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Anthropic announces Claude for Healthcare to offer HIPAA-ready tools for providers, insurers, and consumers, and expands its life sciences offerings — - Anthropic launched Claude for Healthcare to expand AI use in regulated medical industries. — Claude for Healthcare offers HIPAA-ready tools …
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X: @andrewcurran_, @erictopol, and @mgalvosas
| Rachael Levy / Reuters: |
President Trump says “we may speak to Elon” about using Starlink to restore the internet in Iran, after the country imposed an internet blackout amid protests — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran … | Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open standard that lets AI agents work across different parts of the customer's buying process — Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference.
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X: @sundarpichai, @benjamindekr, @saboo_shubham_, @nischalshetty, @igrigorik, @tobi, @kukac24, @zephyr_z9, @the_ai_investor, @natejhake, @omuinetimi, @aleyda, @0xsammy, @gammichan, @mindset4money_x, @rohanpaul_ai, @mweinbach, @jonkarolczak, @owenslindsay1, @theakcube, @andrewcurran_, @cyntro_py, @owenslindsay1, and @bigmeaninternet
LinkedIn: Greg Fletcher, PhD, Marie Haynes, Daniel Hogben, Costa Kladianos, Maia Josebachvili, Vidhya Srinivasan, Stavan Parikh, and Lilian Rincon. Bluesky: @joyoftech
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| Jaewon Kang / Bloomberg: |
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| Terrence O'Brien / The Verge: |
Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed — If you're one of the many, many people who received a password reset email from Instagram the other day, the company says it fixed the issue.
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| Nasteho Said / Bloomberg: |
Meta says it shut down nearly 550K accounts in Australia to comply with its under-16 social media ban, including 330K Instagram and 173K Facebook accounts — Meta Platforms Inc. said it has shut down almost 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the country's landmark social media ban for children.| Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: |
Despite projections of memory shortages for PCs and phones, producers like Micron will proceed cautiously in adding new capacity, mindful of past downcycles — Sandisk, Western Digital, Seagate and Micron need to keep undershooting demand — The world needs a lot more memory chips and hard drives.
More: CNBC, Blockonomi, Moneycontrol, Android Headlines, and Business Standard. Bluesky: @prietschka
| Andrew Gregory / The Guardian: |
Investigation: Google removed AI Overviews for two liver health queries after expert inaccuracy warnings, but slight keyword tweaks still trigger AI responses — Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests
More: TechCrunch, eWeek, The Verge, Tech in Asia, Livemint, Digit, Tech Times, Moneycontrol, The Independent, The Information, and The Peninsula Newspaper
Bluesky: @brunojnavarro, @fabiochiusi, @markriedl, @caulfieldtim, @emilymbender, @nataliegreenpeer, and @wadehistory
Forums: r/technology, r/UnderReportedNews, and r/worldnews
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Paris-based autonomous drone maker Harmattan AI raised a $200M Series B led by Dassault at a $1.4B valuation, and aims to produce 10K drones per month in 2026 — Dassault Aviation SA, developer of the Rafale fighter jet, led a $200 million investment into the relatively unknown drone company Harmattan AI … | New York Times: |
Sources and filings: Peter Thiel donated $3M to a group to beat California's wealth tax, the first of several expected major donations by tech leaders in 2026 — More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure …
More: Issues & Insights. X: @tayfromca, @chamath, and @garrytan
Bluesky: @rmac and @scottdagostino.ca
Forums: r/InterstellarKinetics and r/politics
| Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: |
CES 2026 report: AI, autonomy, and robotic products are still finding their way, country-level booths are growing, Nvidia underpinned much of the show, and more — This was a great show and if you spent enough time on the floor (I did so you don't have to), you could see it really did live …
Bluesky: @stevesi.xyz
| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
A look at claims from Google and others about quantum computing breakthroughs over the past few months that helped boost quantum computing stocks in 2025 — Amid some scepticism, many say the machines can now achieve results beyond the capability of traditional computers| Chris Velazco / Washington Post: |
CES 2026: how some companies are trying to make their AI products cute and relatable, from Lenovo's chatty motorized laptop to Sharp's ChatGPT-powered Poketomo — Robots for seniors, AI “pals” for women, and laptops are embracing the power of cute — for better or worse.| Bloomberg: |
Chinese AI executives say China is unlikely to eclipse the US in the AI race anytime soon, citing limited resources and US chip export curbs as key constraints — Some of China's most prominent figures in generative artificial intelligence warned that the Asian nation is unlikely to eclipse the US in the global AI race anytime soon.
More: South China Morning Post, Tech in Asia, 36Kr, Semafor, and The Decoder
X: @chorzempamartin, @provisionalidea, @yishan, @robleclerc, @aidanshandle, @jukan05, @hamandcheese, @jukan05, @rushdoshi, @kyleichan, @liqian_ren, and @kimmonismus
Forums: r/technology, r/agi, r/ControlProblem, r/singularity, r/LocalLLaMA, and r/OpenAI
| Micah Maidenberg / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, who has worked at the company since 2002 and is known as a customer emissary and Elon Musk translator — Shotwell has an expansive role at the rocket and satellite company, helping to foster its rise. With an IPO looming, the toughest stretch may still lie ahead.
LinkedIn: Jacob Bunge and Micah Maidenberg
| Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters: |
Qatar and UAE will join the Pax Silica coalition on January 12 and 15, respectively, expanding the US-led effort to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains — Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will soon join a U.S.-led initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains …
More: Gizmodo, DigiTimes, Rest of World, and Raw Story
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