security-new-role-for-bell.html"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:51Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Google teases the Pixel 10a in a new video revealing a completely flat rear camera and says pre-orders begin on February [--] (@technacity / 9to5Google) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p37#a260204p37 https://9to5google.com/2026/02/04/pixel-10a-announcement/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p37#a260204p37 https://9to5google.com/2026/02/04/pixel-10a-announcement/"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:41Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Sam Altman says the Anthropic Super Bowl ads are funny but "dishonest" and Anthropic serves a "product to rich people" while OpenAI is committed to free access (@sama) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p39#a260204p39 https://x.com/sama/status/2019139174339928189 First the good part of the Anthropic ads: they are funny and I laughed. But I wonder why Anthropic would go for something so clearly dishonest. Our most important principle for ads says that we wont do exactly this; we would obviously never run ads in the way Anthropic"
X Link 2026-02-04T20:22Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Alphabet says it expects [----] capex to be in the range of $175B to $185B above estimates of about $115.26B (@deborah_sophia / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p43#a260204p43 https://www.reuters.com/business/google-parent-alphabet-forecasts-sharp-surge-2026-capital-spending-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p43#a260204p43 https://www.reuters.com/business/google-parent-alphabet-forecasts-sharp-surge-2026-capital-spending-2026-02-04/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Arm reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.24B vs. $1.22B est. and license and other revenue up 25% to $505M vs. $519.9M est.; ARM drops 7%+ after hours (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p46#a260204p46 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/arm-holdings-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-ai-chip-demand-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p46#a260204p46 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/arm-holdings-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-ai-chip-demand-2026-02-04/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:46Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Qualcomm reports Q1 revenue up 5% YoY to $12.25B vs. $12.21B est. and projects Q2 revenue below est. due to memory supply shortage; QCOM drops 9%+ after hours (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p47#a260204p47 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/qualcomm-forecasts-quarterly-results-below-estimates-memory-shortage-dampens-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p47#a260204p47 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/qualcomm-forecasts-quarterly-results-below-estimates-memory-shortage-dampens-2026-02-04/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:51Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Filing: Workday is cutting [---] employees or 2% of its workforce primarily in customer-facing roles saying the move will help it invest in priority areas (@brodyford_ / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p48#a260204p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/workday-to-cut-about-400-employees-focused-on-customer-support https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p48#a260204p48 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/workday-to-cut-about-400-employees-focused-on-customer-support"
X Link 2026-02-04T22:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Multicoin co-founder and Managing Partner Kyle Samani says he is stepping back from the VC firm and has transitioned to an advisory role (@danielgkuhn / The Block) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p49#a260204p49 https://www.theblock.co/post/388561/multicoin-founder-kyle-samani-steps-back-vc-firm-continue-advocate-solana https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p49#a260204p49 https://www.theblock.co/post/388561/multicoin-founder-kyle-samani-steps-back-vc-firm-continue-advocate-solana"
X Link 2026-02-04T23:13Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon MGM Studio plans to develop new AI tools via its "AI Studio" to speed TV and film production and cut costs in collaboration with AWS and LLM providers (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p50#a260204p50 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-plans-use-ai-speed-up-tv-film-production-2026-02-04/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p50#a260204p50 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-plans-use-ai-speed-up-tv-film-production-2026-02-04/"
X Link 2026-02-04T23:42Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Google says the Gemini app has 750M+ MAUs up from 650M last quarter and its first-party models process 10B+ tokens per minute via direct API use by customers (@laurenforristal / TechCrunch) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p52#a260204p52 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/googles-gemini-app-has-surpassed-750m-monthly-active-users/ http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p52#a260204p52 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/googles-gemini-app-has-surpassed-750m-monthly-active-users/"
X Link 2026-02-05T00:39Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Snowboarder Maddie Mastro and other athletes are using a new AI tool powered by Google DeepMind's computer-vision models to prepare for the [----] Winter Olympics (@isabellebiscuit / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p55#a260204p55 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-ai-changed-this-olympic-snowboarders-signature-trick-029f0c5d http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p55#a260204p55 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-ai-changed-this-olympic-snowboarders-signature-trick-029f0c5d"
