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Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame Reviewed by swadu on January 21, 2026 Rating: 5
At the WEF in Davos, Palantir CEO Alex Karp says that AI-driven job displacement will "make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration" (Shona Ghosh/Bloomberg) At the WEF in Davos, Palantir CEO Alex Karp says that AI-driven job displacement will "make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration" (Shona Ghosh/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2026 Rating: 5
At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch has revived fears about disruption that weighed on SaaS stocks in 2025; Morgan Stanley SaaS index is down 15% so far in 2026 (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg) Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch has revived fears about disruption that weighed on SaaS stocks in 2025; Morgan Stanley SaaS index is down 15% so far in 2026 (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2026 Rating: 5
The UK government will take a £25M stake in Octopus Energy's tech spin-off Kraken, last valued at $8.65B, in an effort to encourage Kraken to list in London (Financial Times) The UK government will take a £25M stake in Octopus Energy's tech spin-off Kraken, last valued at $8.65B, in an effort to encourage Kraken to list in London (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission Reviewed by swadu on January 18, 2026 Rating: 5
What a seventh term for 81-year-old leader means for Uganda What a seventh term for 81-year-old leader means for Uganda Reviewed by swadu on January 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Luminate 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY and a single-year record; AI artist Xania Monet had 125M on-demand audio streams (Maria Sherman/Associated Press) Luminate 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY and a single-year record; AI artist Xania Monet had 125M on-demand audio streams (Maria Sherman/Associated Press) Reviewed by swadu on January 17, 2026 Rating: 5
TikTok has launched a standalone micro drama app, PineDrama, in the US and Brazil, offering vertical serialized shows for free without ads or paywalls for now (Business Insider) TikTok has launched a standalone micro drama app, PineDrama, in the US and Brazil, offering vertical serialized shows for free without ads or paywalls for now (Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on January 16, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI plans to test ads below ChatGPT replies for users of free and Go tiers in the US; source: OpenAI expects to make "low billions" from ads in 2026 (Financial Times) OpenAI plans to test ads below ChatGPT replies for users of free and Go tiers in the US; source: OpenAI expects to make "low billions" from ads in 2026 (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 16, 2026 Rating: 5
The US says Taiwanese companies will invest $250B+ in chip production in the US as part of a trade deal, with Taiwanese government guaranteeing $250B in credit (Kif Leswing/CNBC) The US says Taiwanese companies will invest $250B+ in chip production in the US as part of a trade deal, with Taiwanese government guaranteeing $250B in credit (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on January 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc) Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc) Reviewed by swadu on January 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Large fire breaks out in Dutch city of Utrecht following explosion Large fire breaks out in Dutch city of Utrecht following explosion Reviewed by swadu on January 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Verizon says it is "aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers", as thousands of users report no cellular reception (Jacob Krol/TechRadar) Verizon says it is "aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers", as thousands of users report no cellular reception (Jacob Krol/TechRadar) Reviewed by swadu on January 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Why two Canadian provinces are in a spat over Crown Royal whisky Why two Canadian provinces are in a spat over Crown Royal whisky Reviewed by swadu on January 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Roblox's AI-powered age verification system, which expanded globally last week using tech from a company called Persona, faces criticism for misidentifying ages (David Gilbert/Wired) Roblox's AI-powered age verification system, which expanded globally last week using tech from a company called Persona, faces criticism for misidentifying ages (David Gilbert/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on January 13, 2026 Rating: 5
The US FCC waives a rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after they are activated, which could make it harder for people to switch from Verizon (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica) The US FCC waives a rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after they are activated, which could make it harder for people to switch from Verizon (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on January 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is establishing a new "top-level" initiative called Meta Compute to build "tens of gigawatts" of AI infrastructure during this decade (Sara Fischer/Axios) Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is establishing a new "top-level" initiative called Meta Compute to build "tens of gigawatts" of AI infrastructure during this decade (Sara Fischer/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on January 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban Reviewed by swadu on January 12, 2026 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Last Kurdish forces leave Aleppo after ceasefire deal reached Last Kurdish forces leave Aleppo after ceasefire deal reached Reviewed by swadu on January 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire Reviewed by swadu on January 10, 2026 Rating: 5
Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses (Jackson Chen/Engadget) Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses (Jackson Chen/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on January 10, 2026 Rating: 5
