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| Wired: |
Grok's website and app are being used to produce extremely graphic, sometimes violent, sexual imagery of adults that is vastly more explicit than images on X — A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok's official website shows it's being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
More: Wired, 404 Media, The Verge, The Guardian, Forbes, Mirror, and TechSpot
X: @wired and @alexdaviesjones
Bluesky: @mattburgess1, @mikestabile, @paulbernal, @katie-drummond, @markfollman, @thalysandratos, @regret, @doublepulsar.com, @rebeccasolnit, @timobrien, @grissallia, @mattburgess1, @mattburgess1, and @jasonkoebler. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
Forums: r/technology, r/grok, and r/technews
| Louise Breusch Rasmussen / Reuters: |
The EU says it ordered X to retain all internal docs and data relating to Grok until the end of 2026, after criticizing Grok's nonconsensual image generation — The European Commission has ordered Elon Musk's social media platform X to retain all internal documents and data relating …
More: Politico, The Guardian, and Euractiv
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, which lets users import medical records and other data from wellness apps into ChatGPT, available to a small group via a waitlist — OpenAI is expanding its capabilities by adding a dedicated health tab to ChatGPT, allowing people to bring in electronic medical records …
More: OpenAI, The Verge, The Hans India, eWeek, CNBC, Digital Information World, Bloomberg, Nairametrics, The Decoder, Tech Funding News, Fidji Simo, Business Standard, GSMArena.com, NDTV Profit, BMI, Fortune India, Digit, b.well Connected Health, SiliconANGLE, iClarified, Tom's Guide, MedCity News, ZDNET, Fast Company, Android Authority, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, and The Information
X: @openai, @fidjissimo, @kmr_dilip, @_simonsmith, @tomwarren, @thekaransinghal, @borismpower, @johnonolan, @_danielsinclair, @nickaturley, @andrewcurran_, @daveshapi, @peterwildeford, @omooretweets, @raizamrtn, @nickadobos, @shakeelhashim, @kimmonismus, @gdb, and @slow_developer. LinkedIn: Olivia Deitcher
Forums: r/blackmirror, r/technology, r/BetterOffline, and r/singularity
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google rolls out an AI Inbox view for Gmail, showing users to-dos and summaries of topics rather than a traditional email list, first for US “trusted testers” — The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on.
More: The Keyword, Associated Press, Fortune, Wired, CNET, MacRumors, Moneycontrol, CNBC, ZDNET, Inc, Axios, How-To Geek, 9to5Google, Android Central, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Barron's Online, BGR, and Android Authority. Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk
| Reuters: |
Sources: to hedge against Beijing approval risk, Nvidia is requiring Chinese customers to pay upfront for H200 chips, with no cancellations, refunds, or changes — Nvidia (NVDA.O) is requiring full upfront payment from Chinese customers seeking its H200 artificial intelligence chips … | John Liu / Bloomberg: |
More: Barron's Online, Tom's Hardware, Security Affairs, Forbes, Blockonomi, Business Standard, Nikkei Asia, The Information, Investing.com, Tech in Asia, and The Standard
Forums: r/NVDA_Stock and r/wallstreetbets
| Wall Street Journal: |
Apple says JPMorgan will take over issuing the Apple Card from Goldman, which sources say will offload ~$20B in balances; the banks expect a two-year transition — Goldman Sachs is offloading the credit-card balances at a more than $1 billion discount — JPMorgan Chase has reached a deal …
More: Apple, The Verge, JPMorganChase, Neowin, AppleInsider, Yahoo Finance, Barron's Online, O'Grady's PowerPage, Financial Times, International Business Times, Appleosophy, TechCrunch, The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, iClarified, MarketWatch, American Banker, Engadget, 9to5Mac on YouTube, iPhone in Canada, PYMNTS.com, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Macworld, Wccftech, The Information, Bloomberg, and 9to5Mac
X: @aandriotis, @zachklein, @iphoneincanada, @snazzylabs, @tatchero, @fttechnews, @matthewkeyslive, @pitdesi, @aaronp613, @paytondev, and @bzamayo. Threads: @chancehmiller
Forums: Hacker News, r/AppleCard, r/apple, r/apple, r/AppleCard, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Anthropic plans to raise $10B led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue at a $350B valuation before the new investment, up from $183B in September 2025 — The startup behind chatbot Claude is raising money from investors including GIC and Coatue Management
More: New York Times, eWeek, Silicon Republic, Unite.AI, The Business Times, Tech Funding News, Reuters, Silicon UK, Verdict, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, and Semafor
X: @ai_for_success, @rebeccabellan, @kenwattana, @paikcapital, @scaling01, @aakashgupta, @litcapital, @mashadrokova, @zephyr_z9, @lessin, @lessin, @andrewcurran_, @alex, @danprimack, @tszzl, @deredleritt3r, and @samsolid57. LinkedIn: Kate Clark. Forums: r/singularity
| Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
The Trump family's World Liberty Financial says its entity World Liberty Trust applied for a US banking license, which would let it issue the USD1 stablecoin — Critics have said World Liberty and its stablecoin pose a major conflict of interest for President Trump
More: World Liberty Financial, Unchained, CoinGeek, Bitcoin Insider, CoinJournal, Coinspeaker, Bloomberg, Benzinga, BeInCrypto, The Crypto Times, CoinGape, Yahoo Finance, Blockonomi, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, The Hill, Financial Times, American Banker, Crypto Briefing, Politico, CoinDesk, crypto.news, Reuters, The Block, Blockchain.News, and The Information. Bluesky: @grahamsteele
| CNBC: |
China says it will investigate Meta's $2B Manus acquisition to assess compliance with laws on export controls, tech import and export, and overseas investment — China said Thursday it will investigate Meta's $2 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus to assess its compliance with export control laws.