X Link 2026-02-05T03:12Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Sony reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to $23.68B vs. $23.53B est. operating profit up 22% to $3.28B vs. $2.99B est. raises FY operating profit outlook 8% (@dylanjbnbc / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p57#a260204p57 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/sony-profit-jumps-22percent-in-december-quarter-beating-expectations-and-lifting-full-year-outlook.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p57#a260204p57"
X Link 2026-02-05T04:21Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sony reports Q3 gaming and network services revenue down 4% YoY to $10.5B profit up 19% YoY to $889M and PlayStation [--] sales down 16% YoY to 8M units (@samnusseyrtrs / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p58#a260204p58 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sony-third-quarter-profit-rises-22-beats-analyst-estimates-2026-02-05/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260204/p58#a260204p58 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sony-third-quarter-profit-rises-22-beats-analyst-estimates-2026-02-05/"
X Link 2026-02-05T04:50Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Cybersecurity company Varonis agrees to acquire AllTrue which develops specialized tools for AI trust risk and security management for $125M in cash (@jimrundle / Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p2#a260205p2 https://www.wsj.com/articles/varonis-to-acquire-alltrue-as-ai-security-concerns-mount-a365f97d https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p2#a260205p2 https://www.wsj.com/articles/varonis-to-acquire-alltrue-as-ai-security-concerns-mount-a365f97d"
X Link 2026-02-05T06:27Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Fears that software companies are facing an AI-driven extinction event are exaggerated but the belief that they might be facing one is damaging their stocks (@djtgallagher / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p5#a260205p5 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-wont-kill-the-software-business-just-its-growth-story-05673e07st=dY58vx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p5#a260205p5 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-wont-kill-the-software-business-just-its-growth-story-05673e07st=dY58vx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-05T07:17Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"RapidFort which develops tools for securing software supply chains raised a $42M Series A led by Blue Cloud and ForgePoint taking its total funding to $51M (@duncanriley / SiliconANGLE) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p7#a260205p7 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/rapidfort-raises-42m-push-continuous-remediation-software-supply-chain-security/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p7#a260205p7 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/rapidfort-raises-42m-push-continuous-remediation-software-supply-chain-security/"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:00Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A look at India's push to become a major provider of AI services as US tech companies pledge tens of billions in Indian data center investments (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p8#a260205p8 https://www.wsj.com/world/india/why-big-tech-is-throwing-cash-into-india-in-quest-for-ai-supremacy-a5d02f0est=eUpcDQ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p8#a260205p8"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:13Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The UK says Microsoft the UK government academics and experts plan to build a system to spot deepfakes online as part of an detection evaluation framework (@muvija_m / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p11#a260205p11 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-work-with-microsoft-build-deepfake-detection-system-2026-02-05/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p11#a260205p11 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-work-with-microsoft-build-deepfake-detection-system-2026-02-05/"
X Link 2026-02-05T11:18Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Palo Alto Networks: an Asian cyber-espionage group broke into systems belonging to [--] critical infrastructure organizations and governments in 37+ countries (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p16#a260205p16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-05/hackers-hit-sensitive-targets-in-37-nations-in-vast-spying-plot-ml9chfqj https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p16#a260205p16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-05/hackers-hit-sensitive-targets-in-37-nations-in-vast-spying-plot-ml9chfqj"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:01Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Substack notifies users about a "limited" data breach in October [----] found on February [--] and now patched; a threat actor leaked a database of 697K records (@serghei / BleepingComputer) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p19#a260205p19 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/newsletter-platform-substack-notifies-users-of-data-breach/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p19#a260205p19 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/newsletter-platform-substack-notifies-users-of-data-breach/"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:10Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Nvidia delays the release of its incremental