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January 7, 2026, 11:25 AM
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Researcher: Grok generated ~6,700 sexually suggestive or “nudifying” images per hour on X between January 5 and January 6; 85% of all Grok images are sexualized  —  Elon Musk's X has become a top site for images of people that have been non-consensually undressed by AI …
Hugh Langley / Business Insider:
Filings: Larry Page moved his assets out of California ahead of its proposed wealth tax, meeting an end-of-2025 deadline; a source says he had left the state  —  - Google cofounder Larry Page is cutting ties with California.  — A source said Page had already left the state.
Bloomberg:
Jensen Huang says he is “perfectly fine” with California's proposed tax on billionaires and plans to remain in the state; Nvidia is based in Santa Clara
Financial Times:
Polymarket is disputing that the US mission to capture Nicolás Maduro constituted an “invasion”, refusing to pay out bets on a contract with $10.5M+ in wagers  —  Prediction market disputes US raid amounted to an invasion in fight over more than $10.5mn in wagers
Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese officials are reviewing Meta's $2B Manus acquisition for possible tech export control violations, including Manus' relocation to Singapore  —  Commerce ministry assessing whether deal for Chinese-founded group violates technology export controls
Evan Halper / Washington Post:
How the huge data center buildout is heating up local politics in US towns across red and blue states on issues like local water supplies and electricity prices
Bloomberg:
A look at Kalshi's and Polymarket's lucrative shift toward sports, as bets on real-world events raise questions about access, integrity, and US CFTC regulation
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xAI:
xAI raised a $20B Series E, exceeding its $15B targeted round size, with participation from Valor, Nvidia, and others, and says Grok 5 is currently in training  —  xAI is rapidly accelerating its progress in building advanced AI.  —  xAI completed its upsized Series E funding round …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Discord files confidentially for a US IPO, working with Goldman and JPMorgan; Discord was valued at ~$15B in 2021, and rejected a $12B Microsoft offer  —  Discord Inc. filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter …
Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Motorola unveils the Razr Fold, its first book-style foldable phone, with a 6.6" front display and an 8.1" 2K LTPO inner screen, expected to launch this summer  —  Lenovo Group Ltd.'s Motorola unveiled its first folding phone that opens like a book or passport, a departure from the string …
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
WBD's board unanimously rejects Paramount's amended $108.4B acquisition offer, saying the bid still has “significant” risks compared to Netflix's $83B offer  —  The board says the revised $108.4 billion bid continues to offer “significant costs, risks and uncertainties” compared to its $83 billion deal with Netflix
Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal:
GWI: LinkedIn's 2025 revenue rose to $17B from $7B in 2020 as users doubled to 1.3B; 4.7% of US users checked more than once per day in 2025, from 3.9% in 2020  —  Data show people are scrolling longer on the site.  Its secret is a founding principle that curbs toxicity.  —  It isn't just you.

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Reshmi Basu / Bloomberg:
QVC Group, owner of TV shopping channels QVC and HSN, files for bankruptcy as part of a plan to cut more than $5B in debt; shares closed down 69% on Thursday

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Notus will rename itself The Star and relaunch in early June as it adds local news and sports coverage; source: Robert Allbritton will add ~$30M to its funding

Ryan Glasspiegel / Front Office Sports:
Sources: the NFL and YouTube are in advanced talks for a five-game package; deal price and duration were not immediately known

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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Lenovo introduces Qira, a system-level, cross-device AI assistant for both its computers and Motorola smartphones, arriving later in Q1 2026
Allison Smith / Modern Retail:
Brands complain Amazon's “Buy for Me” AI-powered shopping tool features their products on Amazon without permission and shows descriptions with errors
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
In the first successful US prosecution of a spyware operator in 10+ years, pcTattletale's founder pleads guilty to promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses
Marissa Newman / Bloomberg:
Mobileye is acquiring Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900M; Mentee was founded in 2022 and has raised $50M
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google will now publish new source code to the Android Open Source Project twice per year, down from releasing source code for every quarterly Android release
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