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January 11, 2026, 12:00 PM
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Fransiska Nangoy / Reuters:
Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool
SemiAnalysis:
A detailed look at the Apple-TSMC relationship: Apple's annual spend at TSMC rose 12x, from $2B in 2014 to $24B in 2025, and once made up 25% of TSMC's revenue  —  Wafer Demand Model, Node Economics, and the shifting power dynamics as AI reshapes the foundry landscape
Reuters:
Documents and sources: India proposes security rules that would force smartphone makers to share source code, prompting quiet pushback from Apple and Samsung  —  India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part …
Toby Nangle / Financial Times:
Analysis: the AI investment boom represents ~1% of US GDP, roughly half the GDP share during the '90s dot-com boom and comparable to the mid-2010s US shale boom  —  US economist Jason Furman caused a bit of a kerfuffle in 2025 when he estimated that investment in information processing equipment & software …
Anil Dash:
A look at the history and rise of Markdown, which has been adopted across the tech industry in the decades since its quiet launch in 2004 by John Gruber  —  Nearly every bit of the high-tech world, from the most cutting-edge AI systems at the biggest companies, to the casual scraps …
Jackson Chen / Engadget:
Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses  —  As spotted by Malwarebytes, the alleged leak includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and more.  —  If you received a bunch …
Bloomberg:
China releases draft guidelines for governing online personal data collection, open for public consultation amid privacy concerns and companies' data misuse  —  China has issued draft regulations for the governance of personal information collection from the internet and its use by applicants …
Hideaki Ryugen / Nikkei Asia:
Taiwan's data shows the US became its top export destination in 2025 over China, including Hong Kong, the first time since 1999, partly driven by AI tech demand  —  TAIPEI — Taiwan's exports to the U.S. exceeded its exports to China, including Hong Kong, for the first time in 26 years in 2025 …

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From Mediagazer

Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
A look at the Aadam Jacobs Collection, which is adding its 10,000+ concert recordings to the Internet Archive; only one or two artists have requested takedowns

New York Times:
How Muslim women writers in Nigeria bypass religious censorship by posting erotic novel installments in WhatsApp groups and placing cliffhangers behind paywalls

Kristen Hare / Poynter:
A look at efforts to preserve local news archives, including work made for digital platforms first, and why some news leaders see archives as community gifts

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Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Tether's role in Venezuela's economy, which puts it in a prime position to aid the U.S. as it seeks to find funds allegedly stolen by Maduro's regime
More: Benzinga.  X: @wublockchain, @marionawfal, @inca_digital, and @wsjmarkets.  LinkedIn: Vicky Ge Huang.  Forums: r/Buttcoin
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