gaming GPU upgrade codenamed Kicker marking the first year in three decades without a new GPU for gaming (The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p21#a260205p21 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-delay-new-gaming-chip-due-memory-chip-shortage https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p21#a260205p21 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-delay-new-gaming-chip-due-memory-chip-shortage"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:10Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"OpenAI launches Frontier an AI agent management platform that provides shared context onboarding and permission boundaries available to select customers (@theroberthart / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p22#a260205p22 https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/874258/openai-frontier-ai-agent-platform-management https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p22#a260205p22 https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/874258/openai-frontier-ai-agent-platform-management"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:12Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia on the battlefield have been deactivated via a verification process developed alongside SpaceX (Anna Pruchnicka / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p23#a260205p23 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/starlink-used-by-russian-forces-deactivated-battlefield-ukraine-says-2026-02-05/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p23#a260205p23 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/starlink-used-by-russian-forces-deactivated-battlefield-ukraine-says-2026-02-05/"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:05Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase long after his [----] conviction (New York Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p27#a260205p27 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/epstein-investments-palantir-coinbase-thiel.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.J1A.J-Kg.UbqtCaNH8Lvw&smid=url-share https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p27#a260205p27"
X Link 2026-02-05T16:46Z 419.6K followers, [----] engagements
"The US FCC grants Starlink competitor Logos clearance to deploy up to [----] low Earth orbit broadband satellites by 2035; Logos raised a $50M Series A in [----] (@jasonrainbow / SpaceNews) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p30#a260205p30 https://spacenews.com/fcc-clears-logos-to-deploy-more-than-4000-broadband-satellites/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p30#a260205p30 https://spacenews.com/fcc-clears-logos-to-deploy-more-than-4000-broadband-satellites/"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:20Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Anthropic says Claude Opus [---] supports a 1M context window scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench the highest for any Claude model and boosts agentic capabilities (@davidgewirtz / ZDNET) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p34#a260205p34 https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-claude-opus-4-6-first-try-work-deliverables/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p34#a260205p34 https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-claude-opus-4-6-first-try-work-deliverables/"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:56Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Anthropic says it found Opus [---] "brings more focus to the most challenging parts of a task without being told to" and "thinks more deeply and more carefully" (Anthropic) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p39#a260205p39 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p39#a260205p39 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:15Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Y Combinator adds Canada back to its accepted countries list and says it had removed the country because its top Canadian companies reincorporated in the US (@riehlalex99 / BetaKit) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p40#a260205p40 https://betakit.com/y-combinator-reverses-decision-will-invest-in-canadian-domiciled-startups-again/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p40#a260205p40 https://betakit.com/y-combinator-reverses-decision-will-invest-in-canadian-domiciled-startups-again/"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:56Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Anthropic details how it used [--] parallel Claude Opus [---] agents to build a Rust-based 100000-line C compiler incurring $20K in API costs over [----] sessions (Anthropic) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p44#a260205p44 https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p44#a260205p44 https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler"
X Link 2026-02-05T20:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon reports Q4 revenue up 14% YoY to $213.4B net income up 6% to $21.19B and EPS of $1.95 vs. $1.97 est.; AMZN drops 10%+ after hours (Amazon) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p45#a260205p45 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204777163/en/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p45#a260205p45 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204777163/en/"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:12Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon reports Q4 AWS revenue up 24% YoY to $35.6B vs. $34.9B est. AWS operating income up 17% YoY to $12.5B and boosts capex in [----] to $200B (@annierpalmer / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p46#a260205p46 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/amazon-amzn-q4-earnings-report-2025.