|
January 28, 2026, 4:50 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Tim Cook told Apple staff that he is “heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis”, calls for a “deescalation”, and says he discussed it with President Trump — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook became the latest executive to weigh in on the killing …
More: The Intercept, Wall Street Journal, Times of India, Wall Street Journal, On my Om, Gizmodo, MacRumors, The Information, 9to5Mac, Dow Jones Newswires, and AppleInsider
X: @markgurman, @patrickmcgee_, @lukemiani, @jonfavs, @apollozac, @timodc, @jbillinson, and @snazzylabs
Bluesky: @paleofuture and @juddlegum
Forums: r/apple, r/politics, and MacRumors Forums
| Jack Ryan / Bloomberg: |
Paolo Ardoino says Tether now holds ~140 tons of gold, worth ~$23B, has been buying one to two tons per week, and plans to keep doing so for the next few months — There are roughly 370,000 nuclear bunkers in Switzerland, a legacy of the Cold War that are now rarely used. One of them, though, is a hive of activity.| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Tether launches USAT, a US-regulated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, marking the company's direct return to the US market that it left in 2018 — Tether Holdings SA said it has launched a US-focused stablecoin, as the world's largest issuer of dollar-pegged tokens prepares to return to crypto's largest market.
More: Tether, Inside Bitcoins, Coinspeaker, Fortune, The Information, CoinDesk, PYMNTS.com, Bitcoin Insider, Blockonomi, DL News, The Crypto Times, and The Block
X: @tether, @anchorage, @bohines, @milkroad, @usat, @kris, @falconxglobal, @mattiascaricato, @paoloardoino, and @hadron_tether. LinkedIn: Fabio Baglio. Bluesky: @marypcbuk
| Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $30B more in OpenAI; SoftBank is already one of its largest shareholders after investing $22.5B in December 2025 — The Japanese conglomerate is exploring further investment as part of the startup's efforts to raise up to $100 billion
More: Financial Times, Benzinga, Verdict, DigiTimes, Crypto Briefing, Reuters, Cryptonews, Bloomberg, The Information, Reuters, and The Asahi Shimbun
| David McCabe / New York Times: |
TikTok says the new US entity has not updated its algorithm since the joint venture was announced, after users accused it of suppressing posts related to ICE — Some users had accused the app of blocking them from posting videos about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The app said it was a power outage issue.
More: Washington Post, CNN, The Independent, PEDESTRIAN.TV, Newsweek, Breitbart, PCMag, and The Hill
X: @scott_wiener, @icyvert, @spencerhakimian, @doggintrump, @____selah, @alextaylornews, @tiberiusfiles, @minutenerdnews, @variety, @mjnblack, @keitholbermann, and @ylecun. LinkedIn: Paddy Leerssen
| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
More: Ars Technica, Tech Times, NOTUS, Mashable, Rolling Stone, Tubefilter, New York Daily News, and Politico
X: @cagovernor, @krassenstein, @furbeti, @rokhanna, @daniel_rubino, @taylorlorenz, and @popbase
Threads: @yersocialistdad, @davidleavitt, @jamesfeltonkeith, and @cmcalgary
| Abhijeet Mishra / SamMobile: |
Samsung says it will introduce a display feature for the Galaxy S26 series that improves “privacy at a pixel level” to protect users from “shoulder surfing” — Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S26 series will introduce a new display feature designed to improve privacy when using your phone in public.| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
OpenAI launches Prism, a free cloud-based LaTeX editor that embeds GPT-5.2 to assist in scientific paper drafting and citation management — OpenAI just revealed what its new in-house team, OpenAI for Science, has been up to. The firm has released a free LLM-powered tool for scientists called Prism …
More: OpenAI, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Economic Times, Moneycontrol, Tech in Asia, Crypto Briefing, TestingCatalog, WinBuzzer, Neowin, and TechCrunch
X: @kevinweil, @openai, @scaling01, @kevinweil, @kimmonismus, @vicapow, @alex_peys, @yuchenj_uw, @daniellefong, @_simonsmith, @ziv_ravid, @kosenjuu, @guillermonics, @quanquangu, @nickadobos, @daniel_mac8, @j0wimo, @sebastienbubeck, @atabarrok, @openaidevs, @deryatr_, @swyx, @natolambert, and @mukundvenkatak1. LinkedIn: Will Douglas Heaven. Forums: Slashdot