A profile of Grubhub parent Wonder, which has raised about $2B and is rolling out robotic meal-assembly tech acquired from Sweetgreen for $186M in November 2025 (Joshua Brustein/Bloomberg) A profile of Grubhub parent Wonder, which has raised about $2B and is rolling out robotic meal-assembly tech acquired from Sweetgreen for $186M in November 2025 (Joshua Brustein/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 10, 2026 Rating: 5
EU reaches long-sought South America trade deal EU reaches long-sought South America trade deal Reviewed by swadu on January 09, 2026 Rating: 5
The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service (The Guardian) The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service (The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on January 09, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump's warning looms over Iran protests response Trump's warning looms over Iran protests response Reviewed by swadu on January 09, 2026 Rating: 5
NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran has fallen on multiple providers as protests hit 100+ cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply (Cody Combs/The National) NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran has fallen on multiple providers as protests hit 100+ cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply (Cody Combs/The National) Reviewed by swadu on January 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: OpenAI has been slow to expand in-app checkouts for ChatGPT as the startup and its partners Shopify and Stripe struggle to standardize merchant data (Ann Gehan/The Information) Sources: OpenAI has been slow to expand in-app checkouts for ChatGPT as the startup and its partners Shopify and Stripe struggle to standardize merchant data (Ann Gehan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on January 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Bowen: Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires Bowen: Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires Reviewed by swadu on January 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Anthropic plans to raise $10B led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue Management at a $350B valuation before the new investment, up from $183B in September (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal) Sources: Anthropic plans to raise $10B led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue Management at a $350B valuation before the new investment, up from $183B in September (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Yemen separatist leader accused of treason as Saudi Arabia strikes forces Yemen separatist leader accused of treason as Saudi Arabia strikes forces Reviewed by swadu on January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Macron hosts Ukraine and allies to try to cement security guarantees Macron hosts Ukraine and allies to try to cement security guarantees Reviewed by swadu on January 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Why Claude Code is much more than a coding agent: it is a general-purpose AI agent that can do almost anything on a computer with impressive capabilities (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer) Why Claude Code is much more than a coding agent: it is a general-purpose AI agent that can do almost anything on a computer with impressive capabilities (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer) Reviewed by swadu on January 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump's seizure of Maduro raises thorny legal questions, in US and abroad Trump's seizure of Maduro raises thorny legal questions, in US and abroad Reviewed by swadu on January 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Can Maduro's trusted lieutenant now work for Trump? Can Maduro's trusted lieutenant now work for Trump? Reviewed by swadu on January 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro Reviewed by swadu on January 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Reporter in Caracas describes hearing loud bangs and planes Reporter in Caracas describes hearing loud bangs and planes Reviewed by swadu on January 03, 2026 Rating: 5
What images and videos tell us about why Swiss bar fire spread so quickly What images and videos tell us about why Swiss bar fire spread so quickly Reviewed by swadu on January 02, 2026 Rating: 5
xAI launches Grok Business, priced at $30 per seat/month, for SMBs, and Grok Enterprise, whose price is not listed publicly, for larger organizations (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) xAI launches Grok Business, priced at $30 per seat/month, for SMBs, and Grok Enterprise, whose price is not listed publicly, for larger organizations (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on January 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Filing: OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman donated $25M to Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., in H2 2025; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M (Bill Allison/Bloomberg) Filing: OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman donated $25M to Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., in H2 2025; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M (Bill Allison/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Brookfield is launching a cloud company called Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, and plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI (Miles Kruppa/The Information) Brookfield is launching a cloud company called Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, and plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI (Miles Kruppa/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on January 01, 2026 Rating: 5
How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral (Philosopher Count) How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral (Philosopher Count) Reviewed by swadu on January 01, 2026 Rating: 5
A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (Adi Robertson/The Verge) A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (Adi Robertson/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 01, 2026 Rating: 5
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