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p46#a260205p46 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/amazon-amzn-q4-earnings-report-2025.html"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:23Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Reddit reports Q4 revenue up 70% YoY to $726M vs. $665M est. DAUq up 19% to 121.4M above est. forecasts Q1 revenue above est. announces a $1B share buyback (@jonathanvanian / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p47#a260205p47 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/reddit-rddt-q4-2025.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p47#a260205p47 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/reddit-rddt-q4-2025.html"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon reports Q4 ad revenue up 23% YoY to $21.32B slightly above expectations and subscription services revenue up 14% to $13.12B (@xpangler / Variety) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p48#a260205p48 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-q4-2025-earnings-capex-advertising-sales-1236653797/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p48#a260205p48 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-q4-2025-earnings-capex-advertising-sales-1236653797/"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:58Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Strategy reports Q4 net loss grew to $12.4B from $671M a year earlier as BTC trades below its $76K average purchase price; MSTR is down 68% in the past year (@vlajournaliste / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p51#a260205p51 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/strategy-earnings-fourth-2025-33688dab http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p51#a260205p51 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/strategy-earnings-fourth-2025-33688dab"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:06Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Interviews with Anthropic executives and other tech industry leaders and engineers about Claude Code's success which some say has been a long time coming (@haydenfield / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p52#a260205p52 https://www.theverge.com/report/874308/anthropic-claude-code-opus-hype-moment https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p52#a260205p52 https://www.theverge.com/report/874308/anthropic-claude-code-opus-hype-moment"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:13Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Affirm reports Q2 revenue up 30% YoY to $1.12B vs. $1.06B est. GMV up 36% to $13.8B and forecasts Q3 revenue slightly above est.; AFRM drops 6%+ after hours (@ibd_rkrause / Investor's Business Daily) http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p53#a260205p53 https://www.investors.com/news/technology/affirm-stock-afrm-affirm-earnings-q42025/ http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p53#a260205p53 https://www.investors.com/news/technology/affirm-stock-afrm-affirm-earnings-q42025/"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:36Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"French authorities charge four people with spying for China by allegedly seeking to obtain satellite data from Starlink and other critical entities (@jsyche / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p56#a260205p56 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/france-charges-four-in-china-spying-case-that-targeted-starlink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p56#a260205p56 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/france-charges-four-in-china-spying-case-that-targeted-starlink"
X Link 2026-02-06T02:51Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Tether acquires a 12% stake worth $150M in which enables access to physical and tokenized gold and plans to integrate its gold-backed XAUT token (CoinDesk) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p58#a260205p58 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/05/tether-buys-usd150-million-stake-in-gold-com-to-boost-tokenized-gold-distribution http://Gold.com https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p58#a260205p58 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/05/tether-buys-usd150-million-stake-in-gold-com-to-boost-tokenized-gold-distribution"
X Link 2026-02-06T03:18Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"How the SpaceX-xAI $1.25T merger deal was fast-tracked after SpaceX had a technical breakthrough in orbital data centers last fall (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p60#a260205p60 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-xai-spacex-merger-2896ae1est=rqcApc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260205/p60#a260205p60 https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-xai-spacex-merger-2896ae1est=rqcApc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-06T04:30Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Intel and AMD have notified Chinese customers of supply shortages for server CPUs with Intel warning of delivery lead times of up to six months (Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p2#a260206p2 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/intel-amd-notify-customers-china-lengthy-waits-cpus-2026-02-06/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p2#a260206p2 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/intel-amd-notify-customers-china-lengthy-waits-cpus-2026-02-06/"