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anthropic is set to raise about $20B led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue, double the amount it had targeted, at a $350B valuation — Company in talks to raise new funds from Coatue, GIC, Iconiq and Sequoia at $350bn valuation — Anthropic is set to raise about $20bn from venture capitalists …
More: CNBC, TechCrunch, Benzinga, Tech in Asia, PYMNTS.com, POCIT, CoinDesk, The Deep View, and Crypto Briefing
| Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
SK Hynix reports Q4 revenue up 66% YoY to $23B, above ~$22.4B est., and operating profit up 137% YoY to $13.3B, both company records, driven by AI HBM demand — South Korea's SK Hynix on Wednesday posted record quarterly revenue and profit, boosted by surging memory prices and demand … | Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
ASML reports Q4 net sales of €9.7B, vs. €9.6B est., and €2.84B net profit, vs. €3.01B est., and says it expects China to account for 20% of its total 2026 sales — ASML reported on Wednesday orders that smashed past expectations while 2026 sales guidance was also ahead … | Business Insider: |
Memo: Amazon appeared to mistakenly alert some AWS staff about planned layoffs in an email invite to a January 28 “Project Dawn” meeting on company efficiency — - Some Amazon employees got a worrying calendar invitation on Tuesday. — The invitation discussed upcoming job cuts and …
More: CNBC, Business Today, Reuters, Gulf News, Tech Times, Benzinga, Bloomberg, Moneycontrol, Times Now, and BBC
LinkedIn: Annie Palmer and Ashley Stewart
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants — The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective …
More: Ars Technica, Associated Press, KTVU-TV, TechCrunch, The Irish Times, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Tech in Asia, NBC News, Android Headlines, Mashable, The Times, The Information, Dexerto, Wall Street Journal, and Engadget
Forums: r/PoliticalOptimism, r/technology, r/technology, and Slashdot
| John Sakellariadis / Politico: |
Sources: CISA's interim director Madhu Gottumukkala triggered automated security warnings in summer 2025 by uploading sensitive documents to ChatGPT — Cybersecurity sensors at CISA flagged the uploads this past August, said the four officials. One official specified there were multiple …
More: Raw Story and Axios
X: @johnnysaks130. Bluesky: @campuscodi.risky.biz, @metacurity.com, and @ericjgeller.com. Mastodon: @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org
Forums: r/fednews, r/NewsSource, r/cybersecurity, r/artificial, r/USNEWS, r/UnderReportedNews, and r/politics
| Carrie LaFrenz / Australian Financial Review: |
Amazon partners with Harris Farm to offer fresh food delivery in Australia for the first time, starting in inner Sydney, free for Prime members on AU$100 orders — Amazon will deliver fresh food to homes in Australia for the first time after striking an agreement with Harris Farm Markets …
More: 9News, The Chronicle, 7NEWS, RW, Sydney Morning Herald, AU About Amazon, and The Australian. Forums: r/SFV
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
More: About Amazon, The Information, Yahoo Finance, CNN, TechCrunch, The American Bazaar, Business Insider, Hürriyet Daily News, Bethesda Magazine, KING-TV, Chicago Tribune, SFGATE, Commercial Observer, San Diego Union-Tribune, CNBC, Barron's Online, Baltimore Business Journal, Inc.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PYMNTS.com, Forbes, Gizmodo, Seattle Business Journal, New York Post, Retail TouchPoints, Fast Company, Bisnow, The Verge, and MarketWatch
Bluesky: @tnewmsblues, @davelee.me, and @dmnd.me
Forums: r/Cerritos, r/SanDiegan, r/SFV, r/LosAngeles, r/amazonemployees, r/amazonfresh, r/bayarea, and r/Seattle
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
SEC filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space, saying it is “reallocating resources” to AI teams — Pinterest said Tuesday it plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce and cut back on office space as the company embraces artificial intelligence.| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Meta blocks users from sharing links to ICE List, which compiles names of DHS staffers; Meta cites a policy against “asking for personally identifiable” info — Users of Meta's social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
More: Axios, The Wrap, Deadline, Engadget, Joe.My.God., Politico, and The Daily Beast
