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Tel Aviv-based Torq, which operates an autonomous AI-powered security operations platform, raised $140M led by Merlin Ventures at a $1.2B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-12 AI

Personal Info on 17.5 Million Users May Have Leaked to Dark Web After 2024 Instagram Breach (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-12 Instagram Darknet

China Tests a Supercritical CO2 Generator in Commercial Operation (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-1-12 China

Walmart partners with Google to offer AI-enhanced shopping, allowing users to purchase Walmart and Sam's Club items directly on Gemini (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-12 Google AI Walmart

Malaysia becomes the second country to limit access to Grok, joining Indonesia, over the chatbot's generation of sexual content (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-12 chatbot Malaysia Indonesia

Walmart to expand Wing, Alphabet's on-demand drone delivery service, to another 150 stores, bringing the total to 270+ stores, covering ~10% of US population (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-12 Drone Alphabet Walmart

That Bell Labs 'Unix' Tape from 1974: From a Closet to Computing History (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-12

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 (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-12 Google AI

Google is introducing new personalized ads in AI mode, powered by Gemini, which allow advertisers to offer exclusives for users preparing to buy a product (www.ft.com)
2026-1-12 Google AI

California bans data broker reselling health data of millions (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-12 California

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 (newsletter.semianalysis.com)
2026-1-12 Apple

Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End 'Enshittification' (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-12

This 2-in-1 Chromebook is on sale for just $160 with free shipping (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-12

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 (www.ft.com)
2026-1-11 AI GDP

C# (and C) Grew in Popularity in 2025, Says TIOBE (developers.slashdot.org)
2026-1-11

Documents and sources: India proposes security rules that would force smartphone makers to share source code, prompting quiet pushback from Apple and Samsung (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-11 India Samsung Apple

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 (www.anildash.com)
2026-1-11

Newly listed Chinese AI chipmakers Moore Threads, Biren, and MetaX had stellar stock market debuts, but none has sales above 10% of rival Cambricon (www.ft.com)
2026-1-11 China AI

Investigation: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used two UK-registered companies to move ~$1B in stablecoins since 2023, evading international sanctions (www.trmlabs.com)
2026-1-11 Iran Islam

Analysis: global AI-related companies drove ~40% of benchmark convertible bond index returns in 2025, pushing the amount raised to $166.5B, the most since 2001 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-11 AI

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 (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-1-11 China Hong Kong Taiwan AI

Elon Musk: X's New Algorithm Will Be Made Open Source in Seven Days (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-11 Open Source Algorithm Elon Musk

China releases draft guidelines for governing online personal data collection, open for public consultation amid privacy concerns and companies' data misuse (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-11 China

China launches a probe into competition among online food delivery platforms, aiming to curb price wars that have contributed to deflationary economic pressures (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-11 China

A look at the global AI adoption in 2025; use in the global north grew nearly twice as fast as the south; the UAE leads with 64% of working-age adults using AI (www.microsoft.com)
2026-1-11 AI

Nature-Inspired Computers Are Shockingly Good At Math (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-11 Mathematics

Microsoft is retiring 'Send to Kindle' in Word (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-11 Microsoft

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 (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-11 Venezuela

Four More Tech Bloggers are Switching to Linux (linux.slashdot.org)
2026-1-11 Linux

AI-Powered Social Media App Hopes To Build More Purposeful Lives (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-11 AI Social Media

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