More: Reuters, South China Morning Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Tech in Asia, Sharecast, and The Decoder. X: @vince_chow1
| Barron's Online: |
Alphabet surpassed Apple in market cap for the first time since 2019 after its shares closed up 2.5% on January 7, valuing it at $3.89T, above Apple's $3.85T — So long, Apple . There's a new No. 2 in the market-capitalization rankings. Alphabet surpassed Apple in market cap on Wednesday …
More: CNBC, The Mac Observer, Moneycontrol, The Economic Times, NDTV Profit, Tech in Asia, Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, and Wall Street Journal
X: @beffjezos and @briansozzi
Forums: r/apple, r/stocks, and r/StockMarket
| Theodore Schleifer / New York Times: |
Sources: wealthy Californians are quietly mobilizing on WhatsApp and calls in a long-shot bid to oust Rep. Ro Khanna, who supports a controversial wealth tax — It's hard right now to be a progressive Democrat in the heart of America's tech industry. — Representative Ro Khanna …
More: Bloomberg, The American Bazaar, The Guardian, and SFGATE
X: @mattzeitlin, @bigblackjacobin, @zaidjilani, @teddyschleifer, @adamkovac, and @teddyschleifer. LinkedIn: Kim Scott
Forums: r/politics and r/bayarea
| Reuters: |
Arm creates a “Physical AI” unit to focus on robotics and automotive sectors, as part of a reorganization that includes “Cloud and AI” and “Edge” business units — Chip technology company Arm Holdings has reorganized the company to create a Physical AI unit …
More: Computerworld, Arm Newsroom, Benzinga, Silicon UK, DigiTimes, Implicator.ai, SiliconANGLE, and Tech in Asia
| Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Samsung says Ballie, a robot announced six years ago but never released, is an “active innovation platform” within the company helping inform other products — Samsung Electronics Co. has once again sidelined Ballie, a long-anticipated robot that was first announced six years ago but never released.
More: PCMag, Engadget, Android Authority, SammyGuru, SamMobile, Ars Technica, The Verge, and SamMobile
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Cyera researchers detail Ni8mare, a critical RCE flaw that lets hackers access local instances of the n8n workflow automation platform, impacting ~100K servers — A maximum severity vulnerability dubbed “Ni8mare” allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to take control over locally deployed instances … | Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
Sources: China's Salt Typhoon accessed the emails of staff on powerful US House committees, detected last December, and intercepted senior US officials' calls — Beijing's intelligence used Salt Typhoon to access communications used by top panels in US Congress| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features: member tags that show user roles, text stickers generated from any word, and custom event reminders — WhatsApp on Wednesday said it's rolling out new features to group chats, including member tags, text stickers, and event reminders.
More: WhatsApp Blog, The Hans India, Meta Newsroom, TechRadar, GB News, WABetaInfo, Business Standard, Digital Information World, Digit, Gizchina, iPhone in Canada, GSMArena.com, WABetaInfo, Fortune, Neowin, Social Media Today, Thurrott, PhoneArena, Times of India, MacRumors, The Economic Times, Engadget, and 9to5Mac
| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% YoY to ~$64.2B, as AI server demand lifts memory chip prices — Samsung Electronics Co.'s quarterly profit more than tripled to a record high after global demand for AI servers sharply lifted memory chip prices.| Financial Times: |
Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz warns that the US' cuts to academic research funding could push talent abroad and hand rivals an edge in AI — Veteran executive Eric Horvitz argues talent and ideas will move abroad without US support for universities
More: NDTV Profit
| Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: |
Docs: Character.AI and Google agree to settle lawsuits with families of teenagers who killed or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI's chatbot — The cases involving Character.AI's virtual companions highlighted concerns about artificial intelligence and mental health
More: International Business Times, Washington Post, eWeek, CNBC, CNN, Axios, Associated Press, The Economic Times, Reuters, KnowTechie, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Silicon UK, Implicator.ai, Digit, Decrypt, TechCrunch, RNZ, CBS News, Tech in Asia, The Information, The Verge, and Financial Times
X: @tech_oversight and @tech_oversight
| Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood predicts “we'll see the first 100% AI-generated hit movie” within three years and discusses Roku's new $3/month Howdy streamer — Roku founder, chairman and CEO Anthony Wood has some big predictions about the pending impact of generative AI on Hollywood … | Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: |
Israeli data security startup Cyera raised a $400M Series F led by Blackstone Growth at a $9B valuation, up from $6B after raising $540M in June 2025 — Senior Finance Reporter And Author Of Term Sheet — Cyera cofounders Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan.CYERA
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