X Link 2026-02-06T07:26Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"How an appeal changed the way the USPTO assesses AI patents under the US Patent Act signaling a shift towards more favorable treatment of AI and ML inventions (Matthew Carey / Bloomberg Law) http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p7#a260206p7 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/ai-patent-eligibility-has-shifted-with-one-machine-learning-case http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p7#a260206p7 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/ai-patent-eligibility-has-shifted-with-one-machine-learning-case"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:40Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Analysis: Claude Code currently authors 4% of all public GitHub commits and is on track to cross 20% of all daily commits by the end of [----] (Doug O'Laughlin / SemiAnalysis) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p10#a260206p10 https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/claude-code-is-the-inflection-point https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p10#a260206p10 https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/claude-code-is-the-inflection-point"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:46Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: OpenAI is working with G42 to build a ChatGPT version tuned for the UAE to accommodate local language political outlook and speech restrictions (@reedalbergotti / Semafor) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p13#a260206p13 https://www.semafor.com/article/02/06/2026/openai-in-talks-with-abu-dhabis-g42-to-create-specialized-chatgpt-version-for-uae https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p13#a260206p13 https://www.semafor.com/article/02/06/2026/openai-in-talks-with-abu-dhabis-g42-to-create-specialized-chatgpt-version-for-uae"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:20Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"co-founder Kris Marszalek buys the domain for $70M the highest disclosed price for a domain name as he plans a site offering an AI agent (@tim / Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p14#a260206p14 https://www.ft.com/content/83488628-8dfd-4060-a7b0-71b1bb012785 http://AI.com http://Crypto.com http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p14#a260206p14 https://www.ft.com/content/83488628-8dfd-4060-a7b0-71b1bb012785 http://AI.com http://Crypto.com"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"London-based Bound an automated FX risk management platform raised a $24.5M Series A led by AlbionVC as it seeks to expand across Europe (Tamara Djurickovic / 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p15#a260206p15 https://tech.eu/2026/02/05/bound-secures-245m-series-a-to-expand-fx-hedging-tools/ http://Tech.eu https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p15#a260206p15 https://tech.eu/2026/02/05/bound-secures-245m-series-a-to-expand-fx-hedging-tools/ http://Tech.eu"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:50Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon's annual tax bill fell 87% YoY to $1.2B in [----] as profits grew 45% to $90B mostly due to GOP's depreciation breaks in the One Big Beautiful Bill (@brian_faler / Politico) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p16#a260206p16 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/amazon-emerges-a-big-winner-from-gop-tax-cuts-00768985 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p16#a260206p16 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/amazon-emerges-a-big-winner-from-gop-tax-cuts-00768985"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A civil subpoena shows the US DOJ is investigating Netflix for potential anticompetitive tactics as the agency probes the company's proposed acquisition of WBD (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p19#a260206p19 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/justice-department-casts-wide-net-on-netflixs-business-practices-in-merger-probe-fd30d7f8st=dkmpNP https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p19#a260206p19"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:05Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Croatian-founded Daytona which aims to build infrastructure for large-scale agent workloads raised a $24M Series A led by FirstMark (Tamara Djurickovic / 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p20#a260206p20 https://tech.eu/2026/02/06/daytona-raises-24m-series-a-to-build-agent-native-compute-infrastructure/ http://Tech.eu https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p20#a260206p20 https://tech.eu/2026/02/06/daytona-raises-24m-series-a-to-build-agent-native-compute-infrastructure/ http://Tech.eu"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Palmer Luckey's Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration launching with $635M in capital (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p26#a260206p26 https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/hobbit-inspired-startup-becomes-first-new-bank-greenlighted-by-trump-2-0-0d6075efst=zbfjte&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p26#a260206p26"
X Link 2026-02-06T22:45Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Trump Mobile execs showcase the T1 Phone's new design and specs and say the phones go through "final assembly" in Miami and full assembly in the US is a "goal" (@dompreston / The Verge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p27#a260206p27 https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p27#a260206p27 https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson"
