Tech

How Google's ambitious approach to training Gemini on text, code, audio, images, and video helped it stage a powerful comeback, triggering a Code Red at OpenAI (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-7 Google

Dutch fintech Bunq applies to become a US bank; the OCC conditionally approved national trust bank charters for several crypto firms in 2025, including Circle (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 Fintech Netherlands

The US FDA says it will limit regulation of non-medical wellness wearables and AI software, provided they don't make claims about disease diagnosis or treatment (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-7 AI

China unveils rules banning major platforms like Alibaba from forcing merchants into discounts or practices seen as disrupting market order, effective February (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 China Alibaba

Filing: Larry Page moved assets out of California ahead of the proposed CA wealth tax, meeting an end-of-2025 deadline; a source said he has left the state (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-1-7 Tax Asset California

Motorola unveils the Razr Fold, its first book-style foldable phone, with a 6.6" front display and an 8.1" 2K LTPO inner screen, expected to launch this summer (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7

Creator of Claude Code Reveals His Workflow (developers.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7

Lenovo introduces Qira, a system-level, cross-device AI assistant for both its computers and Motorola smartphones, arriving later this quarter (www.engadget.com)
2026-1-7 AI Lenovo

Sources: Chinese officials are reviewing Meta's purchase of Manus for possible technology export control violations (www.ft.com)
2026-1-7 China

Discord Files Confidentially For IPO (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 IPO

OpenAI is reportedly getting ready to test ads in ChatGPT (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-7

NYC Wegmans Is Storing Biometric Data On Shoppers' Eyes, Voices and Faces (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7

How the huge data center buildout is heating up local politics in US towns across red and blue states on issues like water, electricity, and noise (www.washingtonpost.com)
2026-1-7

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.2 “Codex-Max” for some users (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-7

Utah Allows AI To Renew Medical Prescriptions (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 AI

Nvidia Details New AI Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 AI Nvidia

Sources: Discord has filed confidentially for an IPO, working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 IPO JPMorgan Goldman

Google Will Now Only Release Android Source Code Twice a Year (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 Android Google

Brands complain Amazon's “Buy for Me” AI-powered shopping tool features their products on Amazon without permission and shows descriptions with errors (www.modernretail.co)
2026-1-7 Amazon AI

Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 Vietnam

Taiwan says China's attacks on its energy sector increased tenfold (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-7 China Taiwan Energy

In the first successful US prosecution of a spyware operator in 10+ years, pcTattletale founder pleads guilty to promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-7

Intel Is Making Its Own Handheld Gaming PC Chips At CES 2026 (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 Intel

Study Casts Doubt on Potential For Life on Jupiter's Moon Europa (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7

Mobileye is acquiring Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900M; Mentee was founded in 2022 and has raised $50M (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 Israel Startup Robot

Internal memo: Hark, the new AI lab from Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, backed by $100M of his own capital, has hired 30+ engineers from Apple, Meta, and others (www.theinformation.com)
2026-1-7 AI Apple

Microsoft cancels plans to rate limit Exchange Online bulk emails (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-7 Microsoft

Nvidia's New G-Sync Pulsar Monitors Target Motion Blur at the Human Retina Level (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-7 Nvidia

Google will now publish new source code to the Android Open Source Project twice a year, down from releasing source code for each quarterly Android release (www.androidauthority.com)
2026-1-7 Android Google Open Source

xAI raised a $20B Series E, exceeding the $15B targeted round size, with participation from Valor, Nvidia, and others, and says Grok 5 is currently in training (x.ai)
2026-1-7 Nvidia

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