X: @_zeets, @tjl, @alex_sammon, @libdunkmedia, @samswey, and @hshaban
Bluesky: @noupside, @dell, @katie-drummond, @makenakelly, and @timmarchman
Threads: @crustnews, @daviscanu, and @crustnews
| Jeff Horwitz / Reuters: |
Court filings: Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions — Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable …
More: Benzinga, Moneycontrol, Digit, Tech in Asia, and Engadget
X: @andymstone and @andymstone
Bluesky: @marypcbuk, @froggleston.carpentries.org, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, and @daniloc.xyz. Mastodon: @ricmac@mastodon.social
| New York Times: |
Internal documents from 2025: Microsoft expects its annual water consumption to reach 28B liters by 2030, up from 7.9B liters in 2020 and 10.4B liters in 2024 — Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double … | Robert Hart / The Verge: |
Google adds Gemini 3 to AI Overviews as the default model globally and now lets users ask follow-up questions “seamlessly” via AI Mode — Gemini 3 is coming to AI Overviews and you can ask follow-ups for a ‘seamless Search experience.’ — Google is making Search less about links and more about AI.
More: The Keyword, Business Insider, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, Android Police, Thurrott, Android Central, The Deep View, and Search Engine Land
LinkedIn: Pallav Mehta, Grant Noskey, and Rohan Shah
| Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at “neolabs” such as Safe Superintelligence and Humans&, which give priority to long-term AI R&D over immediate profits; dozens have become unicorns — Flapping Airplanes is one of a wave of new startup research labs drawing intense interest from investors, the latest chapter in the AI race| Pascale Davies / Euronews: |
France plans to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with French-made and Outscale-hosted Visio by 2027, as part of a push to drop US software vendors in government — France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.
More: Gizmodo, Politico, TechCrunch, Ukrainian National News, and InfoRiskToday.com
X: @pernotleplay, @svembu, @afneil, and @basedmikelee
Mastodon: @brucelawson@social … and @jim@social.openrightsgroup …
Forums: r/DailyTechNewsShow, r/BuyFromEU, r/technology, r/europe, and Slashdot
| Rocket Drew / The Information: |
The AI Whistleblower Initiative says OpenAI recently updated its whistleblower policy, addressing eight of 13 recommendations and going further than Anthropic — OpenAI recently updated its policy for handling whistleblower complaints, following concerns about AI startups ignoring what are standard rules applying to all companies.| Milagros Costabel / BBC: |
A look at AI-powered tools and apps like Aira Explorer that are helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time — Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time … | Dylan Loh / Nikkei Asia: |
Momentum Works: the GMV of the online food delivery market in Southeast Asia's six biggest economies grew 18% YoY to $22.7B in 2025, and Grab accounted for 55% — SINGAPORE — Grab Holding's share of the Southeast Asian food delivery market rose to 55% last year, cementing its position …
More: DealStreetAsia, TNGlobal, and Tech in Asia
| Parth Mn / Rest of World: |
Several Indian tech workers say they are buckling under deadline pressure and worry about layoffs, with many fearing conditions will worsen with the rise of AI — A wave of suicides and widespread AI-fueled layoffs reveal a workforce under extreme pressure.| Zijing Wu / Financial Times: |
Q&A with James Wu on leaving his role as DJI's chief scientist to found FJDynamics to build robots for labor intensive sectors like agriculture and construction — The former chief scientist at Chinese drone maker DJI explains why he is building robots for ‘forgotten’ sectors, such as agriculture| The Information: |
Sources: C3.ai is in talks to merge with Automation Anywhere, which would go public in the deal; C3.ai's market cap is now ~$1.7B, a tenth of its 2020 valuation — C3.AI, founded by tech industry veteran Thomas Siebel, is in talks to merge with privately held startup Automation Anywhere …
More: Reuters
Sponsor Posts
Okara:
Meet Okara, the AI platform that doesn't train on your data — Chat with 30+ open-source models (Llama, Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek) through encrypted infrastructure. Used by teams handling proprietary code and strategy.