X Link 2026-02-06T23:25Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"New York lawmakers propose a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on data center development making NY at least the sixth state to introduce such legislation (@mollytaft / Wired) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p29#a260206p29 https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-is-the-latest-state-to-consider-a-data-center-pause/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260206/p29#a260206p29 https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-is-the-latest-state-to-consider-a-data-center-pause/"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:40Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"RADICL which offers threat detection and response services to SMBs supporting US defense industrial base and critical infrastructure raised a $31M Series A (@duncanriley / SiliconANGLE) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p1#a260207p1 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/radicl-secures-31m-expand-ai-driven-security-operations-small-businesses/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p1#a260207p1 https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/radicl-secures-31m-expand-ai-driven-security-operations-small-businesses/"
X Link 2026-02-07T05:46Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Source: Benchmark invested at least $225M in Cerebras' $1B Series H led by Tiger Global at a $23B valuation; Benchmark led Cerebras' $27M Series A in [----] (@mtemkin / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p2#a260207p2 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/benchmark-raises-225m-in-special-funds-to-double-down-on-cerebras/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p2#a260207p2 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/benchmark-raises-225m-in-special-funds-to-double-down-on-cerebras/"
X Link 2026-02-07T05:56Z 419.8K followers, 10.7K engagements
"Chinese regulators fined Kuaishou $17.2M for failing to curb illegal content; pornographic content appeared on Kuaishou during its December [----] cyberattacks (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p4#a260207p4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/china-s-kuaishou-fined-17-2-million-over-pornographic-content https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p4#a260207p4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/china-s-kuaishou-fined-17-2-million-over-pornographic-content"
X Link 2026-02-07T06:45Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Kalshi and Polymarket have facilitated over $800M in Super Bowl contracts as pro gamblers shift to prediction markets and adopt Wall Street-style strategies (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p5#a260207p5"
X Link 2026-02-07T07:30Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"An interview with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour about the "wisdom of the crowd" political polarization having Trump Jr. as an adviser casino comparisons and more (@ollie / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p7#a260207p7 https://www.ft.com/content/a4cebf4c-c26c-48bb-82c8-5701d8256282 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p7#a260207p7 https://www.ft.com/content/a4cebf4c-c26c-48bb-82c8-5701d8256282"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:50Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Apple whose capital expenditure is just a fraction of its peers is the only Big Tech company that saw capex decline YoY in Q4 decreasing 19% to $2.37B (@ranimolla / Sherwood News) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p8#a260207p8 https://sherwood.news/tech/apple-is-the-only-big-tech-company-whose-capex-declined-last-quarter/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p8#a260207p8 https://sherwood.news/tech/apple-is-the-only-big-tech-company-whose-capex-declined-last-quarter/"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:20Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's stablecoin USD1 hit $5B in total circulation in January with 85% held in Binance accounts; Trump pardoned CZ in October (@yaffebellany / New York Times) http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p10#a260207p10 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.html http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p10#a260207p10 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.html"
X Link 2026-02-07T19:10Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"After talking with [--] people at Anthropic a look at its "Yes and." culture where every idea is welcomed and judged based on vibes like a hive mind (@steve_yegge) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p12#a260207p12 https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p12#a260207p12 https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:25Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"A look at Corning's booming fiber-optic business boosted by data center demand and a $6B Meta deal as Nvidia explores Corning's co-packaged optics for servers (@mims / Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p13#a260207p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-optics-ai-e045ba3bst=483Kad&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260207/p13#a260207p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-optics-ai-e045ba3bst=483Kad&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-08T01:10Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Chinese regulators reiterate the mainland crypto ban and expand enforcement to cover real-world asset tokenization and offshore yuan-pegged stablecoin issuance (@jesuisnaga / The Block) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p2#a260208p2 https://www.theblock.co/post/388845/china-tightens-stance-on-rwa-tokenization-and-offshore-yuan-stablecoins-reiterates-crypto-ban https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p2#a260208p2"
X Link 2026-02-08T06:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Anthropic rolls out a fast mode for Claude Opus [---] in research preview saying it offers the same model quality [---] times faster but costs six times more (@simonw / Simon Willison's Weblog) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p4#a260208p4 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/claude-fast-mode/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p4#a260208p4 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/claude-fast-mode/"
