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Source: the TikTok US deal values it at just around $14B; TikTok's US entity makes roughly $14B annually in advertising revenues alone, per analyst estimates (www.axios.com)
2026-1-23

EU Parliament Calls For Detachment From US Tech Giants (slashdot.org)
2026-1-23

TikTok says ByteDance sold a majority stake in the app's US operations to a group of non-Chinese investors, including Oracle, MGX, and Silver Lake (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-23 China Oracle Silver

New Jersey Law Requires E-Bike Drivers To Have License, Insurance (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23 Insurance

Apple accuses the European Commission of “political delay tactics”, as the EC seems to be preparing to blame Apple for the shutdown of the Setapp app store (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-23 Europe Apple

Sources: Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its goal of trimming 30,000 corporate workers, after cutting 14,000 jobs in October (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-23 Amazon

The Microsoft-OpenAI Files (slashdot.org)
2026-1-23 Microsoft

Epic v. Google: Epic and Google have a secret deal involving Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and Android, with Epic spending $800M over six years on Google services (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-23 Android Google

Waymo Launches Robotaxi Service In Miami, Extending US Lead (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23

Okta SSO accounts targeted in vishing-based data theft attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-23

Google Begins Offering Free SAT Practice Tests Powered By Gemini (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23 Google

Intel reports Q4 revenue down 4% YoY to $13.7B, vs. $13.4B est., a $600M net loss, up from $100M in Q4 2024, offers soft Q1 guidance; INTC down 6%+ after hours (www.cnbc.com)
2026-1-23 Intel 4Q

NASA Eyes Popular PC Hardware Performance Tool for Its Flight Simulators (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23 NASA

Capital One agrees to acquire Brex, which specializes in tech to administer corporate credit cards, expenses, and rewards, for $5.15B in cash and stock (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-23 Credit Card

Analysis: the top US tech companies spent $109M on DC lobbying in 2025, topping $100M for the first time; Meta spent $26.29M, Amazon $17.78M, and Google $13.1M (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-23 Google Amazon

Half the World's 100 Largest Cities Are in High Water Stress Areas, Analysis Finds (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23

Moderna Curbing Investments in Vaccine Trials Due To US Backlash, CEO Says (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23

Binance files for a pan-European MiCA license in Greece, where it has also set up a holding company (fortune.com)
2026-1-23 Europe Greece

LiveKit, which offers tools for building voice, video, and physical AI models, including for ChatGPT's voice mode, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-23 AI

Google launches free SAT practice exams in the Gemini app, providing students with performance analysis and detailed explanations for incorrect answers (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-23 Google

Elon Musk says Tesla launched robotaxi rides in Austin with no human safety driver; Tesla's AI lead says Tesla is “starting with a few unsupervised vehicles” (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-23 AI Tesla Elon Musk

eBay Bans Illicit Automated Shopping Amid Rapid Rise of AI Agents (slashdot.org)
2026-1-23 AI eBay

SmarterMail auth bypass flaw now exploited to hijack admin accounts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-23

Curl ending bug bounty program after flood of AI slop reports (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-23 AI

This $35 Swifdoo PDF editor license lasts for life (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-23

Sources: Apple expanded the job of hardware chief John Ternus to manage design teams at the end of 2025, solidifying his status as a leading CEO candidate (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-23 Apple

Workday CEO Calls Narrative That AI is Killing Software 'Overblown' (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23 AI

Yelp acquires Hatch, which charges a monthly fee for AI-powered agents that can respond to customer inquiries and make appointments, for $300M (www.theinformation.com)
2026-1-23 AI

Schools, Airports, High-Rise Towers: Architects Urged To Get 'Bamboo-Ready' (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-23

Substack launches its Substack TV app for Apple TV and Google TV in beta for free and paid subscribers, with access matched to their current subscription levels (on.substack.com)
2026-1-23 Google Apple

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