Meet Okara, the AI platform that doesn't train on your data — Chat with 30+ open-source models (Llama, Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek) through encrypted infrastructure. Used by teams handling proprietary code and strategy.
Soxton:
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho:
Turn your Zoho CRM into a communication hub — This is a guest post by Shray Sawariya, Marketing Executive at Times Mobile.A common problem that sales teams face that negatively impacts businesses …
Turn your Zoho CRM into a communication hub — This is a guest post by Shray Sawariya, Marketing Executive at Times Mobile.A common problem that sales teams face that negatively impacts businesses …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Running a Newsroom in Minneapolis + How to Make a Game of Thrones For Less
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Acquired:
The NFL (2026 Update)
Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies - and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
Subscribe to Acquired.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'A Mitigated Disaster', With Daniel Jalkut
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Grit:
The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
5 questions to ask when your product stops growing | Jason Cohen (2x unicorn founder)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:50 AM ET, January 28, 2026.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Sara Fischer / Axios:@erikwemple:
James Faris / Business Insider:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
More: Ars Technica, Macworld, iDrop News, OS X Daily, Tom's Guide, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, HotHardware, Android Authority, Moneycontrol, Sammy Fans, YugaTech, and MacRumors
X: @luftkopptim, @app_settings, @macrumors, @macrumors, and @app_settings. Mastodon: @driftini@wetdry.world
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/LinusTechTips, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
More: PYMNTS.com. Bluesky: @mackuba.eu, @infosecgoon, @mozilla.org, @spavel, @phil2345, @caseynewton, and @hypervisible.blacksky.app. Mastodon: @robdaemon@hachyderm.io. Forums: Slashdot
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
More: The Keyword, Business Today, Android Police, Android Authority, Phandroid, TechCrunch, Android Central, and The Verge
X: @shimritby, @rustybrick, and @geminiapp
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
| Henry Chandonnet / Business Insider: |
More: Macworld, Business Insider, The Register, Barron's Online, Mashable, TechCrunch, Implicator.ai, Resell Calendar, Android Headlines, 9to5Mac, and Windows Central
X: @moltbot, @steipete, @steipete, @maxrovensky, @steipete, @ibrahimuzn, @sidravi_, @dinvesting, @tcgsealed, @swschramm, @gaikwadpushakar, @steipete, @mark_k, @alexfinn, @harleytt, @codergeeta, and @echooo17
Bluesky: @kevinbriody, @puddleoops.com, and @caseynewton
| Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
More: Mesh, Bloomberg, Pulse 2.0, Ventureburn, SiliconANGLE, crypto.news, PYMNTS.com, Yahoo Finance, and Decrypt
LinkedIn: Gabriele Galli, Bam Azizi, Rob Hadick, and Arjun Mukherjee
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
More: Meta Newsroom, WhatsApp Blog, TechCrunch, Engineering at Meta, Help Net Security, CyberScoop, Business Standard, Ghacks, Cyber Security News, Cyber Daily, The Register, Times Now, Moneycontrol, Livemint, Phandroid, Social Media Today, and WABetaInfo
X: @talbeerysec, @metanewsroom, and @racheltobac
Bluesky: @lorenzofb and @raphae.li