X Link 2026-02-08T06:35Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Analysts say a design refresh for the iPhone [--] lineup has reinforced Apple's status-symbol appeal in China with the "cosmic orange" Pro model going viral (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p6#a260208p6 https://www.ft.com/content/e2d78d04-7368-4b0c-abd5-591c03774c46 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p6#a260208p6 https://www.ft.com/content/e2d78d04-7368-4b0c-abd5-591c03774c46"
X Link 2026-02-08T07:01Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"European countries are moving toward social media bans for children even as doubts persist over implementation and the risk of a new battle with US tech groups (Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p8#a260208p8 https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/56ccbe4c-7b6d-4436-835c-e1bac8cbffa2 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p8#a260208p8 https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/56ccbe4c-7b6d-4436-835c-e1bac8cbffa2"
X Link 2026-02-08T11:10Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"How Anthropic's bet on enterprise users is paying off; sources: Anthropic has guided investors that annualized revenue will exceed $30B by the end of [----] (@georgenhammond / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p10#a260208p10 https://www.ft.com/content/a75555a6-24c3-4468-aba9-7fe12b5def31accessToken=zwAGSjHgWEiYkdOnVVWmJMNEaNOrqX_hK13vMQ.MEQCIDs3XjaBZUL2KOnciRZbCAqqzCUwunmkYUAA6UEeFjvXAiBFV0O6hl3sd0N9NI2JjB7qlsREziD9CbdrGmwheChuAA&sharetype=gift&token=fe4f4fac-e494-4463-8bdc-4ce56416cabf https://techmeme.com/contact"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:10Z 419.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: iPhone 17e with MagSafe is coming soon; iOS [----] beta with updated Siri slated for the week of Feb. [--] M5 MacBook Pros as early as the week of Mar. [--] (@markgurman / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p11#a260208p11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-08/apple-readies-iphone-17e-new-siri-entry-level-ipad-ipad-air-and-macbook-pro-mldr3hpk https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p11#a260208p11"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Moltbook was peak AI theater less of a glimpse at the future and more of a mirror simply reflecting society's current obsession with AI (@strwbilly / MIT Technology Review) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p18#a260208p18 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1132448/moltbook-was-peak-ai-theater/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p18#a260208p18 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1132448/moltbook-was-peak-ai-theater/"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:06Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"How China boosts its humanoid robot industry giving companies land favorable bank loan terms and sometimes subsidizing the robots' purchase price by 10% (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p21#a260208p21 https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-is-going-all-in-to-beat-the-u-s-on-humanoid-robots-b9c434d2st=jWsuyx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260208/p21#a260208p21"
X Link 2026-02-09T03:21Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"China says its trade surplus from digital services rose 100%+ to a record $33B in [----] boosted by overseas revenue of AI livestreaming and e-commerce (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p2#a260209p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/china-digital-exports-surge-as-alibaba-tencent-lead-global-push https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p2#a260209p2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/china-digital-exports-surge-as-alibaba-tencent-lead-global-push"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:51Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"A look at the [----] Super Bowl ads from Anthropic Amazon OpenAI and others as AI continued to take center stage in ad creations and AI product promotion (@laurenforristal / TechCrunch) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p3#a260209p3 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/super-bowl-60-ai-ads-svedka-anthropic-brands-commercials/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p3#a260209p3 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/super-bowl-60-ai-ads-svedka-anthropic-brands-commercials/"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:10Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"A look at Tether's global expansion after it recently hit [---] staff; sources describe Tether's internal focus on corporate structure and "profit and loss" (@jillrshah / Financial Times) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p4#a260209p4 https://www.ft.com/content/c38c672f-a113-4b1f-a56d-b165c5f4cb86 https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p4#a260209p4 https://www.ft.com/content/c38c672f-a113-4b1f-a56d-b165c5f4cb86"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:21Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"CEO Kris Marszalek launches during the Super Bowl and opens up username handle registration to let users get a private personalized AI agent (@blockchained000 / Cointelegraph) http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p5#a260209p5 https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocom-boss-launched-agentic-ai-tools-ai-com http://ai.com http://Crypto.com http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p5#a260209p5 https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocom-boss-launched-agentic-ai-tools-ai-com http://ai.com http://Crypto.com"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:36Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"PE firm Advent FedEx A&R and PPF agree to acquire Polish automated parcel delivery company InPost for 7.8B; the company has 61K automated parcel lockers (@domchopping / Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p7#a260209p7 https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/advent-fedex-led-consortium-to-buy-parcel-delivery-provider-inpost-for-9-2-billion-509a4af6st=fiXb9E&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p7#a260209p7"
