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2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O. (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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Can A.I. Generate New Ideas? (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
Systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5 are accelerating research in math, biology and chemistry. But there is a debate over whether it can do that work on its own.
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Trump Imposes Limited Tariffs on Foreign Semiconductors (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
The tariffs will allow President Trump to take a cut of Nvidia’s chip sales to China while putting off a decision about imposing higher taxes on the chip industry.
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California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.
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OpenAI Teams Up With Cerebras in Chip Maker Deal (Wed, 14 Jan 2026)
The agreement with the start-up Cerebras is the latest in a series intended to expand the A.I. company’s computing power.
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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofits Say (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, organizations that work on tech issues said.
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Microsoft Pledges to Pay More for Electricity, Drawing Praise From Trump (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
The tech giant is responding to concerns that data centers are driving up electricity costs in some communities.
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Can We Build a Better Social Network? (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
A “Hard Fork” and “Search Engine” collaboration.
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Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
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Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
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Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
A British regulator said it had started a formal investigation into Mr. Musk’s chatbot over the spread of illegal images.
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Follow Ian McKellen Into the Mixed Reality Future in ‘An Ark’ (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
Audiences can embark on a very different type of theatrical experience in a new play at the Shed, blending the physical world with digital content.
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Stewart Cheifet, Host of TV’s ‘Computer Chronicles,’ Dies at 87 (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
He spent two decades hosting the PBS series, during the formative years of personal computing. It was seen in more than 300 cities at its peak.
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Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes (Sat, 10 Jan 2026)
The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.
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Google Co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page Reduce Ties to California (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in reducing ties to the state where they built their fortunes.
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Google’s Ex-CEO Backs Start-Up Approach to Big Telescopes for Space and Astronomy (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories.
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Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I., Is Generating Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
Late Thursday, Mr. Musk’s chatbot, Grok, limited requests for A.I.-generated images on X to paid subscribers of the social media site amid an outcry from victims and regulators.
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Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
“This is a story about how a tool can be used to try to affect politics and in particular to minimize women, denigrate them and push them out of the conversation.”
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New Jersey Is Latest State to Ban Student Phones in Schools (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
The restrictions, signed into law by Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Thursday as one of his final acts in office, will take effect during the 2026-2027 school year.
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G.M. Books a $7.1 Billion Loss as It Scales Back E.V. Ambitions (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
General Motors said it was writing down the value of battery and electric vehicle factories after changes in federal policy undercut demand.
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Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
John Ternus, a low-profile but influential executive at Apple, could be next in line to replace the company’s longtime chief executive, Tim Cook, if he steps aside.
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The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2026 (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch.
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Can A.I. Match Molière’s Wit? These Researchers Think So. (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
Scholars and artists at Sorbonne University trained artificial intelligence to imitate the French playwright’s themes, structures and sense of humor. The result is a new play.
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