X Link 2026-02-09T10:06Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicro agrees to supply AWS with various chips including for high-bandwidth connectivity and power management; STM jumps 5%+ (@ckyrious / Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p11#a260209p11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/amazon-deepens-ties-with-chipmaker-stmicro-for-data-centers https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p11#a260209p11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/amazon-deepens-ties-with-chipmaker-stmicro-for-data-centers"
X Link 2026-02-09T11:21Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"ByteDance releases Seedance [---] an update to its AI video generation model that can make multi-shot scenes available to select Jimeng and Jianying users (@juroosawa / The Information) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p12#a260209p12 https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/bytedances-seedance-2-0-video-model-generates-buzz https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p12#a260209p12 https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/bytedances-seedance-2-0-video-model-generates-buzz"
X Link 2026-02-09T11:36Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"A profile of Amanda Askell Anthropic's resident philosopher who is learning Claude's reasoning patterns in a bid to endow it with a sense of morality (Wall Street Journal) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p13#a260209p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883st=tYkrPt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p13#a260209p13 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883st=tYkrPt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Alibaba's Qwen temporarily stops issuing coupons due to customer overload hampering Alibaba's Agentic AI ad campaign; Qwen began offering coupons on February [--] (@parksuam1996 / Reuters) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p16#a260209p16 https://www.reuters.com/technology/alibabas-overloaded-ai-chatbot-stops-issuing-coupons-asks-shoppers-patience-2026-02-09/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p16#a260209p16 https://www.reuters.com/technology/alibabas-overloaded-ai-chatbot-stops-issuing-coupons-asks-shoppers-patience-2026-02-09/"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:55Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Alphabet aims to raise $15B from a US high-grade dollar bond sale as it seeks to finance $185B in [----] capex; Alphabet raised $17.5B in November [----] (Bloomberg) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p18#a260209p18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/google-parent-alphabet-kicks-off-seven-part-us-bond-sale https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p18#a260209p18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/google-parent-alphabet-kicks-off-seven-part-us-bond-sale"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:41Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Sources: Apollo nears a $3.4B loan deal to a Valor-led investment vehicle to buy and lease Nvidia chips to xAI; through fall [----] xAI was burning $1B per month (@mileskruppa / The Information) http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p22#a260209p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apollo-nears-3-billion-chip-funding-deal-tied-xai http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p22#a260209p22 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apollo-nears-3-billion-chip-funding-deal-tied-xai"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:15Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"EU officials and tech executives inaugurate a 2.5B chips research hub in Belgium; ASML and Imec emphasized that the US is dependent on European chip tech (@pieter_haeck / Politico) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p24#a260209p24 https://www.politico.eu/article/us-is-dependent-on-european-tech-too-chips-bosses-warn/ https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p24#a260209p24 https://www.politico.eu/article/us-is-dependent-on-european-tech-too-chips-bosses-warn/"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:41Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Workday announces CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down and will be replaced by the company's co-founder Aneel Bhusri effective immediately; WDAY drops 8%+ (@ashleycapoot / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p26#a260209p26 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/workday-stock-carl-eschenbach-aneel-bhusri.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p26#a260209p26 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/workday-stock-carl-eschenbach-aneel-bhusri.html"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:26Z 419.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber with safety features such as PIN verification real-time tracking and audio recordings (@samantha_subin / CNBC) 📥 Send tips https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p33#a260209p33 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html https://techmeme.com/contact http://www.techmeme.com/260209/p33#a260209p33 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html"
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